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Housing in MK7 7RB

What the homes in MK7 7RB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Walnut Tree & Tilbrook
Council
Milton Keynes
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,826 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (43.7%). Flats make up 11.5%, well below the 22.2% across England.

MK7 7RBEngland
Detached17.4%22.9%
Semi-detached43.7%31.5%
Terraced27.4%23%
Purpose-built flat10.4%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.1%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

30.4% of households in the MK7 7RB area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 22.3% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 12.6% own outright and 17.8% with a mortgage.

MK7 7RB
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22%
42%
England
  • Owned30.4%61.3%
  • Shared ownership5.1%1%
  • Private rented22.3%20.5%
  • Social rented42.1%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

MK7 7RBEngland
Owned outright12.6%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan17.8%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent21.4%18.2%
Other private rented0.9%2.2%
From the council2.2%8.3%
From a housing association39.9%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 28.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

MK7 7RBEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (21.3%). 34.1% of households include dependent children.

MK7 7RBEngland
Living alone, under 6621.3%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over7.1%12.8%
Couple, no children17.4%16.8%
Couple with dependent children18.8%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.4%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children15.3%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.5%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over3.5%9.2%
Sharers and other households6.8%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Milton Keynes

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Milton Keynes (August 2026, +3.9% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

Milton KeynesEngland
All homes£1,344£1,459
One bedroom£978£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,217£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,451£1,489
Four or more£2,088£2,161
Detached£1,954£1,640
Semi-detached£1,423£1,449
Terraced£1,345£1,435
Flat or maisonette£1,138£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around MK7 7RB (Walnut Tree & Tilbrook) (about 1,826 residents).

Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.

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