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Housing in SL8 5DA

What the homes in SL8 5DA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Bourne End
Council
Buckinghamshire
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,608 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (46.6%). Flats make up 32.3%, well above the 22.2% across England.

SL8 5DAEngland
Detached12.4%22.9%
Semi-detached46.6%31.5%
Terraced8.6%23%
Purpose-built flat27.2%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.1%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building4.1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

53.9% of households in the SL8 5DA area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 20.9% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 28.4% own outright and 25.4% with a mortgage.

SL8 5DA
54%
21%
25%
England
  • Owned53.9%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.3%1%
  • Private rented20.9%20.5%
  • Social rented25%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

SL8 5DAEngland
Owned outright28.4%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan25.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent17.1%18.2%
Other private rented3.8%2.2%
From the council5.9%8.3%
From a housing association19.1%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 33.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SL8 5DAEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (21.1%). 25.8% of households include dependent children.

SL8 5DAEngland
Living alone, under 6615.8%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over17.9%12.8%
Couple, no children13.6%16.8%
Couple with dependent children21.1%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.8%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children4.7%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children6.8%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over6.8%9.2%
Sharers and other households5.6%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Buckinghamshire

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Buckinghamshire (August 2026, +4.9% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

BuckinghamshireEngland
All homes£1,475£1,459
One bedroom£1,035£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,310£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,603£1,489
Four or more£2,357£2,161
Detached£2,163£1,640
Semi-detached£1,578£1,449
Terraced£1,421£1,435
Flat or maisonette£1,211£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around SL8 5DA (Bourne End) (about 1,608 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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