Housing in SL9 8DS
What the homes in SL9 8DS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Gerrards Cross
- Council
- Buckinghamshire
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,730 (2024)
SL9 8DSGerrards Cross
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are detached houses (77.1%). Flats make up 17.6%, below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
87.8% of households in the SL9 8DS area own their home, well above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 11.3% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 48.5% own outright and 39.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned87.8%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented11.3%20.5%
- Social rented0.7%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.8 people living in it. 18.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple with dependent children (28%). 29.9% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around SL9 8DS (Gerrards Cross) (about 1,730 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.