What are the LHA rates in Buckinghamshire?

Buckinghamshire is covered by 4 LHA areas. Chilterns: shared £525.00, 1 bed £850.00, 2 bed £1,100.00, 3 bed £1,450.00, 4 bed £2,000.00 a month. Aylesbury: shared £442.67, 1 bed £800.00, 2 bed £995.00, 3 bed £1,330.00, 4 bed £1,650.00 a month. Milton Keynes: shared £501.33, 1 bed £775.00, 2 bed £925.00, 3 bed £1,195.00, 4 bed £1,495.00 a month. East Thames Valley: shared £591.50, 1 bed £900.00, 2 bed £1,200.00, 3 bed £1,450.00, 4 bed £1,900.00 a month.

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Buckinghamshire LHA rates 2026/27

England · rates from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027 · last checked October 2026

Buckinghamshire is covered by 4 rental areas, so the rate depends on your postcode. Most of Buckinghamshire is in Chilterns.

Chilterns about 51% of Buckinghamshire postcodes

LHA rates, Chilterns BRMA, 2026/27
Rate	Weekly	Monthly
Shared accommodationSingle people under 35, rooms in shared houses	£121.15	£525.00
1 bedroomSingle person 35+, or a couple	£196.15	£850.00
2 bedrooms	£253.85	£1,100.00
3 bedrooms	£334.62	£1,450.00
4 bedroomsMaximum LHA pays for	£461.54	£2,000.00

Postcode districts: HP5 HP6 HP7 HP8 HP9 HP10 HP11 HP12 HP13 HP14 HP15 HP16 SL7 SL8 SL9 UB9

All Chilterns rates and postcodes

Aylesbury about 27% of Buckinghamshire postcodes

LHA rates, Aylesbury BRMA, 2026/27
Rate	Weekly	Monthly
Shared accommodationSingle people under 35, rooms in shared houses	£102.15	£442.67
1 bedroomSingle person 35+, or a couple	£184.62	£800.00
2 bedrooms	£229.62	£995.00
3 bedrooms	£306.92	£1,330.00
4 bedroomsMaximum LHA pays for	£380.77	£1,650.00

Postcode districts: HP17 HP18 HP19 HP20 HP21 HP22 HP23 HP27

All Aylesbury rates and postcodes

Milton Keynes about 11% of Buckinghamshire postcodes

LHA rates, Milton Keynes BRMA, 2026/27
Rate	Weekly	Monthly
Shared accommodationSingle people under 35, rooms in shared houses	£115.69	£501.33
1 bedroomSingle person 35+, or a couple	£178.85	£775.00
2 bedrooms	£213.46	£925.00
3 bedrooms	£275.77	£1,195.00
4 bedroomsMaximum LHA pays for	£345.00	£1,495.00

Postcode districts: LU7 MK17 MK18

All Milton Keynes rates and postcodes

East Thames Valley about 8% of Buckinghamshire postcodes

LHA rates, East Thames Valley BRMA, 2026/27
Rate	Weekly	Monthly
Shared accommodationSingle people under 35, rooms in shared houses	£136.50	£591.50
1 bedroomSingle person 35+, or a couple	£207.69	£900.00
2 bedrooms	£276.92	£1,200.00
3 bedrooms	£334.62	£1,450.00
4 bedroomsMaximum LHA pays for	£438.46	£1,900.00

Postcode districts: SL0 SL1 SL2 SL3 SL6

All East Thames Valley rates and postcodes

A few postcodes near the edge of Buckinghamshire are in a neighbouring rental area. Search your full postcode to check.

Postcode districts in Buckinghamshire

How the monthly rate is worked out

LHA rates are set as a weekly amount for each Broad Rental Market Area (BRMA). The monthly figure is the weekly rate × 52 ÷ 12, which is how Universal Credit works out housing costs. The 2026/27 rates are the same as the rates set in April 2024, so they have not changed since 2024/25.