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About

Milton Keynes sits in the ceremonial county of Buckinghamshire in South East England. Designated as a new town in 1967, it now operates as a unitary authority and gained city status in 2022. The area was laid out on a grid of horizontal and vertical roads identified by H and V numbers (for example H3 or V6), and those corridors are interwoven with a redway network for cyclists and pedestrians that stretches for over 200 miles. Water features such as the River Ouzel and stretches of the Grand Union Canal form continuous open corridors across the district.

Central Milton Keynes contains the main shopping and commercial centre and Milton Keynes Central station on the West Coast Main Line offers frequent services to London Euston. The Open University campus at Walton Hall is within the borough, and Bletchley Park sits to the south-west as a historic site tied to wartime codebreaking. Business parks and distribution centres sit close to the M1 corridor, which shapes the local economy and transport connections.

Area overview

On average Milton Keynes has average deprivation and high crime levels, with around 83 crimes per 1,000 residents per year, in line with the South East average of 84 per 1,000. Approximately 16% of homes in this area are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. The average income per household in Milton Keynes is £62,628 per year. There are 108 schools in Milton Keynes: 93 primary (14 Outstanding and 67 Good) and 15 secondary (1 Outstanding and 10 Good). Milton Keynes is home to around 287,060 people, with a population density of about 930.1 per km².

Crime rate
8/10
Crimes per 1k residents
83
Deprivation level
5/10
Income level
5/10
Social housing
16%
Connectivity
N/A

Area Profile

Milton Keynes Population
287,060
Population density
930.1 per km²

Crime

Crime per 1,000 population

Violence and sexual offences
41.95(+32%)
Anti-social behaviour
11.19(-9%)
Shoplifting
10.72(+34%)
Public order
7.65(+26%)
Other theft
7.59(+35%)
South East average

Demographics

Ethnic groups

British
178,568
62.21%
Other White
24,430
8.51%
African
21,502
7.49%
Indian
15,348
5.35%
Pakistani
7,163
2.5%
Total population: 287,060

Economics

Education (age 16+)

Level 4+ (Degree)
80,545
35.82%
No qualifications
35,577
15.82%
Level 3 (A level)
35,371
15.73%
Level 2 (GCSEs 9-4)
32,011
14.24%
Level 1 (GCSEs 3-1)
24,422
10.86%
Total 16+ residents: 224,831

Housing

Housing tenure

Owns with a mortgage
34,752
30.73%
Owns outright
27,193
24.04%
Private landlord or letting agency
21,780
19.26%
Social rents from council
11,029
9.75%
Other social rented
9,419
8.33%
Total households: 113,103

Property prices in Milton Keynes

Median price£340,000
Price per sq ft£364
Sales (last 12 months)2,791
Typical range (middle 50%)£255K – £448K

Based on 2,791 recent sales, the median property price is £340,000 (about £364 per square foot) in Milton Keynes area, with individual transactions ranging from £38,000 up to £2,200,000.

Prices by property typelast 12 months

Median sale price, median price per square foot, sales count, and percentile information for each property type in Milton Keynes over the last year.
TypeSalesMedian£/sq ft
Detached859£517,500£395
Semi-Detached814£340,000£383
Terraced703£290,000£342
Flats415£172,500£285

10-year price trendmedian sale price in Milton Keynes

Sale price

Ten year median sale price trend for each property type in Milton Keynes.
YearDetachedFlatsSemi-DetachedTerraced
2016£400,000£183,000£272,000£225,000
2017£416,498£187,748£280,000£239,498
2018£445,000£193,596£290,000£245,000
2019£445,000£185,000£290,000£242,000
2020£457,995£166,299£302,250£253,250
2021£475,000£188,500£320,000£270,000
2022£519,750£202,250£359,995£295,000
2023£530,000£195,000£355,000£290,000
2024£525,000£195,375£350,000£285,000
2025£522,500£180,000£347,000£290,000
2026£507,500£171,500£340,000£285,000
Ten year median sale price trend for each property type in Milton Keynes.

Price per sq ft

Ten year median sale price per square foot trend for each property type in Milton Keynes.
YearDetachedFlatsSemi-DetachedTerraced
2016£317£295£298£264
2017£325£295£311£279
2018£334£296£314£292
2019£333£286£311£281
2020£337£265£316£291
2021£355£290£337£303
2022£391£315£386£347
2023£401£314£375£344
2024£395£302£379£342
2025£397£293£380£341
2026£391£282£388£340
Ten year median sale price per square foot trend for each property type in Milton Keynes.

Price distribution by property typelast 12 months

Price distribution by property type for Milton Keynes in the last year.

Frequently asked questions about Milton Keynes

Is Milton Keynes safe?

Milton Keynes records about 83 crimes per 1,000 residents per year, which is a high crime rate for England: it scores 8 out of 10 on the Area360 crime scale, where 10 is the highest crime level.

Which is the safest ward in Milton Keynes?

Among the 19 wards of Milton Keynes, Olney has the lowest crime rate, with about 40 crimes per 1,000 residents per year (the Milton Keynes average is 83 per 1,000) based on official Police.uk data.

What is the average house price in Milton Keynes?

The median sale price in Milton Keynes is £340,000 (about £364 per square foot) based on 2,791 registered sales according to HM Land Registry data.

Are there good schools in Milton Keynes?

Milton Keynes has 93 primary schools (14 rated Outstanding, 67 Good) and 15 secondary schools (1 rated Outstanding, 10 Good). Ratings are from the latest Ofsted inspections.

How deprived is Milton Keynes?

Milton Keynes scores 5 out of 10 on the deprivation scale, where 10 is the most deprived. The typical neighbourhood in Milton Keynes sits around rank 19,403 of 32,844 in England on the official Index of Multiple Deprivation (rank 1 is the most deprived).

What is the average household income in Milton Keynes?

The average household income in Milton Keynes is around £62,628 per year, and 16% of homes are social housing (ONS data).

Who are the MPs for Milton Keynes?

Milton Keynes spans 3 parliamentary constituencies, represented by Buckingham and Bletchley: Callum Anderson (Labour Party), Milton Keynes Central: Emily Darlington (Labour Party) and Milton Keynes North: Chris Curtis (Labour Party).

MK6 4HG

Farmborough

MK1 1BN

Bletcham Way

MK1 1DF

Denbigh Road

MK10 0AB

Bransworth Avenue

MK9 1AE

Grafton Gate

MK17 8AA

Newport Road

MK17 7AB

Crossley Drive

MK15 8PA

Brickhill Street

MK14 5AN

Delaware Drive

MK9 1NR

Silbury Boulevard

MK10 0BB

Etheridge Avenue

MK9 1AY

North Row

MK13 7HA

Blundells Road

MK7 8BH

Monellan Grove

MK9 3AB

Silbury Boulevard

MK4 4DA

Wisewood Road

MK5 8AA

Watling Street

MK7 8AT

Bradbourne Drive

MK6 1BA

Chesney Wold

MK10 7AB

Dean Forest Way

MK7 8AE

Brickhill Street

MK1 1BA

Lock View Lane

MK9 2AE

North Fifth Street

MK19 7BH

Park Road

Data Sources

All data is sourced from official UK government agencies and public datasets. Last updated: 16/07/2026. Read more about how our statistics are calculated.