Neighbourhoods in Milton Keynes

South East · 35 areas. Area Score 0–100 (higher = less deprived).

Average neighbourhood score, weighted by population

#136 of 296 local authorities · 35 neighbourhoods · 292,517 residents

Income51

Employment59

Education53

Health54

Crime51

Housing & access20

Living env.88

Residents by national
deprivation decile · left = most deprived

Neighbourhoods here span Stacey Bushes & Fullers Slade (6) to Olney & Lavendon (85); 5% of residents live in one of England’s most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods. How these averages are worked out →

In summary

There is a sharp split within Milton Keynes: Olney & Lavendon scores 85 out of 100 (#1,040 of 6,856 nationally) while Stacey Bushes & Fullers Slade sits at 6 — neighbours on the map, 79 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 16 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 8 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £220,000 in Stacey Bushes & Fullers Slade to £465,540 in Bow Brickhill & Woburn Sands — a 2.1× gap within Milton Keynes.

Living here

Typical net household income£45,191a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates

Recorded crime93per 1,000 residents, 12m

Median age (est.)37

Owner-occupied61%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in Milton Keynes

£345,000median home sold over the past year · +9.5% over 5 years · -2.8% over the year · 3,144 sales

Detached£520,000

Semi-detached£346,000

Terraced£290,000

Flat£180,000

Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →

Towns & places in Milton Keynes

Grouped neighbourhoods that share a town or locality name.

Bletchley4 Bradwell2 Broughton2 Newport Pagnell2

Neighbourhood	Nat. rank	Area score	Median price
Olney & Lavendon	1,040	85	£409,000
Shenley Wood & Crownhill	1,163	83	£407,500
Tattenhoe & Emerson Valley	1,232	82	£405,000
Newport Pagnell South	1,266	82	£340,000
Broughton West & Milton Keynes Village	1,335	80	£442,000
Loughton	1,362	80	£345,000
Westcroft & Shenley Brook End	1,362	80	£379,250
Willen & Downhead Park	1,369	80	£322,500
Two Mile Ash	1,636	76	£330,000
Newport Pagnell North	1,684	75	£338,000
Bow Brickhill & Woburn Sands	1,794	74	£465,540
Broughton East	1,828	73	£385,000
Kents Hill	1,849	73	£317,475
Fairfields & Grange Farm	1,945	72	£400,000
Bradwell Village	2,061	70	£313,500
Woughton & Woolstone	2,157	68	£425,000
Hanslope, Castlethorpe & Sherington	2,315	66	£391,875
Bletchley West	2,610	62	£345,000
Stony Stratford & Old Wolverton	2,658	61	£315,000
Walnut Tree & Tilbrook	2,836	59	£365,000
Furzton	2,980	56	£315,000
Great Linford & Giffard Park	3,364	51	£341,500
Far Bletchley	3,707	46	£325,000
Wolverton & New Bradwell	3,960	42	£310,000
Bletchley North West	4,001	42	£308,800
Bletchley East	4,426	35	£310,000
Bradwell Common	4,516	34	£284,500
Oldbrook & Coffee Hall	4,954	28	£300,750
Linford Wood	5,030	27	£317,500
Central Milton Keynes & Newlands	5,180	24	£232,500
Stantonbury & Bradville	5,448	20	£295,000
Bletchley South	5,462	20	£300,000
Eaglestone & Fishermead	5,996	12	£260,500
Denbigh	6,229	9	£292,500
Stacey Bushes & Fullers Slade	6,442	6	£220,000

Neighbourhood rankings in Milton Keynes

Lowest recorded crime

per 1,000 residents (12m)

Olney & Lavendon	38
Bradwell Village	40
Newport Pagnell North	43
Far Bletchley	49
Tattenhoe & Emerson Valley	50

Highest household income

net income a year (est.)

Broughton East	£59,861
Broughton West & Milton Keynes Village	£58,018
Shenley Wood & Crownhill	£53,623
Fairfields & Grange Farm	£52,996
Tattenhoe & Emerson Valley	£51,413

Most affordable

price ÷ net income

Central Milton Keynes & Newlands	5.1×
Stacey Bushes & Fullers Slade	6.3×
Broughton East	6.4×
Kents Hill	6.5×
Stony Stratford & Old Wolverton	7.1×

Recorded crime, not convictions; income is a model-based ONS estimate. National rankings of every local authority →

Postcode districts in Milton Keynes

Postcode districts that overlap Milton Keynes — open one to see the neighbourhoods it covers, with their Area Scores and house prices.

MK1 MK2 MK3 MK4 MK5 MK6 MK7 MK8 MK9 MK10 MK11 MK12 MK13 MK14 MK15 MK16 MK17 MK19 MK20 MK43 MK46 MK77 MK98 NN7 NN8 NN9

People living in Milton Keynes Census 2021

Residents287,089

Median age (est.)37

Density930per km²

No qualifications16%

Degree or above36%

No car or van17%

Age

0–14 20%15–24 11%25–44 30%45–64 25%65+ 14%

Tenure

Own outright 24%Mortgage/shared 37%Social rent 18%Private rent 21%

Households

One person 26%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 29%Lone parent 12%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 21% · Associate professional 14% · Managers & directors 13%

All occupation groups

Professional	21%
Associate professional	14%
Managers & directors	13%
Elementary	13%
Administrative	10%
Sales & customer service	8%
Caring & leisure	8%
Skilled trades	8%
Process & plant	7%

Ethnic group

White 72%Asian 12%Black 10%Mixed 4%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 43% · No religion 38% · Muslim 7%

Born outside the UK: 26%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Nearby areas

Local authorities around Milton Keynes.

Central Bedfordshire Bedford West Northamptonshire Luton Dacorum Buckinghamshire