Denbigh

Milton Keynes · South East · population 8,548 · 5 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

9Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,229 of 6,856 in England
  • #1,088 of 1,119 in South East
  • #34 of 35 in Milton Keynes
  • Most deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,376
Median age (est.)34
Density1,229per km²
No qualifications25%
Degree or above26%
No car or van31%

Age

0–14 23%15–24 12%25–44 31%45–64 23%65+ 11%

Tenure

Own outright: 14%Mortgage/shared: 20%Social rent: 46%Private rent: 19%
Own outright 14%Mortgage/shared 20%Social rent 46%Private rent 19%

Households

One person: 33%Couple, no children: 12%Couple with children: 21%Lone parent: 19%Other: 15%
One person 33%Couple, no children 12%Couple with children 21%Lone parent 19%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 22% · Professional 13% · Associate professional 11%

All occupation groups
Elementary22%
Professional13%
Associate professional11%
Caring & leisure11%
Sales & customer service10%
Skilled trades9%
Administrative8%
Process & plant8%
Managers & directors8%

Ethnic group

White: 64%Asian: 10%Black: 19%Mixed: 5%Other: 2%
White 64%Asian 10%Black 19%Mixed 5%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 42% · No religion 38% · Muslim 11%

Born outside the UK: 30%

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.

In summary

Denbigh is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #6,229 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #34 of 35 in Milton Keynes. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Living environment (71) but weak on Education (6). Typical homes here, about £292,500 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 46% in five years (from 88 sales), 15% below the wider Milton Keynes median of £345,000. Typical household take-home income is around £36,943 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 225 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 12 · #6,017
Employment 10 · #6,195
Education 6 · #6,407
Health 16 · #5,756
Crime 8 · #6,339
Housing & access 13 · #5,982
Living environment 71 · #1,959

House prices ?

£292,500median (12m) · -17.2% yr · n=88
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£292,50088-17.2%+46.2%
Detached£515,74628-1.8%+28.9%
Semi-detached£344,99820-4.6%+13.7%
Terraced£225,00017-15.9%+25.0%
Flat£150,000230.0%+7.1%
This area£292,500
Milton Keynes£345,000
South East£385,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£36,943±£5,211 · #4,384 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£29,077
Price-to-income ?7.9×typical home ÷ net income — similar to the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

15Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

225 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 1,925 offences
Milton Keynes93
South East71
England83

Rank #6,237 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences866
Theft425
Burglary58
Vehicle crime112
Criminal damage & arson170
Public order & weapons156
Drugs70
Robbery32
Other36

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 190 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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