Linford Wood

Milton Keynes · South East · population 6,835 · 4 LSOAs

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

27Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,030 of 6,856 in England
  • #995 of 1,119 in South East
  • #29 of 35 in Milton Keynes
  • More deprived (bottom 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,587
Median age (est.)39
Density2,339per km²
No qualifications22%
Degree or above28%
No car or van24%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 11%25–44 29%45–64 23%65+ 17%

Tenure

Own outright: 22%Mortgage/shared: 23%Social rent: 30%Private rent: 25%
Own outright 22%Mortgage/shared 23%Social rent 30%Private rent 25%

Households

One person: 30%Couple, no children: 14%Couple with children: 23%Lone parent: 14%Other: 20%
One person 30%Couple, no children 14%Couple with children 23%Lone parent 14%Other 20%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 21% · Professional 14% · Associate professional 10%

All occupation groups
Elementary21%
Professional14%
Associate professional10%
Process & plant10%
Sales & customer service10%
Caring & leisure9%
Administrative9%
Managers & directors9%
Skilled trades8%

Ethnic group

White: 68%Asian: 10%Black: 15%Mixed: 4%Other: 4%
White 68%Asian 10%Black 15%Mixed 4%Other 4%

Religion & identity

Christian 49% · No religion 31% · Muslim 9%

Born outside the UK: 33%

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

Linford Wood is in the more-deprived bottom third of England, ranked #5,030 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #29 of 35 in Milton Keynes. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Living environment (88) but weak on Housing & access (6). Typical homes here, about £317,500 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 32% in five years (from 40 sales), 8% below the wider Milton Keynes median of £345,000. Typical household take-home income is around £38,069 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 103 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 27 · #4,989
Employment 31 · #4,742
Education 23 · #5,249
Health 31 · #4,701
Crime 33 · #4,570
Housing & access 6 · #6,455
Living environment 88 · #793

House prices ?

£317,500median (12m) · +22.1% yr · n=40
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£317,50040+22.1%+32.3%
Detached£462,50012+23.3%+21.7%
Semi-detached£331,0008+17.2%+39.4%
Terraced£296,00018+20.3%+23.8%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=2)
This area£317,500
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)£38,069±£5,336 · #4,020 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£30,898
Price-to-income ?8.3×typical home ÷ net income — more stretched than 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 ?

36Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

103 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 702 offences
Milton Keynes93
South East71
England83

Rank #5,019 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences329
Theft153
Burglary27
Vehicle crime57
Criminal damage & arson44
Public order & weapons55
Drugs14
Robbery13
Other10

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 59 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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