Loughton

Milton Keynes · South East · population 6,767 · 4 LSOAs

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

80Area Score / 100 ?
  • #1,362 of 6,856 in England
  • #377 of 1,119 in South East
  • #6 of 35 in Milton Keynes
  • Least deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,839
Median age (est.)41
Density1,869per km²
No qualifications13%
Degree or above43%
No car or van16%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 10%25–44 28%45–64 29%65+ 14%

Tenure

Own outright: 23%Mortgage/shared: 41%Social rent: 14%Private rent: 23%
Own outright 23%Mortgage/shared 41%Social rent 14%Private rent 23%

Households

One person: 27%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 31%Lone parent: 10%Other: 13%
One person 27%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 31%Lone parent 10%Other 13%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 27% · Managers & directors 16% · Associate professional 15%

All occupation groups
Professional27%
Managers & directors16%
Associate professional15%
Administrative10%
Elementary9%
Caring & leisure7%
Sales & customer service6%
Skilled trades6%
Process & plant4%

Ethnic group

White: 69%Asian: 18%Black: 6%Mixed: 5%Other: 3%
White 69%Asian 18%Black 6%Mixed 5%Other 3%

Religion & identity

Christian 41% · No religion 36% · Hindu 8%

Born outside the UK: 28%

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

Loughton is in the least-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #1,362 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #6 of 35 in Milton Keynes. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (96) and lowest on Housing & access (49). Typical homes here sold for about £345,000 over the past year, down 4% across five years (from 75 sales), in line with the wider Milton Keynes median of £345,000. Typical household take-home income is around £48,384 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 78 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, close to the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 65 · #2,377
Employment 71 · #1,959
Education 76 · #1,671
Health 66 · #2,308
Crime 67 · #2,288
Housing & access 49 · #3,501
Living environment 96 · #238

House prices ?

£345,000median (12m) · -5.5% yr · n=75
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£345,00075-5.5%-4.2%
Detached£675,75030+7.3%+16.0%
Semi-detached£288,00031-11.4%+14.2%
Terraced£291,25010-6.0%-5.4%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=4)
This area£345,000
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)£48,384±£6,820 · #1,382 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£37,284
Price-to-income ?7.1×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 ?

77Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

78 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 530 offences
Milton Keynes93
South East71
England83

Rank #3,982 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences203
Theft106
Burglary23
Vehicle crime65
Criminal damage & arson36
Public order & weapons54
Drugs20
Robbery16
Other7

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 108 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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