Willen & Downhead Park

Milton Keynes · South East · population 6,182 · 4 LSOAs

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

80Area Score / 100 ?
  • #1,369 of 6,856 in England
  • #381 of 1,119 in South East
  • #8 of 35 in Milton Keynes
  • Least deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,070
Median age (est.)48
Density1,734per km²
No qualifications16%
Degree or above37%
No car or van17%

Age

0–14 13%15–24 8%25–44 24%45–64 29%65+ 25%

Tenure

Own outright: 34%Mortgage/shared: 40%Social rent: 10%Private rent: 16%
Own outright 34%Mortgage/shared 40%Social rent 10%Private rent 16%

Households

One person: 31%Couple, no children: 20%Couple with children: 23%Lone parent: 8%Other: 18%
One person 31%Couple, no children 20%Couple with children 23%Lone parent 8%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 22% · Managers & directors 16% · Associate professional 15%

All occupation groups
Professional22%
Managers & directors16%
Associate professional15%
Administrative10%
Elementary10%
Sales & customer service7%
Caring & leisure7%
Skilled trades7%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 77%Asian: 13%Black: 6%Mixed: 3%Other: 2%
White 77%Asian 13%Black 6%Mixed 3%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 47% · No religion 36% · Hindu 5%

Born outside the UK: 24%

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

Willen & Downhead Park is in the least-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #1,369 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #8 of 35 in Milton Keynes. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Living environment (97) but weak on Housing & access (28). Typical homes here sold for about £322,500 over the past year, up 15% across five years (from 67 sales), 7% below the wider Milton Keynes median of £345,000. Typical household take-home income is around £38,870 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 55 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 73 · #1,835
Employment 77 · #1,575
Education 70 · #2,041
Health 59 · #2,815
Crime 92 · #519
Housing & access 28 · #4,954
Living environment 97 · #190

House prices ?

£322,500median (12m) · -2.3% yr · n=67
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£322,50067-2.3%+15.2%
Detached£465,00021-3.3%+13.4%
Semi-detached£318,00028-2.2%+30.3%
TerracedToo few sales to report (n=2)
Flat£269,50016+14.7%+39.6%
This area£322,500
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)£38,870±£5,565 · #3,753 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£35,424
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 ?

83Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

55 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 338 offences
Milton Keynes93
South East71
England83

Rank #2,467 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences97
Theft83
Burglary25
Vehicle crime37
Criminal damage & arson24
Public order & weapons46
Drugs8
Robbery7
Other11

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 62 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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