MK3 postcode area · Milton Keynes

The MK3 postcode district spans 8 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Buckinghamshire, Milton Keynes. Area Scores range from 9 to 76 across them. Every full MK3 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The MK3 district contains both ends of the scale: Granborough, Stewkley & Great Brickhill at 77 out of 100 (#1,602 of 6,856 in England) against Denbigh at 9, a 68-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 2 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 2 in the most-deprived third. Median prices range from £292,500 in Denbigh to £490,000 in Granborough, Stewkley & Great Brickhill. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£41,826a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates

Recorded crime88per 1,000 residents, 12m

Median age (est.)39

Owner-occupied62%

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 the MK3 district

£330,000median home sold over the past year · +13.8% over 5 years · +1.5% over the year · 332 sales

Detached£435,000

Semi-detached£340,000

Terraced£293,750

Flat£200,000

Milton Keynes£345,000

South East£385,000

England£300,000

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

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

Neighbourhood	Nat. rank	Area score	Median price
Granborough, Stewkley & Great BrickhillBuckinghamshire	1,602	77	£490,000
Newton Longville & Great HorwoodBuckinghamshire	1,883	72	£450,000
Bletchley WestMilton Keynes	2,610	62	£345,000
Far BletchleyMilton Keynes	3,707	46	£325,000
Bletchley North WestMilton Keynes	4,001	42	£308,800
Bletchley EastMilton Keynes	4,426	35	£310,000
Bletchley SouthMilton Keynes	5,462	20	£300,000
DenbighMilton Keynes	6,229	9	£292,500

People living in MK3 Census 2021

Residents64,600

Median age (est.)39

Density382per km²

No qualifications20%

Degree or above29%

No car or van18%

Age

0–14 20%15–24 11%25–44 27%45–64 25%65+ 17%

Tenure

Own outright 29%Mortgage/shared 34%Social rent 22%Private rent 16%

Households

One person 25%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 27%Lone parent 14%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 17% · Elementary 13% · Associate professional 13%

All occupation groups

Professional	17%
Elementary	13%
Associate professional	13%
Managers & directors	13%
Skilled trades	10%
Administrative	10%
Caring & leisure	9%
Sales & customer service	9%
Process & plant	7%

Ethnic group

White 77%Asian 9%Black 9%Mixed 4%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 46% · No religion 38% · Muslim 7%

Born outside the UK: 20%

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.

Towns & places in MK3

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the MK3 district.

Bletchley

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around MK3.

MK2 MK4 MK17 MK77 MK5 MK1 MK6 MK7

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.