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MK46 postcode area · Milton Keynes

The MK46 postcode district spans 4 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Bedford, Milton Keynes. Area Scores range from 24 to 84 across them. Every full MK46 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the MK46 district: Olney & Lavendon scores 85 out of 100 (#1,040 of 6,856 nationally) while Castle & Kingsway sits at 24 — neighbours on the map, 60 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 2 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 1 in the most-deprived third. Median prices range from £340,000 in Newport Pagnell South to £409,000 in Olney & Lavendon. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Bedford and Milton Keynes — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£44,620a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime100per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)42
Owner-occupied64%

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 MK46 district

£405,000median home sold over the past year · -2.4% over 5 years · -1.9% over the year · 154 sales
Detached£551,250
Semi-detached£355,000
Terraced£315,000
Flat£196,500
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 →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Olney & LavendonMilton Keynes 1,04085 £409,000
Newport Pagnell SouthMilton Keynes 1,26682 £340,000
Hanslope, Castlethorpe & SheringtonMilton Keynes 2,31566 £391,875
Castle & KingswayBedford 5,18724 £350,000

People living in MK46 Census 2021

Residents39,443
Median age (est.)42
Density213per km²
No qualifications14%
Degree or above40%
No car or van18%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 10%25–44 27%45–64 27%65+ 19%

Tenure

Own outright: 32%Mortgage/shared: 33%Social rent: 11%Private rent: 24%
Own outright 32%Mortgage/shared 33%Social rent 11%Private rent 24%

Households

One person: 31%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 25%Lone parent: 9%Other: 15%
One person 31%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 25%Lone parent 9%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 23% · Managers & directors 17% · Associate professional 15%

All occupation groups
Professional23%
Managers & directors17%
Associate professional15%
Elementary9%
Skilled trades9%
Administrative9%
Caring & leisure7%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 87%Asian: 5%Black: 3%Mixed: 3%Other: 1%
White 87%Asian 5%Black 3%Mixed 3%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 47% · No religion 42% · Muslim 3%

Born outside the UK: 16%

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 MK46

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the MK46 district.

Newport Pagnell

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around MK46.

MK20 MK16 MK43 MK15 MK14 MK98 MK10 MK9

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.