MK8 postcode area · Milton Keynes

The MK8 postcode district spans 4 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Milton Keynes. Area Scores range from 71 to 83 across them. Every full MK8 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The strongest of the MK8 district's neighbourhoods is Shenley Wood & Crownhill (83 out of 100, #1,163 of 6,856 in England) and the weakest Fairfields & Grange Farm (72). All 4 rank in the least-deprived third of England. Median prices range from £330,000 in Two Mile Ash to £407,500 in Shenley Wood & Crownhill.

Living here

Typical net household income£50,890a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates

Recorded crime62per 1,000 residents, 12m

Median age (est.)36

Owner-occupied70%

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 MK8 district

£400,000median home sold over the past year · +8.1% over 5 years · -7.0% over the year · 244 sales

Detached£540,000

Semi-detached£400,000

Terraced£330,000

Flat£155,500

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 →

Neighbourhood	Nat. rank	Area score	Median price
Shenley Wood & CrownhillMilton Keynes	1,163	83	£407,500
LoughtonMilton Keynes	1,362	80	£345,000
Two Mile AshMilton Keynes	1,636	76	£330,000
Fairfields & Grange FarmMilton Keynes	1,945	72	£400,000

People living in MK8 Census 2021

Residents31,317

Median age (est.)36

Density1,466per km²

No qualifications12%

Degree or above45%

No car or van13%

Age

0–14 21%15–24 10%25–44 34%45–64 24%65+ 11%

Tenure

Own outright 21%Mortgage/shared 49%Social rent 11%Private rent 19%

Households

One person 25%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 34%Lone parent 10%Other 13%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 28% · Associate professional 15% · Managers & directors 15%

All occupation groups

Professional	28%
Associate professional	15%
Managers & directors	15%
Administrative	10%
Elementary	8%
Caring & leisure	6%
Sales & customer service	6%
Skilled trades	6%
Process & plant	5%

Ethnic group

White 66%Asian 19%Black 8%Mixed 5%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 39% · No religion 37% · Hindu 10%

Born outside the UK: 29%

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.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around MK8.

MK11 MK5 MK1 MK13 MK19 MK12 MK4 MK77

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.