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Milton Keynes area guide

Who lives in Milton Keynes, how they live, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council: Milton Keynes
Region: South East
Population: 212,878 (2024)

Milton KeynesCity

At a glance

What Milton Keynes is like

Milton Keynes is a city in the South East. It is home to about 212,878 people across 77,324 households. 50% of households own their home, 22.7% rent privately and 19.4% are in social housing. The largest age group is 35–39, and 63% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for England. Higher-harm crime is above the England and Wales average.

Scores

How Milton Keynes compares

Headline figures for Milton Keynes, set against England as a whole.

AffluenceMore

5.8/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in England) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore

7/ 10

Around the middle: 35.3 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

TransportMore

5.0/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 41 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

96%

Rated good or better across 70 inspected schools in Milton Keynes.

Household incomeMore

£62,888

Average annual income before tax, higher than 73% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where Milton Keynes differs most from the national average.

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Well-rated schoolsPositive
96% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better.

Questions

Milton Keynes FAQs

Is Milton Keynes a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 5.8 out of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in England. Higher-harm crime runs at 35.3 per 1,000 people a year, band 7 of 10 nationally. 96% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better. Transport connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10 (good).

Is Milton Keynes safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 35.3 offences per 1,000 people a year around Milton Keynes, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 7 of 10.

Who lives in Milton Keynes?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 35–39, at 8.4% of residents. 50% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (28.6%).

How well connected is Milton Keynes?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 41 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Milton Keynes Central Rail Station, 0.6 miles away.

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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