Is Milton Keynes a good place to live?
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Milton Keynes, from official data · 23 postcode districts · 7,889 postcodes
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Milton Keynes, from official data · 23 postcode districts · 7,889 postcodes
The average home in Milton Keynes sold for £330,419 in the latest House Price Index, up 2.6% on a year earlier. Across Milton Keynes, police record 100 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, close to the England and Wales rate of 97.
From the middle of Milton Keynes, the nearest primary school is Jubilee Wood Primary School, 0.3 mi away, about a 6 minute walk (Ofsted: good); the nearest secondary is The Milton Keynes Academy, 0.8 mi away, about a 16 minute walk; the nearest GP surgery is Fishermead Medical Centre, 0.3 mi away, about a 5 minute walk.
Milton Keynes Central station is 1.1 mi away, about a 21 minute walk; the nearest park is 130 m away, about a 2 minute walk.
Across Milton Keynes, police record 100 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, close to the England and Wales rate of 97. Figures are crimes reported to the police over the latest 12 months; they can't tell you how safe a particular street feels.
The average home in Milton Keynes sold for £330,419 in the latest House Price Index, up 2.6% on a year earlier. By type: detached £559,242, semi-detached £334,664, terraced £276,767, flats £167,700. Prices are council-wide averages from HM Land Registry.
The nearest primary school is Jubilee Wood Primary School, 0.3 mi away, about a 6 minute walk (Ofsted: good). The nearest secondary school is The Milton Keynes Academy, 0.8 mi away, about a 16 minute walk. Being nearest doesn't guarantee a place; check each school's admissions criteria.
Milton Keynes Central is 1.1 mi away, about a 21 minute walk.
The ONS estimates average household income of £57,046 a year for the neighbourhood (April 2022 to March 2023), compared with £53,636 across England.
England average £293,479 (+1.1% in a year, +17.1% in five).
Source: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index. Averages for the whole council area (July 2026).