Milton Keynes

11°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 11° / 7° · 50% rain
• Tomorrow: 11° / 6° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:01Sunset 16:31

9h 30m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

25US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Northampton Spring Park, United Kingdom

• 7.3 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
• 5.4% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

648 reported · August 2026▲ 2% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences205
• Shoplifting119
• Other theft55
• Anti-social behaviour54

101 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs

Neighbourhood team: Milton Keynes City Centre and Campbell Park · Thames Valley

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

266 reported road collisions (2025)

40 killed or seriously injured · 339 casualties · 9.3 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

500+ food businesses within 2 miles

• 446 rated 4–5 ★ (376 top)
• 11 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500

• Nearest station: Milton Keynes Central (1.5 km)
• 73 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£323,868 average▲ 0.5% YoY

Across Milton Keynes · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,344 average monthly rent▲ 3.9% YoY

• 1 bed £978
• 2 bed £1,217
• 3 bed £1,451

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

8.4× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 8.4 times median annual pay (8.7× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

3,138 property sales in the last 12 months

12 months to May 2026

A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.

Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05

• Cheapest petrol: 157.9p · BP (0.6 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 192.9p · BP (0.6 km)

3 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

150 charging locations within ~8 km

• 53 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 350 kW
• Nearest: Intu Milton Keynes (0.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres6
• Gyms3
• Sports pitches34
• Playgrounds38

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

• City Council welcomes new powers to help make homes safer· 30 Oct 2026
• FREE support for local businesses to cut energy bills· 30 Oct 2026
• Plans for the future of Milton Keynes move forward· 29 Oct 2026
• £50m investment to support infrastructure and future growth at Milton Keynes East· 28 Oct 2026
• Official figures confirm children in MK are better prepared for school· 28 Oct 2026

Source: Milton Keynes Council

287,062 residents in Milton Keynes · 930/km²

• Under 16: 22%
• 16–64: 65%
• 65+: 14%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK16,318
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK16,075
• Net moves+243

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Around the average in England

Ranked 157 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

5% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£2,372 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band B (28% of 126,380)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

125 schools · 51,986 pupils

89 primary · 13 secondary · 23 other

Ofsted: 41 of 43 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (95%)

111 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Milton Keynes

379 CQC-registered services

• Care homes49
• GP practices54
• Dentists61
• Homecare agencies176
• Hospitals & hospices8

CQC ratings: 91% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 4 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Milton Keynes

• Not in the Green Belt
• 5 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

281 applications decided

88.3% granted · 248 granted, 33 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Emily Darlington

Labour

Milton Keynes Central

Source: UK Parliament

Liberal Democrat / Labour coalition

• Lab 19
• Con 12
• LD 20
• Ref 9

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools13
• GPs & clinics5
• Pharmacies4
• Supermarkets9
• Parks & greens99
• Restaurants & cafés121

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

15,105 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

3,012 jobs advertised · £43,559 avg

e.g. Deputy Headteacher, Roadside Vehicle Mechanic, Project Support Officer

Source: Adzuna

£818 median full-time weekly pay

4.1% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£25,064 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

61% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: C · 141,855 certificates

7.2% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

58% low-carbon electricity

Gas 41% · Wind 27% · Biomass 21% · Solar 10%

185 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity

Latest estimate for East Midlands · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 84.3 yrs women · 79.6 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy: 61.5 women · 60.8 men

68% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.5
• Feeling worthwhile7.7
• Happiness yesterday7.4
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.8

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

0 GP surgeries · 2 pharmacies in MK9

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Milton Keynes Central:

• Protect legal right to support for children with SEND257 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
• Review & amend immigration rules for Hongkongers with political convictions237 local signatures · 11,120 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth172 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
• Ensure fair and transparent faith security funding for all faith communities159 local signatures · 20,440 nationwide
• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks158 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

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  The Point, Milton Keynes · 0.1 km

  The Point is an entertainment complex in Central Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England. When it opened in 1985, it was called the UK's first multiplex cinema although the UK had introduced multi-screen cinemas in 19…

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  Central Milton Keynes · 0.2 km

  Central Milton Keynes is the central business district of Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England. It is a civil parish in its own right, with a town council, making it one of the constituent towns of the city.

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  Central Milton Keynes shopping centre · 0.3 km

  The Central Milton Keynes shopping area is a regional shopping centre located in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England which is about 50 miles (80 km) north-west of London. It comprises two adjacent shopping centres…

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  Milton Keynes · 0.3 km

  Milton Keynes is a city in Buckinghamshire, England, about 50 miles (80 km) north-west of London. At the 2021 census, the population of its urban area was 264,349. The River Great Ouse forms the northern boundary of t…

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  Church of Christ the Cornerstone · 0.3 km

  Church of Christ the Cornerstone is an ecumenical church in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire. It was completed in 1991 and has the Church of England, the Baptist Union, the Methodist Church, the Roman Catholic Church an…

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  Milton Keynes Civic Offices · 0.3 km

  Milton Keynes Civic Offices is a municipal building at 1 Saxon Gate, Milton Keynes, a city in Buckinghamshire, in England. It accommodates the offices and meeting place of Milton Keynes City Council.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)