Milton Keynes

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• Today: 10° / 6° · 22% rain
• Tomorrow: 10° / 6° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

42US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Northampton Spring Park, United Kingdom

• 7.2 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

770 reported road collisions (2025)

163 killed or seriously injured · 1,016 casualties · 18.1 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

166 food businesses within 2 miles

• 141 rated 4–5 ★ (115 top)
• 1 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Wolverton (3.8 km)
• 8 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£289,726 average▲ 0.2% YoY

Across West Northamptonshire · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,084 average monthly rent▲ 3.3% YoY

• 1 bed £752
• 2 bed £954
• 3 bed £1,166

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

7.8× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 7.8 times median annual pay (8.0× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

5,714 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 (6.6 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 192.9p · BP (6.6 km)

4 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

130 charging locations within ~8 km

• 39 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 150 kW
• Nearest: Cofferidge Close Car Park (0.7 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres1
• Sports pitches13
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds17

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

425,727 residents in West Northamptonshire · 309/km²

• Under 16: 19%
• 16–64: 64%
• 65+: 17%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK22,696
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK22,216
• Net moves+480

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

Less deprived than the average in England

Ranked 182 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

2% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£2,487 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band C (25% of 185,940)

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

208 schools · 69,080 pupils

147 primary · 18 secondary · 43 other

Ofsted: 87 of 94 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (93%)

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

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · West Northamptonshire

449 CQC-registered services

• Care homes108
• GP practices56
• Dentists65
• Homecare agencies169
• Hospitals & hospices14

CQC ratings: 81% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 5 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · West Northamptonshire

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

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

498 applications decided

85.3% granted · 425 granted, 73 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Chris Curtis

Labour

Milton Keynes North

Source: UK Parliament

Reform UK majority

• Lab 8
• Con 17
• LD 8
• Ref 39
• Oth 4

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

• Schools4
• GPs & clinics1
• Pharmacies2
• Parks & greens28
• Restaurants & cafés26

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

21,965 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

3,187 jobs advertised · £42,177 avg

e.g. Roadside Vehicle Technician, Level 3 Nursery Practitioner, Delivery Driver - Luton

Source: Adzuna

£728 median full-time weekly pay

3.4% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£25,629 disposable income per head (2024)

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

64% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: C · 61,687 certificates

10.1% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

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

84% low-carbon electricity

Wind 46% · Biomass 34% · Gas 11% · Imports 5%

86 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity

Latest estimate for East Midlands · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 83.8 yrs women · 80.2 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy: 61.9 women · 61.6 men

63% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.6
• Feeling worthwhile7.8
• Happiness yesterday7.4
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.0

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

5 GP surgeries · 3 pharmacies in MK11

• Watling Street Practice
• The Stonedean Practice
• Pcoc Dermatology Service

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Milton Keynes North:

• Protect legal right to support for children with SEND287 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
• Stop megasheds being built & operated 24/7 close to homes and communities 268 local signatures · 11,425 nationwide
• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks229 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth176 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills152 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide

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

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  Stony Stratford · 0.8 km

  Stony Stratford is a market town in Buckinghamshire and a constituent town of Milton Keynes, England. It is located on Watling Street, the Roman road from London to Chester. It is also a civil parish with a town counc…

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  Passenham · 0.8 km

  Passenham is a small village in West Northamptonshire, England. It is just north of the River Great Ouse, which forms the boundary with Buckinghamshire, and close to Stony Stratford in Milton Keynes.

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  St Mary & St Giles Church, Stony Stratford · 0.8 km

  St Mary & St Giles Church is a parish church in Stony Stratford, in Milton Keynes, England. It is a Grade II* listed building.

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  Calverton, Buckinghamshire · 1.0 km

  Calverton is a civil parish in the unitary authority area of the City of Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England and just outside the Milton Keynes urban area, situated roughly 1 mile (1.6 km) south of Stony Stratford…

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  Stony Stratford Town F.C. · 1.2 km

  Stony Stratford Town F.C. is a football club based in Stony Stratford, a constituent town of Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England. The Senior Team are currently members of the Spartan South Midlands League Division…

• Fairfields · 1.3 km

  Fairfields is a neighbourhood and civil parish that covers a large new development area on the western flank of Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England. As the first tier of Local Government, the parish council is res…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)