Milton Keynes: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£559,242

Semi-detached

£334,664

Terraced

£276,767

Flat or maisonette

£167,700

First-time buyers

£276,504

The claimant count is people claiming unemployment-related benefits as a share of residents aged 16 to 64; the unemployment rate is the survey measure of people out of work and looking. Pay is for full-time employees who live in the area.

• Residents

  178,272 in 1991 → 305,884 in 2024 (+71.6%)

  England over the same years: +22.4%

• Average house price

  £161,584 in 2005 → £330,419 in 2026 (+104.5%)

  England over the same years: +85.9%

• Median weekly pay

  £430 in 2008 → £704 in 2025 (+63.6%)

  England over the same years: +63.7%

• Employment rate

  79.5% in 2004 → 76.0% in 2023 (−4.4%)

  England over the same years: +4.4%

• Claimant count

  1.4% in 2001 → 4.1% in 2025 (+192.9%)

  England over the same years: +60.0%

• Disposable income per head

  £11,133 in 1997 → £25,064 in 2024 (+125.1%)

  England over the same years: +143.8%

40 official indicators are published for Milton Keynes; 33 of them have a better and a worse direction and are ranked here. A rank of 1st is the best (lowest unemployment, highest pay, and so on).

Where it ranks best

• Fuel poverty · Economy & work6.4% (2024) · 8th lowest of 296
• New homes · Housing19.0 per 1,000 (2024/25) · 7th highest of 296
• 4G coverage · Connectivity & access100.0% (January 2026) · 26th highest of 361
• Job density · Economy & work1.09 jobs per resident (2024) · 28th highest of 350

Where it ranks worst

• Anxiety · Health & wellbeing3.8 out of 10 (2022/23) · 343rd lowest of 363
• Library within a 30-minute walk · Connectivity & access56% (May 2024) · 258th highest of 318
• Claimant count · Economy & work4.1% (2025) · 276th lowest of 361
• Three-year business survival · Economy & work52.9% (2021) · 265th highest of 374

• Life expectancy (male) (2025)79.6 years · England 80.0 · 78th highest of 151
• Life expectancy (female) (2025)84.3 years · England 83.8 · 56th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (male) (2022 - 24)60.8 years · England 60.9 · 70th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (female) (2022 - 24)61.5 years · England 61.3 · 62nd highest of 151
• Under-75 mortality, all causes (2025)316.1 per 100k · England 321.0 · 72nd lowest of 151
• Adult smoking prevalence (2024)11.0% · England 10.4 · 85th lowest of 148
• Adults overweight or obese (2024/25)68.0% · England 64.6 · 103rd lowest of 153

• School readiness (good development at Reception) (2024/25)73.0% · England 68.3 · 14th highest of 153
• GCSE Attainment 8 score (2024/25)45.2 score · England 46.0 · 84th highest of 153
• 16–17 year-olds NEET or activity not known (2025/26)5.0% · England 5.8 · 81st lowest of 150
• Children in absolute low-income families (2024/25)15.3% · England 19.8 · 49th lowest of 153