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Bow Brickhill & Woburn Sands: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the Bow Brickhill & Woburn Sands neighbourhood of Milton Keynes, England (ONS area Milton Keynes 024). Headline figures assembled 26 October 2026. Postcodes MK10, MK17, MK7. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near MK17 8YU.
A middle-income neighbourhood, changing little against Milton Keynes
Bow Brickhill & Woburn Sands is a middle-income neighbourhood; it is changing little against Milton Keynes (signals are mixed: 5 rising and 3 falling of 18). Houses here typically resell for £446,000 and flats for £226,000 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is in line with Milton Keynes (1.1 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving faster than the council's and the nearest station, Woburn Sands, is about an 11-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre.
The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 26 October 2026; source dates are shown below.
Typical house price
£446,000
Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +14% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Typical flat price
£226,000
Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +29% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Affluence today
Middle income
How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation
Signs of gentrification
Mixed signs
Weighted balance +0.05; 5 of 18 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.
Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)
Deprivation
Decile 5 of 10
English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 5 small areas range from decile 5 to 10.
Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Average household income
£69,600
ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).
Source: Office for National Statistics
Recorded crime
1.1 times the borough's rate
Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.
Source: Police.uk
Schools getting better
Faster than the council's
Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.
Source: Ofsted, Department for Education
Where Bow Brickhill & Woburn Sands sits in Milton Keynes
- Typical house price: 2nd highest of 35 neighbourhoods in Milton Keynes
- Typical flat price: 2nd highest of the 22 neighbourhoods in Milton Keynes with enough flat sales for one
- Average household income: 9th highest of 35 neighbourhoods in Milton Keynes
Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 26 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.
Prices over time in Bow Brickhill & Woburn Sands
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 26 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.
How the area is changing, signal by signal
5 of 18 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Milton Keynes, 3 the other way and 10 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.
Rising against the borough
- Residents aged 25 to 29
- Plug-in car growth
- Schools improving
- New-build activity
- Homes selling
Falling behind the borough
- Anti-social behaviour
- Catching up with neighbouring areas
- Benefit claims (DWP)
Stations and schools nearby
Nearest station
- Woburn Sands Railway station, about an 11-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (810 m in a straight line). About 1.8 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: West Midlands Railway or London Northwestern to Bedford (about 33 min) and Bletchley (about 10 min).
Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.
Nearest state schools
- Nearest state primary school Swallowfield Primary 1.1 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Outstanding in 1 area, Good in 3 (Jul 2025).
- Nearest state secondary school Glebe Farm School 1.0 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Outstanding in 4 areas (May 2025).
Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (20 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 30 September 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.
Questions about Bow Brickhill & Woburn Sands
What is the typical house price in Bow Brickhill & Woburn Sands?
£446,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +14% against 2017-2019.
How does Bow Brickhill & Woburn Sands compare with the rest of Milton Keynes?
Typical house price: 2nd highest of 35 neighbourhoods in Milton Keynes. Typical flat price: 2nd highest of the 22 neighbourhoods in Milton Keynes with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 9th highest of 35 neighbourhoods in Milton Keynes.
Is Bow Brickhill & Woburn Sands an affluent area?
Middle income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is Bow Brickhill & Woburn Sands gentrifying?
Mixed signs. Weighted balance +0.05; 5 of 18 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.
What is the nearest station to Bow Brickhill & Woburn Sands?
Woburn Sands. Railway station, about an 11-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (810 m in a straight line). About 1.8 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: West Midlands Railway or London Northwestern to Bedford (about 33 min) and Bletchley (about 10 min).
Which state schools are nearest to Bow Brickhill & Woburn Sands?
Nearest state primary school. Swallowfield Primary. 1.1 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Outstanding in 1 area, Good in 3 (Jul 2025). Nearest state secondary school. Glebe Farm School. 1.0 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Outstanding in 4 areas (May 2025).
Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.
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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.