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Central Milton Keynes & Newlands: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the Central Milton Keynes & Newlands neighbourhood of Milton Keynes, England (ONS area Milton Keynes 014). Headline figures assembled 26 October 2026. Postcodes MK10, MK14, MK15, MK6, MK9. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near MK9 3BQ.
A neighbourhood with below-average incomes, changing little against Milton Keynes
Central Milton Keynes & Newlands is a neighbourhood with below-average incomes; it is changing little against Milton Keynes (signals are mixed: 3 rising and 4 falling of 19). Houses here typically resell for £303,000 and flats for £187,000 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Schools nearby are improving in line with the council's and the nearest station, Milton Keynes Central, is about a 20-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre. Recorded crime per resident is 5.2 times the borough's rate, but there are about 4.2 jobs for every resident here, so crime per resident overstates the risk to people who live here.
The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 26 October 2026; source dates are shown below.
Typical house price
£303,000
Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +26% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Typical flat price
£187,000
Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; -9% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Affluence today
Below average 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 -0.09; 3 of 19 signals up, 4 down, against the borough.
Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)
Deprivation
Decile 2 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 2 to 5.
Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Average household income
£57,000
ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).
Source: Office for National Statistics
Recorded crime
5.2 times the borough's rate
A busy centre, with about 4.2 jobs for every resident here, so crime per resident overstates the risk to people who live here (43,000 jobs in 2024 against 10,201 residents at the 2021 census). 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
In line with the council's
Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.
Source: Ofsted, Department for Education
Where Central Milton Keynes & Newlands sits in Milton Keynes
- Typical house price: 7th lowest of 35 neighbourhoods in Milton Keynes
- Typical flat price: 10th highest of the 22 neighbourhoods in Milton Keynes with enough flat sales for one
- Average household income: 15th lowest 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 Central Milton Keynes & Newlands
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
3 of 19 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Milton Keynes, 4 the other way and 12 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
- Anti-social behaviour
- Income deprivation ranking
- New-build activity
Falling behind the borough
- Recent price momentum
- Residents aged 25 to 29
- Homes selling
- Benefit claims (DWP)
Stations and schools nearby
Nearest station
- Milton Keynes Central Railway station, about a 20-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.5 km in a straight line). About 15 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: West Midlands Railway or London Northwestern and Avanti West Coast to London Euston (32 to 45 min) and Birmingham New Street (55 to 82 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 Germander Park School 850 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Jun 2023).
- Nearest state secondary school The Milton Keynes Academy 1.6 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Good 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 Central Milton Keynes & Newlands
What is the typical house price in Central Milton Keynes & Newlands?
£303,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +26% against 2017-2019.
How does Central Milton Keynes & Newlands compare with the rest of Milton Keynes?
Typical house price: 7th lowest of 35 neighbourhoods in Milton Keynes. Typical flat price: 10th highest of the 22 neighbourhoods in Milton Keynes with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 15th lowest of 35 neighbourhoods in Milton Keynes.
Is Central Milton Keynes & Newlands an affluent area?
Below average income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is Central Milton Keynes & Newlands gentrifying?
Mixed signs. Weighted balance -0.09; 3 of 19 signals up, 4 down, against the borough.
What is the nearest station to Central Milton Keynes & Newlands?
Milton Keynes Central. Railway station, about a 20-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.5 km in a straight line). About 15 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: West Midlands Railway or London Northwestern and Avanti West Coast to London Euston (32 to 45 min) and Birmingham New Street (55 to 82 min).
Which state schools are nearest to Central Milton Keynes & Newlands?
Nearest state primary school. Germander Park School. 850 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Jun 2023). Nearest state secondary school. The Milton Keynes Academy. 1.6 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Good 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.