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Shenley Wood & Crownhill: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the Shenley Wood & Crownhill neighbourhood of Milton Keynes, England (ONS area Milton Keynes 037). Headline figures assembled 3 October 2026. Additional local information checked 13 October 2026. Postcodes MK4, MK5, MK8. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near MK8 0DJ.
An affluent neighbourhood, changing little against Milton Keynes
Shenley Wood & Crownhill is an affluent neighbourhood; it is changing little against Milton Keynes (signals are mixed: 5 rising and 3 falling of 20). Houses here typically resell for £418,375 and flats for £143,000 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is lower than across Milton Keynes (0.6 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving in line with the council's and the nearest railway station, Milton Keynes Central, is 2.2 km from the neighbourhood's centre.
The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 13 October 2026; source dates are shown below.
Typical house price
£418,375
Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +27% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Typical flat price
£143,000
Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; -5% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Affluence today
Affluent
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 20 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 7 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 7 to 10.
Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Average household income
£78,000
ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).
Source: Office for National Statistics
Recorded crime
0.6 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
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 Shenley Wood & Crownhill sits in Milton Keynes
- Typical house price: 5th highest of 35 neighbourhoods in Milton Keynes
- Typical flat price: 5th lowest of the 22 neighbourhoods in Milton Keynes with enough flat sales for one
- Average household income: 4th highest of 35 neighbourhoods in Milton Keynes
Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 13 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 Shenley Wood & Crownhill
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 13 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.
How the area is changing, signal by signal
5 of 20 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Milton Keynes, 3 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
- Plug-in car growth
- New-build activity
- Homes improving their energy rating
- Homes selling
Falling behind the borough
- Recorded crime
- Income deprivation ranking
- Benefit claims (DWP)
Stations and schools nearby
Nearest station
- Milton Keynes Central Railway station, 2.2 km from the neighbourhood's centre 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 Christ the Sower Ecumenical Primary School 560 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Nov 2023).
- Nearest state secondary school Denbigh School 810 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: Standards maintained (Nov 2024).
Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (11 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 31 August 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.
Questions about Shenley Wood & Crownhill
What is the typical house price in Shenley Wood & Crownhill?
£418,375. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +27% against 2017-2019.
How does Shenley Wood & Crownhill compare with the rest of Milton Keynes?
Typical house price: 5th highest of 35 neighbourhoods in Milton Keynes. Typical flat price: 5th lowest of the 22 neighbourhoods in Milton Keynes with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 4th highest of 35 neighbourhoods in Milton Keynes.
Is Shenley Wood & Crownhill an affluent area?
Affluent. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is Shenley Wood & Crownhill gentrifying?
Mixed signs. Weighted balance -0.05; 5 of 20 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.
What is the nearest station to Shenley Wood & Crownhill?
Milton Keynes Central. Railway station, 2.2 km from the neighbourhood's centre 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 Shenley Wood & Crownhill?
Nearest state primary school. Christ the Sower Ecumenical Primary School. 560 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Nov 2023). Nearest state secondary school. Denbigh School. 810 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: Standards maintained (Nov 2024).
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.