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Walnut Tree & Tilbrook: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Walnut Tree & Tilbrook neighbourhood of Milton Keynes, England (ONS area Milton Keynes 022). Headline figures assembled 26 October 2026. Postcodes MK17, MK7. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near MK7 7BN.

A middle-income neighbourhood, changing little against Milton Keynes

Walnut Tree & Tilbrook is a middle-income neighbourhood; it is changing little against Milton Keynes (signals are mixed: 3 rising and 3 falling of 20). Houses here typically resell for £342,500 and flats for £130,000 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is lower than across Milton Keynes (0.7 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving faster than the council's and the nearest station, Bow Brickhill, is about an 18-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

£342,500

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +23% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Typical flat price

£130,000

Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +73% 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 -0.02; 3 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 3 to 9.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£65,300

ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

0.7 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 Walnut Tree & Tilbrook sits in Milton Keynes

Typical house price: 16th highest of 35 neighbourhoods in Milton Keynes
Typical flat price: 2nd lowest of the 22 neighbourhoods in Milton Keynes with enough flat sales for one
Average household income: 13th 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 Walnut Tree & Tilbrook

Median resale price of houses each year here and across Milton Keynes, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Median resale price of flats each year here and across Milton Keynes, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

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 20 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Milton Keynes, 3 the other way and 14 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

Recent price momentum
Schools improving
Homes selling

Falling behind the borough

Single-person households under 65
Income deprivation ranking
Benefit claims (DWP)

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

Bow Brickhill Railway station, about an 18-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.4 km in a straight line). About 1.9 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: West Midlands Railway or London Northwestern to Bedford (about 37 min) and Bletchley (about 6 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 Heronshaw School 280 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Nov 2022).
Nearest state secondary school Walton High 450 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (May 2023).

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 Walnut Tree & Tilbrook

What is the typical house price in Walnut Tree & Tilbrook?

£342,500. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +23% against 2017-2019.

How does Walnut Tree & Tilbrook compare with the rest of Milton Keynes?

Typical house price: 16th highest of 35 neighbourhoods in Milton Keynes. Typical flat price: 2nd lowest of the 22 neighbourhoods in Milton Keynes with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 13th highest of 35 neighbourhoods in Milton Keynes.

Is Walnut Tree & Tilbrook an affluent area?

Middle income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Is Walnut Tree & Tilbrook gentrifying?

Mixed signs. Weighted balance -0.02; 3 of 20 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Walnut Tree & Tilbrook?

Bow Brickhill. Railway station, about an 18-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.4 km in a straight line). About 1.9 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: West Midlands Railway or London Northwestern to Bedford (about 37 min) and Bletchley (about 6 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Walnut Tree & Tilbrook?

Nearest state primary school. Heronshaw School. 280 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Nov 2022). Nearest state secondary school. Walton High. 450 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (May 2023).

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.