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Postcode area

Postcode area named after Milton Keynes, with 28 districts.

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: the outline joins its districts’ outlines, each made of the census output areas that hold most of the district’s postcodes.

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Radon Affected Area by postcode area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 23% of people in MK live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£360,998
34th most expensive of 104
Worked out by Open Index
Population
590,998
42nd most populated of 120
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
23%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
90.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

How MK compares

Each dot is a postcode area. The black line marks the middle one.

MKMiddle
Median sale price104 postcode areas, England and Wales · 2025
Median sale price: every postcode area in England and Wales104 areas from £145,000 to £821,250. The middle area is £296,475. MK is £360,998.
£360,99834th most expensive
Population120 postcode areas, UK · 2021
Population: every postcode area in UK120 areas from 22,985 to 2,027,347. The middle area is 503,090. MK is 590,998.
590,99842nd most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares120 postcode areas, UK · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every postcode area in UK120 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 41.0%. MK is 23.0%.
23%joint 35th fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage120 postcode areas, UK · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every postcode area in UK120 areas from 12.0% to 98.0%. The middle area is 88.0%. MK is 90.7%.
90.7%joint 43rd highest

Every postcode area ranked: median sale price, population, people in radon affected area squares and gigabit broadband coverage.

Is MK safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in MK at a rate of 87.5 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 5,088 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in MK.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (20,727), other crime (9,795) and anti-social behaviour (7,075).

A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in MK was 86.1 per 1,000 people.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Postcode districts in MK

NamePeople (census)Median sale priceRecorded crime per 1,000
MK1Bletchley, Fenny Stratford1,052No figure622.5 per 1,000
MK2Bletchley, Fenny Stratford16,486£297,000131.9 per 1,000
MK3Bletchley, Furzton28,186£330,00066.6 per 1,000
MK4Milton Keynes, Emerson Valley24,005£385,00063.4 per 1,000
MK5Milton Keynes, Shenley Church End16,379£400,00089.6 per 1,000
MK6Milton Keynes, Fishermead29,511£270,000133.9 per 1,000
MK7Milton Keynes, Kents Hill14,513£345,00067.0 per 1,000
MK8Milton Keynes, Whitehouse15,116£415,00052.9 per 1,000
MK9Milton Keynes, Springfield4,608£232,500703.1 per 1,000
MK10Milton Keynes, Kingston24,638£410,00082.0 per 1,000
MK11Milton Keynes, Stony Stratford10,797£327,50068.0 per 1,000
MK12Milton Keynes, Wolverton13,707£320,000118.8 per 1,000
MK13Milton Keynes, Bradwell19,735£290,00094.6 per 1,000
MK14Milton Keynes, Stantonbury21,085£325,00088.1 per 1,000
MK15Milton Keynes, Willen Park7,053£335,00086.1 per 1,000
MK16Newport Pagnell, Redhouse Park18,995£351,50061.4 per 1,000
MK17Woburn Sands, Eagle Farm South20,262£472,00063.1 per 1,000
MK18Winslow, Buckingham34,367£393,50046.8 per 1,000
MK19Deanshanger, Old Stratford12,789£363,75052.3 per 1,000
MK20Caldecote, TongwellNo figureNo figureNo figure
MK40Bedford, Queen's Park40,022£350,000145.2 per 1,000
MK41Bedford, Goldington43,145£335,50075.0 per 1,000
MK42Kempston, South End56,180£320,000113.1 per 1,000
MK43Bromham, Wootton42,389£375,00038.3 per 1,000
MK44Bedford16,385£468,00066.9 per 1,000
MK45Flitwick, Ampthill49,941£395,00044.2 per 1,000
MK46Olney, Lavendon9,401£409,00042.8 per 1,000
MK77Kiln Farm251No figure433.0 per 1,000
MK in brief

The MK postcode area, named after Milton Keynes, has 28 postcode districts.

The median price paid for a home in MK was £360,998 in 2025.

MK had 590,998 usual residents at the census.

About 23% of people in MK live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In MK, 90.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.