Renting in Milton Keynes

Average Rent in Milton Keynes

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The average rent in Milton Keynes is £1,400/mo, with 3,537 live listings across 5 portals from £475/mo. Compare rents by bedroom and area below — and get alerted the moment a new Milton Keynes rental appears.

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Renting in Milton Keynes

What it costs to rent in Milton Keynes

Milton Keynes currently has 3,537 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £1,400 a month. 158 new homes appeared in the past week alone. Among the houses and flats listed, roughly 46% are houses and the rest are flats.

Rents vary sharply by postcode. The most affordable outcode we track is MK1 at around £900/mo, while MK8 sits nearer £1,950/mo. For a wider view of where the UK’s cheapest rents are, see our guide to the cheapest cities to rent in the UK.

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Market snapshot

Milton Keynes rental market at a glance

3,537

Active rentals in Milton Keynes

£1,400/mo

Median monthly rent

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Rental prices

Rent by bedrooms in Milton Keynes

Median monthly rent, based on 3,537 active listings across 5 property sites.

Bedrooms	Median rent	Available
1 bed	£1,125/mo	1049
2 bed	£1,350/mo	1118
3 bed	£1,650/mo	724
4+ bed	£2,150/mo	562

Updated July 2026. Prices normalised to monthly where weekly was listed.

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Rent trend · ONS PIPR

How Milton Keynes rents have moved

Office for National Statistics Price Index of Private Rents — official monthly average rent across all tenures in Milton Keynes. Latest: £1,329/mo (Mar 26, +3.2% YoY).

Latest

£1,329

Mar 26

Annual

+3.2%

vs last year

5-yr ago

£1,022

Apr 21

Total change

+30%

since 2021

Source: Office for National Statistics · Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR). Updated monthly with a ~2-month lag. ONS uses Broad Rental Market Areas in Scotland — figures may aggregate beyond the city itself.

Affordability · ONS ASHE

What share of Milton Keynes pay goes on rent?

Renters in Milton Keynes spend an estimated 44% of the local median gross salary on rent — based on the ONS Price Index of Private Rents and ASHE Table 8 (2025).

Median rent

£1,329/mo

£15,948/yr

Median pay

£36,061/yr

gross, ASHE 2025

Rent burden

44%

Stretched — above the 30% rent-burden threshold.

0%30% threshold80%

Sources: Office for National Statistics — Price Index of Private Rents (latest month) and Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings Table 8.7a (median annual gross pay, place of residence). The 30% line is the conventional rent-burden threshold above which housing costs are considered to crowd out other essentials.

Council tax · VOA 2024

Council tax bands across Milton Keynes

Most Milton Keynes homes sit in Band B. The weighted average works out close to Band C–D across 124,540 properties on the council-tax list.

Modal band

most common band

Mean band

3.05

≈ Band C–D

Stock

125k

124,540 properties

A
14%17,910
B
28%35,080
C
25%31,690
D
13%16,250
E
11%13,150
F
6%7,080
G
3%3,220
H
0%170

Source: HM Valuation Office Agency — Council Tax Stock of Properties (CTSOP1.0), extract dated 31 March 2024. Covers England and Wales; Scotland and Northern Ireland use separate band schemes and aren't included.

Broadband · Ofcom Connected Nations

Broadband coverage across Milton Keynes

96% of Milton Keynes premises can already get full-fibre and 96% can get gigabit speeds — Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage, July 2025.

Full fibre

96%

FTTP-ready premises

Gigabit

96%

≥1Gbit/s available

Superfast

100%

≥30Mbit/s available

Mean speed

488 Mbit/s

bucket-weighted estimate

Full fibre (FTTP)
96%
Gigabit-capable
96%
Superfast (≥30 Mbit/s)
100%

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage by Local Authority (Milton Keynes), July 2025, covering 125,617 premises. Mean download speed is estimated from Ofcom speed-bucket midpoints.

Energy efficiency · DESNZ EPC

EPC ratings for Milton Keynes homes

63% of Milton Keynes homes hold a current EPC in bands A–C — the bands that meet the proposed 2030 minimum energy-efficiency standard for rented stock.

Bands A–C

63%

good energy-efficiency stock

Bands D–G

37%

below the proposed 2030 floor

Certificates

109k

108,970 EPCs

A
2%1,731
B
22%23,878
C
40%43,207
D
30%32,410
E
6%6,551
F
1%962
G
0%231

Source: DESNZ Energy Performance of Buildings register (replacement for opendatacommunities.org), domestic certificates filed under Milton Keynes. Covers England and Wales — Scottish EPCs are held in a separate Scottish register and aren't included.

Schools · GIAS · DfE

State-funded schools near Milton Keynes

11 open state-funded schools sit within one mile of the Milton Keynes centroid. The five closest:

1
Germander Park School
Primary · Foundation school · MK14 7DU
0.54 mi
2
Jubilee Wood Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · MK6 2LB
0.56 mi
3
Southwood School
Primary · Foundation school · MK14 7AR
0.60 mi
4
The Willows School and Early Years Centre
Primary · Community school · MK6 2LP
0.61 mi
5
Orchard Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led · MK6 3HW
0.72 mi

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools (state-funded extract). Distances are straight-line from each school's postcode to the Milton Keynes centroid. Ofsted ratings were removed from GIAS in January 2025 and aren't available here.

Property types

What’s on offer in Milton Keynes

Flats & apartments

1529

54% of listings

Houses

1301

46% of listings

Bungalows

0% of listings

Property mix · houses

Houses to rent in Milton Keynes — what's on the market

Semi-detached houses make up 35% of the 1,312 houses currently advertised in Milton Keynes.

Semi-detached
35%461
Terraced
31%405
Detached
18%236
Other house
15%199
Bungalow
1%11

Rent by postcode

Where Milton Keynes rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 2,485 live listings in 20 outcodes. Outcodes with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental.

Most expensive in Milton Keynes

1MK8£1,950/mo211 rentals
2MK5£1,925/mo199 rentals
3MK17£1,795/mo27 rentals

Cheapest in Milton Keynes

1MK1£900/mo5 rentals
2MK40£950/mo14 rentals
3MK14£1,200/mo121 rentals

Features · Milton Keynes

Garden, parking, and floor area in Milton Keynes

Live signal across 3,537 Milton Keynes rentals scraped from six UK portals. Coverage varies by portal — figures below show the share of listings whose advertiser surfaces the feature.

Garden

85%

of 596 Milton Keynes listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.

Parking

97%

of 1,238 Milton Keynes listings include parking, a driveway, or a garage.

Floor area · £/sqft

£2.10 /sqft

Median 700 sqft across 435 Milton Keynes listings that publish floor area.

Area safety

Safety in Milton Keynes

Higher Crime Area

Based on the latest police data (July 2026), Milton Keynes has a higher crime rate compared to other UK cities. Across 35 of 35 postcode districts analysed, the median was 156 reported crimes per area. The most common category in Milton Keynes is Anti-social behaviour, accounting for 0% of all incidents.

Crime overview

156 crimes per area (median)
35 of 35 postcode districts covered
Data: July 2026

Most reported

Anti-social behaviour
0% of incidents

Milton Keynes’s overall figures sit above the national median, but crime varies a lot by neighbourhood. Dwellio alerts include the area’s data so you can pick the right street.

Data from data.police.uk, updated monthly. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Area breakdown

Safety by suburb in Milton Keynes

Street-level crime counts from data.police.uk for May 2026, covering a ~1 mile radius around each suburb centre. Figures are normalised per 1,000 residents so you can compare neighbourhoods fairly.

Newport Pagnell has the lowest crime count of the top 5 suburbs in Milton Keynes.

Bletchley
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (120) · pop. ~37,000
7.7
per 1k
Wolverton
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (65) · pop. ~13,000
15
per 1k
Stony Stratford
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (30) · pop. ~8,000
8.3
per 1k
Newport Pagnell
Typical for city
Most common: Anti-social behaviour (33) · pop. ~16,000
7.1
per 1k
Fenny Stratford
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (97) · pop. ~7,000
32
per 1k

Suburbs shown are representative populated areas; figures reflect street-level incidents within ~1 mile of each centre. Data from data.police.uk. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Where we search

Milton Keynes listings by portal

We watch 5 property sites for rentals in Milton Keynes.

Rightmove

2390

OpenRent

516

PrimeLocation

303

OnTheMarket

220

Leaders

108

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Frequently asked

Renting in Milton Keynes — your questions answered

What is the average rent in Milton Keynes?

The median rent in Milton Keynes is £1400/month based on 3537 active listings across 5 property portals (2026-07).

How many rental properties are available in Milton Keynes?

There are currently 3537 rental properties available in Milton Keynes, with 158 new listings added in the last 7 days.

Is Milton Keynes safe for renters?

Milton Keynes has a higher crime rate compared to other UK cities, with a median of 156 reported crimes per postcode area (July 2026). The most common category is Anti-social behaviour. Data from data.police.uk.

What is the most common crime in Milton Keynes?

The most commonly reported crime category in Milton Keynes is Anti-social behaviour, based on data.police.uk records for July 2026.

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