Renting in Milton Keynes
Median asking rent · all sizes · 1,232 live listings · October 2026
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The median asking rent for homes of all sizes in Milton Keynes is £1,400 a month, from 1,232 live listings on five property sites (Dwellio, October 2026).
| Size | Median asking rent |
|---|---|
| 1-bed | £1,198/moasking · 394 listings · Oct 2026 |
| 2-bed | £1,350/moasking · 388 listings · Oct 2026 |
| 3-bed | £1,600/moasking · 221 listings · Oct 2026 |
| 4+ bed | £2,050/moasking · 198 listings · Oct 2026 |
Asking rents from live listings on Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders · Updated . Weekly prices normalised to monthly. Each figure counts the live listings behind it; rooms are per room.
Cite this: Dwellio, “Median asking rent in Milton Keynes by size, October 2026”, dwellio.co.uk/rent/milton-keynes, updated 28 October 2026.
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Renting in Milton Keynes
Milton Keynes currently has 1,232 rental listings on the property sites we track. The median asking rent for homes of all sizes in Milton Keynes is £1,400 a month, from 1,232 live listings on five property sites (Dwellio, October 2026). 253 new homes appeared in the past week alone. Among the houses and flats listed, roughly 44% are houses and the rest are flats. How we measure this
Rents vary sharply by postcode. Median asking rents for homes of all sizes run from £1,100 a month in MK20 (3 live listings) to £2,070 in MK77 (12 live listings), the cheapest and priciest postcode districts we track in Milton Keynes (Dwellio, October 2026). 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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Rent by property size
Median monthly asking rent for each property size in Milton Keynes, October 2026. Every figure carries the number of live listings behind it.
The median asking rent for a 1-bed in Milton Keynes is £1,198 a month, 14% below the median for homes of all sizes, from 394 live listings on five property sites (Dwellio, October 2026).
The median asking rent for a 2-bed in Milton Keynes is £1,350 a month, 4% below the median for homes of all sizes, from 388 live listings on five property sites (Dwellio, October 2026).
The median asking rent for a 3-bed in Milton Keynes is £1,600 a month, 14% above the median for homes of all sizes, from 221 live listings on five property sites (Dwellio, October 2026).
The median asking rent for a 4+ bed home in Milton Keynes is £2,050 a month, 46% above the median for homes of all sizes, from 198 live listings on five property sites (Dwellio, October 2026).
Medians exclude prices that fail our junk-listing floor. Room rents are per room, not per property. Each size needs at least 10 live listings. Studio figures are hidden for now: listings whose bedroom count we couldn’t read were being counted as studios. How we measure this
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Rent trend · ONS PIPR
The ONS average rent paid in Milton Keynes is £1,346 a month, up 4.0% on a year earlier, across private tenancies of all sizes (Office for National Statistics, September 2026). The Office for National Statistics’ Price Index of Private Rents is the official series for rents being paid, including long-running tenancies; Dwellio’s figures above are asking rents.
Annual
+4.0%
vs a year earlier
Total change
+29%
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. How we measure this
Affordability · ONS ASHE
Renters in Milton Keynes spend an estimated 45% of the local median gross salary on rent — based on the ONS Price Index of Private Rents and ASHE Table 8 (2025).
Median pay
£36,061/yr
Median gross annual pay for residents · ONS ASHE 2025
Rent burden
45%
Stretched — above the 30% rent-burden threshold.
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. How we measure this
Property types
55% of listings
43% of listings
1% of listings
Property mix · houses
Terraced houses make up 32% of the 470 houses currently advertised in Milton Keynes.
Rent by postcode
Median monthly asking rent for homes of all sizes, grouped by postcode district, across 1,076 live listings in 18 districts (October 2026). Districts with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental; rooms in shared houses are left out.
Cite this: Dwellio, “Median asking rent by postcode district in Milton Keynes, October 2026”, dwellio.co.uk/rent/milton-keynes, updated 28 October 2026.
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Features · Milton Keynes
Live signal across 1,232 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
79%
of 253 Milton Keynes listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.
Parking
97%
of 492 Milton Keynes listings include parking, a driveway, or a garage.
Floor area
£2.34/sq ft a monthMedian asking rent per sq ft · all sizes · 144 live listings · October 2026Median 710 sqft across the 144 Milton Keynes listings that publish floor area.
Live from the portals
253 homes came onto the Milton Keynes rental market in the last 7 days across Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders. The freshest are below.
1 bed flat/apartment
Silbury Boulevard, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK9
3 bed house
Trueman Place, Oldbrook, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK6
1 bed flat/apartment
Ada Walk, Oakgrove, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK10
3 bed house
Hindemith Gardens, Old Farm Park, Milton Keynes, MK7
3 bed house
Kirkstall Place, Oldbrook, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK6
1 bed house
Denchworth Court, Emerson Valley, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK4
1 bed house
Shamrock Close, Walnut Tree, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK7
2 bed property
Porthcawl Green, Tattenhoe, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire MK4
5 bed property
Balbina Way, Fairfields, Milton Keynes MK11
2 bed property
3 bed property
4 bed property
Robertson Close, Shenley Church End MK5
3 bed property
Fleming Gardens, Milton Keynes MK4
2 bed property
Buckingham Court, Milton Keynes MK9
2 bed property
Buckingham Court, Milton Keynes MK9
3 bed property
Kirkstall Place, Oldbrook, Milton Keynes MK6
1 bed property
Denchworth Court, Emerson Valley, Milton Keynes MK4
1 bed property
Shamrock Close, Walnut Tree, Milton Keynes MK7
1 bed property
Tweed Drive, Bletchley, Buckinghamshire MK3
1 bed property
Waterside House, Milton Keynes MK6
3 bed property
Brayton Court, Milton Keynes MK5
2 bed property
Bergamot Gardens, Milton Keynes MK7
2 bed flat/apartment
2 Bed Flat, Granton House, MK9
3 bed room
Room in a Shared House, Boycott Avenue, MK6
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Council tax · VOA 2024
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
B
most common band
Mean band
3.05
≈ Band C–D
Stock
125k
124,540 properties
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
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
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
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
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
11 open state-funded schools sit within one mile of the Milton Keynes centroid. The five closest:
Germander Park School
Primary · Foundation school · MK14 7DU
Jubilee Wood Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · MK6 2LB
Southwood School
Primary · Foundation school · MK14 7AR
The Willows School and Early Years Centre
Primary · Community school · MK6 2LP
Orchard Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led · MK6 3HW
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.
Area safety
Based on the latest police data (October 2026), Milton Keynes has a higher crime rate compared to other UK cities. Across 35 of 35 postcode districts analysed, the median was 167 reported crimes per area. The most common category in Milton Keynes is Anti-social behaviour, accounting for 0% of all 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
Street-level crime counts from data.police.uk for August 2026, covering a ~1 mile radius around each suburb centre. Figures are normalised per 1,000 residents so you can compare neighbourhoods fairly.
Most common: Violent crime (99) · pop. ~37,000
Most common: Violent crime (62) · pop. ~13,000
Most common: Anti-social behaviour (19) · pop. ~8,000
Most common: Violent crime (31) · pop. ~16,000
Most common: Violent crime (77) · pop. ~7,000
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.
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The median asking rent for homes of all sizes in Milton Keynes is £1,400 a month, from 1,232 live listings on five property sites (Dwellio, October 2026).
The median asking rent for a 1-bed in Milton Keynes is £1,198 a month, 14% below the median for homes of all sizes, from 394 live listings on five property sites (Dwellio, October 2026).
The median asking rent for a 2-bed in Milton Keynes is £1,350 a month, 4% below the median for homes of all sizes, from 388 live listings on five property sites (Dwellio, October 2026).
The median asking rent for a 3-bed in Milton Keynes is £1,600 a month, 14% above the median for homes of all sizes, from 221 live listings on five property sites (Dwellio, October 2026).
The median asking rent for a 4+ bed home in Milton Keynes is £2,050 a month, 46% above the median for homes of all sizes, from 198 live listings on five property sites (Dwellio, October 2026).
There are currently 1,232 rental properties available in Milton Keynes, with 253 new listings added in the last 7 days.
Milton Keynes has a higher crime rate compared to other UK cities, with a median of 167 reported crimes per postcode area (October 2026). The most common category is Anti-social behaviour. Data from data.police.uk.
The most commonly reported crime category in Milton Keynes is Anti-social behaviour, based on data.police.uk records for October 2026.
Across South East
How Milton Keynes compares with the other 34 places we track in South East — median asking rent from live listings, updated October 2026.
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Cite this: Dwellio, “Median asking rent across South East, October 2026”, dwellio.co.uk/rent/milton-keynes, updated 28 October 2026.
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