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Latest rentals in Milton Keynes

The freshest listings we picked up across Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders.

  1. 1 bed flat/apartment for rent in Pettingrew Close, Walnut Tree, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK7
    £950/moLeaders

    1 bed flat/apartment

    Pettingrew Close, Walnut Tree, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK7

    11View listing
  2. 2 bed flat/apartment for rent in Laelia Drive, Fairfields, Milton Keynes, MK11
    £1,400/moLeaders

    2 bed flat/apartment

    Laelia Drive, Fairfields, Milton Keynes, MK11

    21View listing
  3. 1 bed house for rent in Primatt Crescent, Shenley Church End, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK5
    £1,000/moLeaders

    1 bed house

    Primatt Crescent, Shenley Church End, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK5

    11View listing
  4. 1 bed property for rent in Daniels Welch, Coffee Hall, Milton Keynes MK6
    £800/moPrimeLocation

    1 bed property

    Daniels Welch, Coffee Hall, Milton Keynes MK6

    1View listing
  5. 3 bed property for rent in Bodle Close, Milton Keynes MK15
    £1,900/moPrimeLocation

    3 bed property

    Bodle Close, Milton Keynes MK15

    3View listing
  6. 2 bed property for rent in Lindisfarne Drive, Milton Keynes MK10
    £1,350/moPrimeLocation

    2 bed property

    Lindisfarne Drive, Milton Keynes MK10

    2View listing
  7. 2 bed property for rent in Buckingham House, Central Milton Keynes MK9
    £1,200/moPrimeLocation

    2 bed property

    Buckingham House, Central Milton Keynes MK9

    2View listing
  8. 4 bed property for rent in Anglesey Court, Milton Keynes MK8
    £1,695/moPrimeLocation

    4 bed property

    Anglesey Court, Milton Keynes MK8

    4View listing
  9. 3 bed property for rent in Blackhorse Drive, Old Stratford, Milton Keynes MK19
    £1,800/moPrimeLocation

    3 bed property

    Blackhorse Drive, Old Stratford, Milton Keynes MK19

    3View listing
  10. 4 bed property for rent in Quinn Meadows, Oxley Park, Milton Keynes MK4
    £2,300/moPrimeLocation

    4 bed property

    Quinn Meadows, Oxley Park, Milton Keynes MK4

    4View listing
  11. 2 bed property for rent in Towergate House, Milton Keynes MK9
    £1,450/moPrimeLocation

    2 bed property

    Towergate House, Milton Keynes MK9

    2View listing
  12. 1 bed property for rent in Station House, Elder Gate, Milton Keynes MK9
    £1,285/moPrimeLocation

    1 bed property

    Station House, Elder Gate, Milton Keynes MK9

    1View listing

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Market snapshot

Milton Keynes rental market at a glance

1,388

Active rentals in Milton Keynes

£1,378/mo

Median monthly rent

5

Property sites we watch

Rental prices

Rent by bedrooms in Milton Keynes

Median monthly rent, based on 1,388 active listings across 5 property sites.

BedroomsMedian rentAvailable
1 bed£1,100/mo429
2 bed£1,395/mo435
3 bed£1,650/mo278
4+ bed£2,270/mo219

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

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

£1,025£1,175£1,325Apr 21Oct 23Mar 26

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

B

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

108,735 EPCs

  • A
    2%1,725
  • B
    22%23,831
  • C
    40%43,083
  • D
    30%32,361
  • E
    6%6,543
  • F
    1%961
  • 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. 1

    Germander Park School

    Primary · Foundation school · MK14 7DU

    0.54 mi
  2. 2

    Jubilee Wood Primary School

    Primary · Academy converter · MK6 2LB

    0.56 mi
  3. 3

    Southwood School

    Primary · Foundation school · MK14 7AR

    0.60 mi
  4. 4

    The Willows School and Early Years Centre

    Primary · Community school · MK6 2LP

    0.61 mi
  5. 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

604

56% of listings

Houses

481

44% of listings

Bungalows

3

0% of listings

Property mix · houses

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

Semi-detached houses make up 34% of the 484 houses currently advertised in Milton Keynes.

  • Semi-detached
    34%164
  • Terraced
    33%162
  • Detached
    16%79
  • Other house
    16%76
  • Bungalow
    1%3

Rent by postcode

Where Milton Keynes rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 990 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

  1. 1MK8£1,950/mo92 rentals
  2. 2MK15£1,895/mo5 rentals
  3. 3MK4£1,725/mo47 rentals

Cheapest in Milton Keynes

  1. 1NN4£717/mo4 rentals
  2. 2MK14£850/mo62 rentals
  3. 3MK6£950/mo106 rentals

Features · Milton Keynes

Garden, parking, and floor area in Milton Keynes

Live signal across 1,388 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

100%

of 70 Milton Keynes listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.

Parking

100%

of 223 Milton Keynes listings include parking, a driveway, or a garage.

Area safety

Safety in Milton Keynes

Higher Crime Area

Based on the latest police data (April 2026), Milton Keynes has a higher crime rate compared to other UK cities. Across 35 of 35 postcode districts analysed, the median was 141 reported crimes per area. The most common category in Milton Keynes is Anti-social behaviour, accounting for 0% of all incidents.

Crime overview

  • 141 crimes per area (median)
  • 35 of 35 postcode districts covered
  • Data: April 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 February 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 (80) · pop. ~37,000

    5.3
    per 1k

  • Wolverton

    Higher crime

    Most common: Violent crime (51) · pop. ~13,000

    10
    per 1k

  • Stony Stratford

    Typical for city

    Most common: Violent crime (22) · pop. ~8,000

    5.0
    per 1k

  • Newport Pagnell

    Safer area

    Most common: Violent crime (15) · pop. ~16,000

    3.3
    per 1k

  • Fenny Stratford

    Higher crime

    Most common: Violent crime (65) · pop. ~7,000

    25
    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
882
OpenRent
267
PrimeLocation
103
OnTheMarket
79
Leaders
57

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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 £1378/month based on 1388 active listings across 5 property portals (2026-04).

How many rental properties are available in Milton Keynes?

There are currently 1388 rental properties available in Milton Keynes, with 139 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 141 reported crimes per postcode area (April 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 April 2026.

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