United Kingdom · South East · Local Authority
Milton Keynes
Unitary authority · South East, England · population ~270k · 112 state-funded schools
High cost of living, but with some advantages. Milton Keynes median house prices are 8.2 times median annual pay, and rent takes 37.5% of gross earnings, both above the South East median. However, council tax is below the regional average, and school quality is a clear strength, with 95.3% of pupils in Good or Outstanding places, better than 74% of England authorities. Recorded crime is a notable weakness, higher than 71% of England authorities. This option suits those prioritising school quality and who can absorb higher living costs.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-08 data.
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How Milton Keynes ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£42,520/yr
High
Better than 71% of UK LAs
House price
£350,000
Expensive
Worse than 69% of UK LAs
Rent
£1,329/mo
Expensive
Worse than 74% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,372/yr
Cheap
Better than 64% of UK LAs
Crime
87.3/1k
High
Worse than 72% of UK LAs
Deprivation
18.0
Mid
Around UK average
Schools
95.5%
Strong
Better than 70% of UK LAs
Colour shows quintile position against 361 UK Local Authorities. Green is the best position for someone moving here; red is the worst. Direction is set per indicator — higher pay, lower rent, less crime, less deprivation are all green.
Schools
111 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
106 of 111 (95.5%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. How we count →
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112 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Grades, phase and pupil numbers for all 112 schools, sortable and filterable.
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What we don't know yet
Commute times · GP appointment availability · broadband speeds · air quality at LA level · green-space proximity · public transport coverage. These matter for a relocation decision. We'll add them when the source data is reliable nationally and consistent across LA boundaries.