MK1 postcode area guide — Milton Keynes
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the MK1 postcode district in Milton Keynes — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in MK1
Good coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
82.6%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
27.1%
Gigabit-capable
27%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.6%
Broadband availability in the MK1 postcode district (Milton Keynes) is Good — superfast broadband reaches most premises. Across the 89 postcodes Ofcom measures in MK1, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 82.6% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 27%.
Around 0.6% of premises in MK1 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in MK1
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| MK1 1AH | 100% | 0% |
| MK1 1AS | 100% | 100% |
| MK1 1AX | 100% | 0% |
| MK1 1BA | 100% | 86.7% |
| MK1 1BB | 100% | 100% |
| MK1 1BE | 100% | 100% |
| MK1 1BG | 100% | 100% |
| MK1 1BH | 100% | 96.3% |
| MK1 1BJ | 100% | 0% |
| MK1 1BL | 100% | 100% |
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Mobile signal around Milton Keynes
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Milton Keynes district (133,687 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
94.4%
4G outdoors — all networks
99.9%
5G outdoors — all networks
85.2%
Voice indoors — all networks
95.2%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in MK1
Police recorded 280 incidents within about a mile of the centre of MK1 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 95 | 33.9% |
| Shoplifting | 55 | 19.6% |
| Public order | 29 | 10.4% |
| Other theft | 25 | 8.9% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 23 | 8.2% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 18 | 6.4% |
| Vehicle crime | 15 | 5.4% |
| Robbery | 7 | 2.5% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in MK1
Based on 7 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in MK1 is £405,000, up 35.0% on the previous year (£300,000).
Latest recorded sales in MK1
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Mar 2026 | £480,000 | Other | Grove Ash | MK1 1BZ |
| 12 Dec 2025 | £405,000 | Semi-detached | Staple Hall Road | MK1 1BQ |
| 26 Nov 2025 | £528,000 | Detached | Staple Hall Road | MK1 1BQ |
| 7 Oct 2025 | £265,000 | Terraced | Lock View Lane | MK1 1BY |
| 26 Sep 2025 | £420,000 | Detached | Staple Hall Road | MK1 1BQ |
| 29 Aug 2025 | £100,000 | Flat | Granby Court | MK1 1NQ |
| 15 Aug 2025 | £327,500 | Semi-detached | Rhondda Close | MK1 1BH |
| 22 May 2025 | £405,000 | Semi-detached | Staple Hall Road | MK1 1BQ |
| 7 May 2025 | £100,000 | Flat | Granby Court | MK1 1NG |
| 9 Apr 2025 | £108,000 | Flat | Granby Court | MK1 1NE |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Milton Keynes demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Milton Keynes district (287,062 residents, 113,103 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21.7% |
| 15–29 | 24% |
| 30–44 | 22.9% |
| 45–64 | 17.7% |
| 65+ | 13.8% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 54.8% |
| Private rented | 21.1% |
| Social rented | 8.3% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around MK1
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baytul Ilm Secondary School | Not applicable | 11–16 | 82 | MK1 1LG |
| Knowles Nursery School | Nursery | 2–5 | 84 | MK2 2HB |
| Knowles Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 356 | MK2 2HB |
| Lift Charles Warren | Primary | 4–11 | 182 | MK6 3AZ |
| Abbeys Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 298 | MK3 6PS |
| Moorlands Centre Nursery School | Nursery | 2–4 | 25 | MK6 4LP |
| Moorland Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 194 | MK6 4ND |
| Langland Community School | Primary | 3–11 | 172 | MK6 4HA |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in MK1
80 rated food businesses operate in MK1. 55 hold the top rating of 5, 4 are rated 4, and 2 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Aldi, Asda, Bella Italia, Big Rock Climbing Centre, Boots UK Ltd.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in MK1
From a sample of 56 Energy Performance Certificates across 2 MK1 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 30% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band C
30%
Band D
43%
Band E
21%
Band F
5%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Milton Keynes
Landlines around MK1 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.