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47 recorded sales · median £201,000 · Milton Keynes
Milton Keynes Council · Liberal Democrat / Labour coalition 39/60 seats · 65% · OCD 2026
76/100
Good
Acreright area score · our comparison, not an official rating
£201k
median price
9.8
crimes per 1,000 residents each month
£201k
median sold price
8.4 yrs
of local pay to buy
32 min
London — fastest
7
rail stations mapped
0
grammar schools
125
schools total
9.8
crimes per 1,000 residents each month
1,066
Violence — most
9.3
NO₂ · WHO 10
1.3%
in a flood zone
625
green spaces
7.2
PM2.5 · WHO 5
628
eat & drink
177
shops
88.7%
gigabit
51
gyms & leisure
Tiles show street’s own prices; crime, schools, transport, health & amenities are shown for the wider area — each tab labels its source.
Score by what matters: AffordabilityCommuteSchoolsSafetyEnvironmentAmenities
Sold price trend
£129,500 in 1997 → £587,500 in 2021
⌄ On this street: every recorded sale is listed under Cost — this is the finest level we hold. Everything else is shown for the wider Milton Keynes, clearly labelled.
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All figures, sources and dates
Prices2026-09-15
Affordability2025
Council tax & governance2026/27 (tax); 2026 (control)
Crime2026-07
Deprivation2025
Census2021
Schools2026
Health2026/2025
Transport2026
Broadband2024-07
Environment2023–24
Ground checks2022–25
Heritage & planning2026
Amenities2026
Companies2026-07-01
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What does it cost? This street
A typical home here sells for £201,000. That's about 8.4× local earnings — around the 9.2× five-year average.
Sold price history
2021 · 2 sales
Median sold price · 12 months to Sep 2026 · 47 sales£201,000
HM Land Registry Price Paid
By property type
Too few sales by type to chart.
Typical home price compared with annual local pay8.4× · five-year average 9.2×
HM Land Registry, 12 months
Resold at a loss from Milton Keynes32.3%
Of the homes across Milton Keynes that sold again within five years, 32.3% went for less than the owner paid. Lower is better. Worse than South East (17.4%).
By property type
Detached houses9.1%
Semi-detached houses14.3%
Terraced houses8.7%
Flats33.5%
New-build vs second-hand
Bought new36.9%
Bought second-hand27.7%
Overall
Typical resale gain+3.5% · ~5.4-yr hold
Same home sold twice within five years (880 resale pairs) across Milton Keynes — the finest grain we hold repeat-sale outcomes at · HM Land Registry · cash terms, not inflation-adjusted
Home ownership55%
Households owning their home · ONS Census 2021
Council tax£2,235
Milton Keynes City Council£1,848
Police & Crime Commissioner£298
Fire & Rescue£89
Council tax bands A–H
Band A£1,490
Band B£1,739
Band C£1,987
Band D (baseline)£2,235
Band E£2,732
Band F£3,229
Band G£3,725
Band H£4,471
Full-year charge for every band, derived from Band D at the statutory ratios (A = 6/9 of Band D … H = 18/9). MHCLG 2026/27.
Pick your band — the breakdown recalculates · MHCLG 2026/27 · hand-curated each April
Neighbourhood prices in Milton Keynes how Bignell Croft compares · from Milton Keynes
⌃ Fastest 5-yr growth: Old Farm Park +63.5%
| Neighbourhood | Median price | 5-year change | Sales, 12m |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Farm Park | £450,000 | +63.5% | 70 |
| Great Linford | £369,250 | +50% | 60 |
| Newport Pagnell | £270,000 | +47.8% | 134 |
| Netherfield | £174,869 | +32.9% | 18 |
| Fishermead | £281,000 | +32.7% | 52 |
Sorted by 5-year change — click a row → the map flies there; click the name → its full report · HM Land Registry, 12 months
Homes in Bignell Croft — sold prices
Filters
| Address | Type | Beds | EPC | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2, Bignell Croft Loughton | Detached | — | — | £670,000 | Nov 2021 |
| 17 BIGNELL CROFT LOUGHTON MILTON KEYNES | Detached | — | — | £505,000 | Jan 2021 |
| 8 Bignell Croft Loughton | Detached | — | — | £310,000 | Oct 2020 |
| 16, Bignell Croft Loughton | Detached | — | — | £510,000 | May 2019 |
| 18, Bignell Croft Loughton | Detached | — | — | £505,000 | Nov 2017 |
| 13, Bignell Croft Loughton | Detached | — | — | £515,000 | Dec 2016 |
| 14 BIGNELL CROFT | Detached | — | — | £455,000 | Feb 2016 |
| 18, Bignell Croft Loughton | Detached | — | — | £330,000 | Dec 2012 |
| 13, Bignell Croft Loughton | Detached | — | — | £340,000 | Jul 2011 |
| 1 BIGNELL CROFT | Detached | — | — | £375,000 | Jun 2009 |
24 recent sales — showing 10 · Search & browse every home →
Type a street, address or postcode to narrow this list; clear to see the latest sales. Click any home → its full report (sale history, EPC, estimate). Beds inferred from floor area · HM Land Registry + EPC
How safe is it? from Milton Keynes
Crime runs at 9.8 per 1,000 residents a month. Like most places with a retail centre, offences cluster where the shops are, not where people live.
Crime rate
Per 1,000 / month9.8
Street-level counts · police.uk, last 12 months
By category, 12 months from Milton Keynes
Recorded crimes by category across the whole Milton Keynes district, last 12 months · police.uk / Home Office
Where crime clusters
police.uk publishes anonymised "on or near" points, not named hotspots. The map above shows where they cluster, with the crime layer on. Some forces log crimes at their police station, so a station can look like a hotspot.
Clusters of anonymised on-or-near markers, not addresses · police.uk
Who lives here? from Milton Keynes
Population287,060
ONS Census 2021 (Nomis) · this neighbourhood
Relative deprivation — this area's neighbourhoods average 6/10 · little changed since 2019. A higher number means less deprivation. Roughly 55% of English neighbourhoods fall in more-deprived bands.
Full deprivation breakdown — all seven domains
DEPRIVATION
IMD decile 6/10
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WHAT THIS MEANSThis area scores 6/10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation — around the national average (averaged across its neighbourhoods). About 55% of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than this area. The scale runs 1 (most deprived 10%) to 10 (least deprived).
SINCE 2019Was IMD decile 6 in 2019 — little changed since.
The seven things the index measures, each on the same 1–10 scale (higher = better). A low bar shows where the deprivation actually is.
Income
5.6/10
Employment
6.1/10
Education & skills
5.8/10
Health & disability
5.9/10
Crime
5.7/10
Housing & services
2.7/10
Living environment
8.5/10
Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG), averaged over the LSOAs in this area. · IoD2025
Figures for the wider Milton Keynes — the same across neighbouring areas. This page's own prices, crime and streets are shown in full on their tabs.
Employment rate · residents aged 16+64%
Unemployment · economically active residents5.5%
Degree-level (Level 4+)36%
Good or very good health85%
Own their home55%
Median age37.7
Born outside the UK26%
See the full Milton Keynes report →
ONS Census 2021 · wider district
Schools This street
100% of the 5 nearest inspected schools are rated Good or Outstanding. Catchments shown are the council-published ones where held, estimates otherwise — always labelled.
Ofsted
5 of 5 inspected schools rated Good or Outstanding
of the 5 nearest inspected schools
of the 5 nearest inspected schools
GIAS + Ofsted · post-Sept-2024 inspections show "Inspected — see report"
Catchments
Likely-nearest catchment line per school where councils publish polygons; estimated by distance otherwise — always labelled which.
Council catchment polygons + GIAS
Nearest schools 25 nearest schools
AllPrimarySecondaryGrammarNursery
| School | Phase | Ofsted | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loughton Manor First School | Primary | Good ('24) | 0.7 km |
| Nurtureville Nursery Loughton | Nursery | Good ('25) | 0.8 km |
| Great Holm Pre-School | Nursery | Good ('23) | 0.9 km |
| Loughton School | Primary | Inspected '25 — see report | 0.9 km |
| Hampstead Gate Day Nursery & Pre-School | Nursery | Good ('23) | 1.1 km |
| Holmwood School | Primary | — | 1.2 km |
| Bradwell Common Pre School | Nursery | Good ('22) | 1.2 km |
| Summerfield School | Primary | — | 1.2 km |
| Buttons@ Shenley Church End | Nursery | — | 1.3 km |
| Denbigh School | Secondary | — | 1.3 km |
Nearest first · type to search all schools, or filter by phase · click a school → its full report page · GIAS + Ofsted
Health This street
At a glance
| Here | |
|---|---|
| Life expectancy — men | 80.3 yrs |
| Life expectancy — women | 83.5 yrs |
| Smoking | 11% |
| Adults overweight or obese | 68% |
OHID Fingertips · district-level figures (the health-outcomes grain)
20
nearest GP surgeries · nearest 0.8 km
NHS ODS
NHS ODS
25
nearest dentists · nearest 0.7 km
NHS ODS
NHS ODS
25
nearest pharmacies · nearest 0.8 km
NHS ODS
NHS ODS
10 of 12 CQC-rated providers nearby are Good or Outstanding.
Nearest GPs, dentists & pharmacies
AllGPsDentistsPharmacies
| Name | Type | CQC rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grafton Gate East (Dental Surgery) | Dentist | — | 0.7 km |
| Central Milton Keynes Medical Centre | GP | — | 0.8 km |
| Boots | Pharmacy | — | 0.8 km |
| Hilltops Pharmacy | Pharmacy | — | 1.1 km |
| Jardines Pharmacy | Pharmacy | — | 1.2 km |
| The Hub Dental Practice | Dentist | — | 1.4 km |
| Two Mile Ash Dental Practice | Dentist | — | 1.5 km |
| Duckworth Court (Dental Surgery) | Dentist | — | 1.6 km |
Nearest first · type to search, or filter by type · click a provider → its full page · NHS ODS + CQC · — = not CQC-rated (e.g. pharmacies)
Getting around from Milton Keynes
5 nearest stations; the fastest to London is 32 min from Milton Keynes Central.
Rail — 5 nearest stations
| Station | Distance | To London | Fastest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milton Keynes Central | 0.3 mi | London Euston | 32 min |
| Wolverton | 2.3 mi | London Euston | 44 min |
| Bletchley | 3.4 mi | London Euston | 37 min |
| Fenny Stratford | 3.7 mi | — | no direct train |
| Bow Brickhill | 4.2 mi | — | no direct train |
Nearest first (miles from the area centre) · fastest London time in bold — from Milton Keynes Central (32 min) · click a station → its page · National Rail
Travel to work
Census travel-to-work — how residents commute
EV charging51 points
Per 10,000 residents1.8
National Chargepoint Registry · pins on the map · speed split (rapid/fast/slow) pending NCR field ingestion
Environment from Milton Keynes
Air quality
µg/m³ annual mean · DEFRA
Ground checks
Surface water 1-in-1001.2%
Flood zone1.3% of postcodes
Radonup to 1–3% of homes
Historic landfill30 sites within ~1 km
EA · UKHSA/BGS · Mining Remediation Authority — indicative, not a property search
Transport noise (Defra)
Road & rail noise bands (≥55 / ≥65 dB Lden) are being added — not yet available for this area. They cover major sources only; "not mapped" ≠ "quiet".
Defra strategic noise mapping
Heritage & green space
Listed buildings1,115
Conservation areas29
Green belt0%
Green spaces625
Historic England · OS Open Greenspace
Amenities from Milton Keynes
What's here
| Category | Count | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Eat & drink | 628 | 93% hygiene 4★+ (FSA) |
| Shops | 177 | supermarkets & convenience stores |
| Gyms, leisure & playgrounds | 51 | — |
| Green spaces & parks | 625 | filled areas on the map |
OSM + FSA
Broadband
% of premises · Ofcom Connected Nations
Local economy from Milton Keynes
Figures for the wider Milton Keynes — the same across neighbouring areas. This page's own prices, crime and streets are shown in full on their tabs.
Unemployment rate5.5%
In work (employment rate)63.8%
Companies registered here56,118
New incorporations (12m)8,247
Property companies (SPVs)6,599
See the full Milton Keynes report →
Companies House + ONS Census 2021 · wider district