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Olney

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3,574 people · median £397,499 · Milton Keynes

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Good for schoolsAmong the least deprived

Milton Keynes Council · Liberal Democrat / Labour coalition 39/60 seats · 65% · OCD 2026

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Who lives here? This neighbourhood

Population3,574

0–14

17%

15–24

25–44

22%

45–64

29%

65+

23%

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Median age46.2

ONS Census 2021 (Nomis)

Employment rate64%

Residents aged 16 or over who were in work when the census was taken.

Unemployed · of economically active residents5.5%

Self-employed · of people in work14%

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Retired16.7%

ONS Census 2021

Degree-level qualified45%

Residents aged 16 or over with a Level 4 qualification or higher, such as a degree or HNC.

No formal qualifications10.2%

Residents aged 16+ · ONS Census 2021

Good or very good health85%

Residents who described their general health as good or very good.

Average life-satisfaction rating 7.51/10

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Happiness7.4/10

Feels worthwhile7.7/10

Anxiety (lower = better)3.8/10

Health: ONS Census 2021 · wellbeing ratings: ONS Annual Population Survey

Relative deprivation — this area's neighbourhoods average 10/10 · little changed since 2019. A higher number means less deprivation. Roughly 95% of English neighbourhoods fall in more-deprived bands.

Full deprivation breakdown — all seven domains

DEPRIVATION

IMD decile 10/10

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WHAT THIS MEANSThis area scores 10/10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation — less deprived than most (averaged across its neighbourhoods). About 95% 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 10 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

9.5/10

Employment

9.5/10

Education & skills

9.5/10

Health & disability

10.0/10

Crime

9.5/10

Housing & services

4.0/10

Living environment

8.0/10

Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG), averaged over the LSOAs in this area. · IoD2025

76%

own their home

96%

White
largest ethnic group · next: Mixed 2%

ONS Census 2021

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