Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 45 min4:42 am – 9:27 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 44 min8:08 am – 3:53 pm
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People10,202 residentsin the Central Milton Keynes & Newlands census areaMedian age 32.44,461 households21% of homes owner-occupied9% owned outright26% social rented, 48% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting7.5% unemployment rate73% of adults are economically active, 5,654 in work, 7% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 21%, health and social work 10%, transport and storage 10%Getting to work: 32% work from home, 45% go by car, 10% take public transport, 12% walk or cycle81% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages40% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 72%4% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C659 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August38 days of air frost, 18 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Parks and green spacesCampbell Parkpark · under a mile · 41 haLinford Woodpark · 1.0 mi · 41 haTeardrop Lakespark · under a mile · 24 haFishermead Sports Groundplaying field · under a mileSport Centralsports ground · under a mileLarkspur Avenue Allotmentsallotments · 1.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes37 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19708 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 23 Sep 200040 mi away, Warwick, WarwickshireMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 20258 mi away, Thornborough, BucksSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 11 · PM2.5 7.4 · PM10 13 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for NO2 and PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband83% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)6,617 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation102 m335 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 77 to 113 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalMk Icash (Mk Hospital)1.2 miGP surgeryFishermead Medical Centre21 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacySuperdrug Pharmacy13 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistThe Hub Dental Practiceunder a milePolice stationThames Valley PoliceMilton Keynesright hereCash machineCash machine 12 Midsummer Arcade5 within half a mileunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi39 schools28 primary, 4 secondary, 1 independent, 4 special, 1 nursery, 1 otherPrimaryJubilee Wood Primary Schoolages 4-11, 508 pupilsunder a milePrimaryOldbrook First School and Nurseryages 2-7, 181 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryThe Milton Keynes Academyages 11-18, 923 pupilsunder a mileCollegeMilton Keynes Collegeunder a mileUniversityThe Open University2.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Luton Airport LTN20 miRailway stationMilton Keynes Centralunder a mileBus stationCoach ParkCentral Milton Keynesunder a mileBus stops138 within a mileCar parkMilton Keynes Car Park3 car parks within half a mileunder a mileEV chargingbp PulseMilton Keynes24 charging points within a mileunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the MK10 postcode district.
