MK8
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Milton Keynes, Whitehouse and Great Holm, in Milton Keynes.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an MK8 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In MK8, 98.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How MK8 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is MK8 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in MK8 at a rate of 52.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 87.5 per 1,000 people across the MK postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 80 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in MK8.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (408), other crime (143) and anti-social behaviour (106).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in MK8 was 51.1 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Deprivation in MK8, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so MK8 has no single figure. Of its 9 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 7: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 2 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in MK8
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milton Keynes 015A | 1,389 | 29.0 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.3% |
| Milton Keynes 015B | 1,386 | 100.1 per 1,000 | 5 | 96.6% |
| Milton Keynes 015C | 1,301 | 55.1 per 1,000 | 6 | 96.6% |
| Milton Keynes 015D | 1,529 | 114.7 per 1,000 | 8 | 88.5% |
| Milton Keynes 020C | 1,617 | 62.2 per 1,000 | 7 | 98.2% |
| Milton Keynes 036E | 1,897 | 44.6 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.5% |
| Milton Keynes 037A | 2,629 | 51.6 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.9% |
| Milton Keynes 037B | 2,095 | 37.8 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.3% |
| Milton Keynes 037C | 1,695 | 47.5 per 1,000 | 7 | 100.0% |
MPs for MK8
- Chris CurtisLabourMP for Milton Keynes North74% of MK8’s postcodes
- Emily DarlingtonLabourMP for Milton Keynes Central26% of MK8’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in MK82
Postcode sectors in MK84
Council1
Towns in MK81
Postcode districts next to MK87
Nearest rail stations2
More in the MK postcode area2
MK8 in brief
MK8 is a postcode district covering Milton Keynes, Whitehouse and Great Holm, in Milton Keynes.
About 16,775 people lived in MK8 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £415,000 in 2025 across 347 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 52.9 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in MK8 was £415,000 in 2025.
MK8 had 15,116 usual residents at the census.
In MK8, 98.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In MK8, 2.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.