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Council tax bands in Milton Keynes
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Milton Keynes has the largest share of homes built from 1983 to 1999 (26.6%), the fourth-smallest share built from 1945 to 1964 (5.7%) and the fourth-largest share built from 2000 to 2015 (17.7%) of the 318 councils in England and Wales. It also has the sixth-smallest share of homes built between 1919 and 1939 (2.1%) and the tenth-largest share of homes built from 2016 to 2026 (15.9%).
The 1980s and 1990s built the most
The biggest building periods here were from 1983 to 1999, from 1965 to 1982 (26.0%) and from 2000 to 2015. Homes from before 1919 make up 5.6%, 14.3 points below the share for England. The middle home built from 2016 to 2026 is in band C, the same as the middle home built before 2016. Bands A and B take 35.1% of these newer homes and 43.7% of the older ones. Over the year to March 2026 the list grew by a net 1,820 homes (+1.44%). By build period, the middle home sits in band C for homes built from 1983 to 1999, band B for homes built from 1965 to 1982 and band C for those built from 2000 to 2015. The busiest single year was 2022, with 3,080 homes recorded as built.
Band B is the largest band
Band B is the most common band in Milton Keynes (28.3%), though the middle home on the list is in band C. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run B, C, A, D, E, F, G and H. Within the South East, the band mix closest to this one is that of the Isle of Wight. In the middle bands, C to E the share is 49.2%, close to the 47.6% for England. Across the South East it is 59.3%. Band H, the top band, holds 180 homes.
Terraced houses and detached houses, almost level
Terraced houses (27.0%) only just outnumber the other types in Milton Keynes; in order they are followed by detached houses (24.4%), semi-detached houses (20.9%), flats and maisonettes (20.8%) and bungalows (6.4%). The typical home of each type sits in band E for detached houses, band C for semi-detached houses, band B for bungalows, band B for flats and maisonettes and band B for terraced houses. The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to North Hertfordshire, followed by East Hertfordshire and Basingstoke and Deane. The widest gap to the rest of the South East is in detached houses: 4.0 points above the share there (20.4%).
Three bedrooms is the usual size
Three-bedroom homes (38.6%) are the most common size, then two-bedroom (26.6%) and four-bedroom (18.3%). Band climbs with size: the middle home is in band A with one bedroom, band B with two, band C with three, band E with four and band F with five. A detached house here has 3.8 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.6. Homes here average 2.75 bedrooms, more than the 2.66 for England. One-bedroom homes make up 12.6%.
Councils with a similar band mix
By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to Milton Keynes are Charnwood (8.5), Dover (9.0) and York (10.3); the furthest within the South East is Elmbridge (100.9).
Compare side by sidePlaced in the South East
On the share of homes in band F or above, Milton Keynes comes 43rd of the 64 councils in the South East (joint), just behind Dartford and just ahead of Eastleigh. All South East councils.