OFFICIAL ONS DATAJULY 2026

Average rent in Milton Keynes

Private rents in Milton Keynes average £1,343 a month across all property sizes, up 3.8% over the last year. These are the official Office for National Statistics figures, not portal asking rents, so they reflect what tenants actually pay.

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All sizes
£1,343
1-bed
£977
2-bed
£1,216
3-bed
£1,450
4+ bed
£2,087
Flats
£1,137

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The £1,343 average above is the whole district, every size and condition mixed together. It's a fair sanity check, but it isn't a valuation of one property, and the gap between a 1-bed at £977 and a 3-bed at £1,450 shows why. For an actual figure you need the specific address: its size, its EPC, its street, and what comparable homes nearby genuinely let for.

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Two years of rents in Milton Keynes
Two-year change: +6%Five-year change: +29.9%Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents
Rents are up 1.4% over the last six months, against +2.4% in the six before: a steady market.
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What next door costs
Milton Keynes is the 6th cheapest of these 7 on a 2-bed, average rent by bedrooms
Area
2 bed
3 bed
4+ bed
1West Northamptonshire£950£1,160£1,6732Bedford£1,027£1,256£1,8013Central Bedfordshire£1,097£1,374£2,0424Luton£1,113£1,336£1,8145Cherwell£1,208£1,458£2,186
6Milton KeynesYou are here£1,216£1,450£2,087
7Dacorum£1,368£1,643£2,272
Nearest by the centre point of each area, so a very large or coastal area can throw up a neighbour that is not a natural comparison.
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Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents, July 2026, average private rents by local authority. Sold prices: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Figures are area averages, not valuations of any individual property.