# Bow Brickhill & Woburn Sands

South Milton Keynes. 14,323 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 20 square kilometres.

Bow Brickhill & Woburn Sands had 8,744 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021).

Middle area. Code E02003482. In: [South East](https://openindex.co.uk/south-east) › [Milton Keynes](https://openindex.co.uk/milton-keynes)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £463,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Bow Brickhill & Woburn Sands was £463,500 in 2025. Joint 1,254th most expensive of 7,259. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/milton-keynes/bow-brickhill-and-woburn-sands#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 8,744** (2021). Bow Brickhill & Woburn Sands had 8,744 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 2,405th most populated of 9,448. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/milton-keynes/bow-brickhill-and-woburn-sands#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in Bow Brickhill & Woburn Sands live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/milton-keynes/bow-brickhill-and-woburn-sands#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 95.4%** (January 2026). In Bow Brickhill & Woburn Sands, 95.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/milton-keynes/bow-brickhill-and-woburn-sands#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E02003482) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in Bow Brickhill & Woburn Sands live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=E02003482) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 283 homes were sold in Bow Brickhill & Woburn Sands in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E02003482) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Bow Brickhill & Woburn Sands.
- [Population by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E02003482) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Bow Brickhill & Woburn Sands had 8,744 usual residents at the census.

## Recorded crime in Bow Brickhill & Woburn Sands

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Bow Brickhill & Woburn Sands at a rate of 73.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 99.4 per 1,000 people across Milton Keynes.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

| Kind of crime, 12 months to August 2026 | Count |
| --- | --- |
| Violence and sexual offences | 399 |
| Other crime | 197 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 156 |
| Shoplifting | 83 |
| Vehicle crime | 65 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 58 |
| Burglary | 52 |
| Drug offences | 32 |
| Robbery | 5 |
| Theft from the person | 4 |

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026.

## How Bow Brickhill & Woburn Sands compares

Each middle area against every other middle area the measure covers.

| Measure | Bow Brickhill & Woburn Sands | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £463,500 | most expensive | 35 middle areas, Milton Keynes · 2025 |
| Population | 8,744 | 12th most populated | 35 middle areas, Milton Keynes · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 0% | joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 35 middle areas, Milton Keynes · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 95.4% | 8th lowest | 35 middle areas, Milton Keynes · Jan 2026 |

## Is Bow Brickhill & Woburn Sands safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Bow Brickhill & Woburn Sands at a rate of 73.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 99.4 per 1,000 people across Milton Keynes.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 89 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Bow Brickhill & Woburn Sands.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (399), other crime (197) and anti-social behaviour (156).
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.

## Figures for the whole of Milton Keynes

These figures are published for the whole of Milton Keynes, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Milton Keynes and not Bow Brickhill & Woburn Sands alone. [See Milton Keynes](https://openindex.co.uk/milton-keynes)

- **Average house price: £323,868** (August 2026). Milton Keynes’s average house price was £323,868 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 0.5% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £41,389** (2025). Full-time workers living in Milton Keynes earned a median of £41,389 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 112th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 7.8×** (2025). A home in Milton Keynes costs 7.8 times local full-time pay. Joint 140th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 18.5** (2025). Milton Keynes has a deprivation score of 18.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 140th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Bow Brickhill & Woburn Sands in brief

The median price paid for a home in Bow Brickhill & Woburn Sands was £463,500 in 2025.
Bow Brickhill & Woburn Sands had 8,744 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Bow Brickhill & Woburn Sands live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Bow Brickhill & Woburn Sands, 95.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Middle area
- Code: E02003482
- Ward: [Danesborough †](https://openindex.co.uk/milton-keynes/ward/danesborough)
- Constituency: [Milton Keynes Central †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/milton-keynes-central)
- Council: [Milton Keynes](https://openindex.co.uk/milton-keynes)
- Region: [South East](https://openindex.co.uk/south-east)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 19.93 km²
- People, mid-2024: 14,323*
- Neighbourhoods: 5
- Output areas: 28

* People: worked out by Open Index by adding up the neighbourhood estimates inside this area.
† Best fit: the ward and constituency this middle area mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[Walnut Tree & Tilbrook](https://openindex.co.uk/milton-keynes/walnut-tree-and-tilbrook), [Cranfield & Aspley Guise](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire/cranfield-and-aspley-guise), [Marston Moretaine, Lidlington & Woburn](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire/marston-moretaine-lidlington-and-woburn), [Granborough, Stewkley & Great Brickhill](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire/granborough-stewkley-and-great-brickhill), [Denbigh](https://openindex.co.uk/milton-keynes/denbigh), [Broughton East](https://openindex.co.uk/milton-keynes/broughton-east)

## Latest updates for Bow Brickhill & Woburn Sands

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E02003482

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