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Olney & Lavendon

Middle area

North Milton Keynes. 9,845 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 52 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 72% of people in Olney & Lavendon live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£412,500
Joint 1,782nd most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
9,007
2,112th most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
72%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
88.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Olney & Lavendon

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Olney & Lavendon at a rate of 42.6 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.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences182
Other crime74
Anti-social behaviour41
Shoplifting40
Burglary27
Criminal damage and arson26
Vehicle crime24
Drug offences3
Robbery2
Theft from the person0

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Olney & Lavendon compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

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Median sale price35 middle areas, Milton Keynes · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Milton Keynes35 areas from £231,250 to £463,500. The middle area is £327,500. Olney & Lavendon is £412,500.
£412,5005th most expensive
Population35 middle areas, Milton Keynes · 2021
Population: every middle area in Milton Keynes35 areas from 5,608 to 11,676. The middle area is 8,152. Olney & Lavendon is 9,007.
9,00710th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares35 middle areas, Milton Keynes · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Milton Keynes35 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 11.0%. Olney & Lavendon is 72.0%.
72%10th most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage35 middle areas, Milton Keynes · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Milton Keynes35 areas from 81.1% to 100.0%. The middle area is 98.5%. Olney & Lavendon is 88.6%.
88.6%2nd lowest

Is Olney & Lavendon safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Olney & Lavendon at a rate of 42.6 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, 48 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Olney & Lavendon.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (182), other crime (74) and anti-social behaviour (41).

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 Olney & Lavendon alone. See Milton Keynes

Average house price
£330,419
Up 2.6% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£41,389
112th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
8.0×
Joint 135th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
18.5
Joint 140th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Olney & Lavendon in brief

The median price paid for a home in Olney & Lavendon was £412,500 in 2025.

Olney & Lavendon had 9,007 usual residents at the census.

About 72% of people in Olney & Lavendon live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Olney & Lavendon, 88.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.