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MK4

Postcode district

Postcode district covering Milton Keynes, Emerson Valley and Furzton, 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 MK4 postcode. How census figures are added up

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Gigabit coverage by postcode district

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In MK4, 98.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Median sale price
£385,000
643rd most expensive of 2,235
Worked out by Open Index
Population
24,005
1,229th most populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
98.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.0%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How MK4 compares

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

MK4Middle
Median sale price25 postcode districts, MK · 2025
Median sale price: every postcode district in MK25 areas from £232,500 to £472,000. The middle area is £350,000. MK4 is £385,000.
£385,0009th most expensive
Population27 postcode districts, MK · 2021
Population: every postcode district in MK27 areas from 251 to 56,180. The middle area is 18,995. MK4 is 24,005.
24,00510th most populated
Gigabit broadband coverage27 postcode districts, MK · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every postcode district in MK27 areas from 49.8% to 99.2%. The middle area is 96.0%. MK4 is 98.8%.
98.8%3rd highest
Claimant rate25 postcode districts, MK · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every postcode district in MK25 areas from 1.7% to 6.6%. The middle area is 3.0%. MK4 is 3.0%.
3.0%joint 12th lowest

Is MK4 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in MK4 at a rate of 63.4 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 87.5 per 1,000 people across MK.

In August 2026 alone, 135 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in MK4.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (638), other crime (267) and anti-social behaviour (214).

A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in MK4 was 65.0 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 MK4, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

  • Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so MK4 has no single figure. Of its 12 neighbourhoods with a rank:
  • Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
  • Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
  • Decile 7: 4 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 8: 4 neighbourhoods
  • 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 MK4

NamePeople (census)Recorded crime per 1,000Deprivation decileGigabit broadband
Milton Keynes 025C2,217153.0 per 1,000699.9%
Milton Keynes 025E1,76827.0 per 1,000899.7%
Milton Keynes 025G1,60422.1 per 1,0001094.1%
Milton Keynes 026A1,66362.1 per 1,000595.8%
Milton Keynes 026C1,52877.5 per 1,0007100.0%
Milton Keynes 026D1,69358.7 per 1,0008100.0%
Milton Keynes 028A2,13150.5 per 1,0008100.0%
Milton Keynes 028C1,62053.9 per 1,000899.8%
Milton Keynes 028D1,63239.1 per 1,0007100.0%
Milton Keynes 028E2,95461.4 per 1,000798.5%
Milton Keynes 028F1,85132.4 per 1,00010100.0%
Milton Keynes 036F1,86090.2 per 1,000795.6%

MPs for MK4

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 MK43

Postcode sectors in MK44

Council1

Towns in MK41

Postcode districts next to MK44

Nearest rail stations3

More in the MK postcode area2

MK4 in brief

MK4 is a postcode district covering Milton Keynes, Emerson Valley and Furzton, in Milton Keynes.

About 25,032 people lived in MK4 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £385,000 in 2025 across 280 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 63.4 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).

The median price paid for a home in MK4 was £385,000 in 2025.

MK4 had 24,005 usual residents at the census.

In MK4, 98.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In MK4, 3.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.