Tattenhoe & Emerson Valley
Milton Keynes 028 · 5 sub-areas · 11,280 residents
Milton Keynes 028 is a family-oriented neighbourhood within Milton Keynes, home to around 11,280 people. A typical two-bedroom flat lets for about £1,200 a month — broadly in line with the UK median — and nearly three in five households here own their home, well above the Milton Keynes average. That ownership skew, combined with a notably low share of public-transport commuters, gives this area a distinct character within the wider city.
Tattenhoe & Emerson Valley is a green, lower-density part of Milton Keynes — parks within walking distance of most addresses, a slower weekday rhythm, and a population skewed toward longer-tenure households rather than transient renters. The demographic profile leans family-aged, with a clear share of households with school-age children.
Overview
What's it like to live in Tattenhoe & Emerson Valley?
The area is unusually green for its density — 8 parks and 4 playgrounds sit within five minutes' walk of the centroid; there's effectively nothing within walking distance — eating out, drinking and shopping mean a drive; The streets feel safe by national standards — police-recorded crime is well below the country-wide median; Transport links are limited — a car or e-bike is a practical assumption for most regular trips; rents are roughly in line with the national norm, at around £1,329 a month for a typical home; gigabit broadband is effectively universal.
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Figures are aggregated across 5 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Tattenhoe & Emerson Valley in Milton Keynes
Living in Tattenhoe & Emerson Valley
This part of Milton Keynes leans heavily residential and family-focused. Around 27% of residents are under 18 — one of the higher child-age shares you'll find across the city — and the dominant household type is couples with children, at nearly one in three homes. It's not a transient renter's patch; most people here have put down roots.
On cost, you're roughly mid-market for Milton Keynes. A two-bedroom home comes in at around £1,200 a month, which happens to sit almost exactly at the UK median for that size. Rents rose about 3.2% over the past year, so modest upward pressure, but nothing dramatic. The bigger affordability question is buying: the median sale price is around £387,000, and on the local resident salary of about £36,000 a year, you're looking at roughly five years to save a deposit.
Who lives here is perhaps the most striking thing about this neighbourhood. Almost 60% of households own their home outright or with a mortgage — that's a meaningfully owner-occupied area by any measure. Private renting accounts for under one in five homes, and social housing for around one in nine. The degree-qualified share sits at 43%, and the ethnic diversity index is 51, indicating a genuinely mixed community — around 28% of residents were born outside the UK.
Practically speaking, you'll almost certainly need a car. Nearly half of residents drive to work, and only 3% use public transport for their commute. The nearest mainline rail station is roughly 3.4 km away — about a 43-minute walk, so you'd be driving or cycling to it. Milton Keynes Central connects to London Euston in around 35–45 minutes by fast train, making this area workable for London commuters prepared to get themselves to the station. See the streets and sub-areas below for more detail on which pockets of the neighbourhood suit different budgets.
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Frequently asked
- Is Milton Keynes 028 a nice place to live?
- For families who drive, yes. It's a quiet, predominantly owner-occupied neighbourhood with below-average crime, good greenspace access, and solid broadband. The trade-off is that public transport is minimal, and around 41% of nearby schools are rated Good or Outstanding — lower than you'd find in higher-performing parts of the country.
- What is the rent in Milton Keynes 028?
- A one-bedroom flat runs about £966 a month, a two-bedroom around £1,200, and a three-bedroom roughly £1,433. These figures are estimates scaled from city-level data using local sale prices. Rents rose about 3.2% over the past year.
- Is Milton Keynes 028 safe?
- It's relatively safe. The crime rate is around 61 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, noticeably below the UK national average of roughly 80. The area also scores well on deprivation measures (IMD decile 7.8), which tends to correlate with lower crime.
- What's the commute from Milton Keynes 028 to London?
- The public-transport journey to London takes around 79 minutes. The nearest mainline rail station is about 3.4 km away — you'd need to drive or cycle to it rather than walk. Nearly half of residents commute by car, and 45% work from home, so train use is relatively low here.
- Who lives in Milton Keynes 028?
- Mostly established families. Around 27% of residents are under 18, nearly one in three households is a couple with children, and 59% of homes are owner-occupied. The area is ethnically diverse, with around 28% of residents born outside the UK, and 43% hold a degree-level qualification.
- What schools are near Milton Keynes 028?
- There are 64 schools within typical catchment distance. Around 41% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted — below the national average of roughly 89%, so it's worth investigating individual schools rather than assuming blanket quality. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is about 4.5 km away.
- How much is council tax in Milton Keynes 028?
- Council tax at Band D is £2,372 a year — around £198 a month. That's a meaningful addition to rent or mortgage costs, particularly given that a typical two-bedroom flat already runs close to £1,200 a month.