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Asking rent £1,437/month · Gross yield 4.8% · 12 months, listings to Sep 2026
Milton Keynes: asking rent £1,437/month (12 months to Sep 2026, 3,758 lets).
£1,437/month 12 months to Sep 2026
3,758 lets
Median asking rent per calendar month of residential lettings in the month, from portal listings. Asking, not achieved. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 3,758 lets.
4.8% 12 months to Sep 2026
6,814 lets
+5.4% on the previous 12 months.
Cell asking rent × 12 over the same cell's asking sale price, before costs, voids and finance (cells with fewer than 5 dated listings are not built). 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 6,814 lets.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
1,799 on 9 Nov 2026
Count of live residential lettings on the day, from portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026. The count on 9 Nov 2026; the daily series began on 5 Sep 2026, so no change over a year is stated.
Asking rent in Milton Keynes runs from £1,128/month for 1 bedroom to £2,517/month for 5+ bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking rent | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £1,128/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | -6.8% on the previous 12 months | 2201 |
| 2 bedrooms | £1,359/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | -2.1% on the previous 12 months | 2249 |
| 3 bedrooms | £1,598/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +1.7% on the previous 12 months | 1355 |
| 4 bedrooms | £1,997/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +3.7% on the previous 12 months | 649 |
| 5+ bedrooms | £2,517/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | — | 139 |
Asking rent per calendar month by bedroom band: the monthly medians of lettings that came to market, weighted by their dated listings, within the last 12 calendar months, from portal listings. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
Corporate landlords hold 57% of the 7,389 units in Milton Keynes whose freeholder is classified; 95% of all units are not yet classified.
Freeholder class per addressable unit, from HM Land Registry CCOD/OCOD matched to the title and Companies House. Individuals are counted, never itemised.
Milton Keynes ranks 13th of 62 local authorities in England for asking rent, at £1,437/month.
Milton Keynes ranks 13th of 62 local authorities in England for asking rent, at £1,437/month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Windsor and Maidenhead | £2,405/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 2,153 | measured |
| 2 | Bath and North East Somerset | £2,047/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 2,980 | measured |
| 3 | City of Bristol | £1,754/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 10,307 | measured |
| 4 | Wokingham | £1,701/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,660 | measured |
| 5 | The City of Brighton and Hove | £1,699/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 7,199 | measured |
| 13 | Milton Keynes | £1,437/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 3,758 | measured |
Milton Keynes ranks 19th of 61 local authorities in England for gross yield, asking basis, at 4.8%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | City of Nottingham | 6.4% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 14,986 | measured |
| 2 | Reading | 6.4% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 6,102 | measured |
| 3 | Blackpool | 6.1% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,584 | measured |
| 4 | City of Kingston upon Hull | 5.9% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 4,393 | measured |
| 5 | Middlesbrough | 5.5% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 2,723 | measured |
| 19 | Milton Keynes | 4.8% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 6,814 | measured |
Full table: gross yield, asking basis across local authorities in England
MK19 leads the 17 postcode districts within Milton Keynes for asking rent, at £1,826/month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MK19 | £1,826/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 234 | measured |
| 2 | MK5 | £1,674/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 281 | measured |
| 3 | MK4 | £1,587/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 295 | measured |
| 4 | MK10 | £1,571/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 270 | measured |
| 5 | MK15 | £1,488/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 45 | indicative |
Full table: asking rent across postcode districts within Milton Keynes
MK9 leads the 17 postcode districts within Milton Keynes for gross yield, asking basis, at 7.7%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MK9 | 7.7% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 2,076 | measured |
| 2 | MK2 | 6.0% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 237 | measured |
| 3 | MK8 | 5.5% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 616 | measured |
| 4 | MK10 | 5.2% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 495 | measured |
| 5 | MK6 | 5.1% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 440 | measured |
Full table: gross yield, asking basis across postcode districts within Milton Keynes
Sector and regional evidence. These figures are not a quote for an individual property.
Reading the cost index and the regional factors…
| Figure | Dataset | Window | Latest | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asking rent | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 3,758 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 6,814 lets |
| Homes to rent | Portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026 | on 9 Nov 2026 | 9 Nov 2026 | — |