Blackham Court, Oldbrook, Milton Keynes, MK6 2SX

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around MK6 2SX is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	47.6%	51.6%	4.0%	51.0%	0.6%
Male	52.4%	48.4%	-4.0%	49.0%	-0.6%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	40.8%	33.9%	-6.9%	37.9%	-4.0%
Married: Opposite sex	44.9%	50%	5.1%	44.2%	5.8%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
Separated	5.9%	4%	-1.9%	2.2%	1.8%
Divorced	7.7%	7.7%	0.0%	9.1%	-1.4%
Widowed	0.7%	3%	2.3%	6.1%	-3.1%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (89.1%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either a younger population or more affluent area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	48.1%	59.7%	11.6%	48.4%	11.3%
Good health	40.9%	29.4%	-11.5%	33.6%	-4.2%
Fair health	8.2%	5.8%	-2.4%	12.7%	-6.9%
Bad health	2.3%	3.4%	1.1%	4.0%	-0.6%
Very bad health	0.5%	1.7%	1.2%	1.2%	0.5%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	9.4%	20.5%	11.1%	18.2%	2.3%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	16%	9.1%	-6.9%	9.6%	-0.5%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	19.9%	12.8%	-7.1%	13.4%	-0.6%
Apprenticeship	2.4%	2.3%	-0.1%	5.3%	-3.0%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	8.7%	10.7%	2.0%	16.9%	-6.2%
Degree or Similar	32.4%	38.6%	6.2%	33.8%	4.8%
Other	11.1%	6%	-5.1%	2.8%	3.2%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 56.5% of the residents identify as white, which is lower than the UK average of 81.4%, there are significant representations of other ethnic groups.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	0%	1.7%	1.7%	1.1%	0.6%
Chinese	0%	1%	1.0%	0.7%	0.3%
Indian	12.9%	8.8%	-4.1%	3.1%	5.7%
Pakistani	1.3%	1%	-0.3%	2.7%	-1.7%
Other Asian	10%	8.8%	-1.2%	1.6%	7.2%
Black African	11.1%	10.3%	-0.8%	2.5%	7.8%
Black Caribbean	1.5%	1%	-0.5%	1.0%	0.0%
Other Black	1.3%	1.7%	0.4%	0.5%	1.2%
Mixed White and Asian	0.5%	1.2%	0.7%	0.8%	0.4%
Mixed White and African	1%	0.7%	-0.3%	0.4%	0.3%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.9%	-0.4%
Mixed Other	1%	1.5%	0.5%	0.8%	0.7%
White	58.9%	56.5%	-2.4%	81.4%	-24.9%
Arab	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
Other	0.5%	5.1%	4.6%	1.6%	3.5%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 48.9% of residents were born in the United Kingdom, meaning that the majority of residents originate from outside the UK.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	61.4%	48.9%	-12.5%	83.2%	-34.3%
European Union	6.9%	20.8%	13.9%	6.1%	14.7%
Rest of Europe	0.8%	3.1%	2.3%	0.8%	2.3%
Africa	10.5%	9.4%	-1.1%	2.7%	6.7%
Middle East and Asia	18.3%	15.5%	-2.8%	5.6%	9.9%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2.1%	2.2%	0.1%	1.3%	0.9%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 48.9% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 23.6% of residents have lived in the UK for 10 years or more.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	60.7%	49.1%	-11.6%	83.2%	-34.1%
10+ Years	7.7%	23.6%	15.9%	9.8%	13.8%
5-10 Years	11.3%	11.4%	0.1%	2.9%	8.5%
2-5 Years	9%	10.2%	1.2%	2.2%	8.0%
Less than 2 years	11.3%	5.6%	-5.7%	1.9%	3.7%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	52.3%	76.7%	-24.4%
Ireland	1%	0.6%	0.4%
France	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Germany	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Italy	1.7%	0.6%	1.1%
Spain	0.5%	0.4%	0.1%
Poland	5.1%	1.3%	3.8%
Romania	10.9%	0.9%	10.0%
Other EU countries	3.4%	1.5%	1.9%
Turkey	1.2%	0.1%	1.1%
Other Europe	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Central and Western Africa	3.4%	0.3%	3.1%
South and Eastern Africa	1%	0.2%	0.8%
Middle East	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Southern Asia	5.6%	1.2%	4.4%
South-East Asia	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
North America and the Caribbean	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Central and South America	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
No passport held	10.2%	13.5%	-3.3%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	27.1%	37.2%	-10.1%
Christian	43.2%	46.2%	-3.0%
Buddhist	1.5%	0.5%	1.0%
Hindu	9.5%	1.7%	7.8%
Muslim	11.2%	6.5%	4.7%
Sikh	2.4%	0.9%	1.5%
Not answered	5.1%	6.0%	-0.9%

Safety

Is Blackham Court Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Blackham Court was 79.1 per 1,000 residents, which is 78.0% lower than the Central Milton Keynes average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Blackham Court has the 10th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Central Milton Keynes and the 330th highest crime rate of 855 local areas in Milton Keynes .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 40.8 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -70.5%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 83% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£56,800

Income Rank
9/10

Household Income in MK6 2SX, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 4/10 (below average )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 4/10 (below average )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 3/10 (low )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 6/10 (average )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 3/10 (low )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 3/10 (low )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 3/10 (low )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 7/10 (above average )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Blackham Court are based on 22 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Milton Keynes.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Blackham Court, Oldbrook, Milton Keynes, MK6 2SX

Estimated Average Property Prices for MK6 2SX

Average Price
£161,224

Semi-Detached
£106,659

Terraced
£226,856

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£73,461

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Blackham Court

Average Price
£188,491

Semi-Detached
£141,169

Terraced
£254,699

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£71,923

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Blackham CourtStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
7 Blackham Court, Milton Keynes, Milton Keynes Terraced, an established residential building	£78,000	2022-09-30	£81,990
13 Blackham Court, Milton Keynes, Milton Keynes Terraced, an established residential building	£330,000	2021-09-24	£382,144
13 Blackham Court, Milton Keynes, Milton Keynes Terraced, an established residential building	£305,000	2020-05-15	£395,594
10 Blackham Court, Milton Keynes, Milton Keynes Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£84,000	2019-03-22	£113,789
3 Blackham Court, Milton Keynes, Milton Keynes Terraced, an established residential building	£170,000	2016-07-18	£226,091

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for MK6 2SX

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	130
Part-Time Employee	41
Retired	26
Self-Employed	23
Looking after home or family	19
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	15
Unemployed	12
Other	11
Student (economically inactive)	11
Long-Term Sick or disabled	10

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	44
Information and communication	25
Human health and social work activities	19
Education	18
Transport and storage	16
Accommodation and food service activities	13
Construction	11
Professional, scientific and technical activities	10
Financial and insurance activities	10
Manufacturing	8
Administrative and support service activities	6
Other	5
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	3

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Moorlands Centre Nursery School Beanhill Local Centre , Dodkin MK6 4LP	3out of 4	2,298 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Knowles Nursery School Queensway , Bletchley MK2 2HB	3out of 4	4,845 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Oldbrook First School Illingworth Place , Oldbrook MK6 2NH	3out of 4	529 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Jubilee Wood Primary School 1 Fishermead Boulevard , Fishermead MK6 2LB	3out of 4	1,206 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
New Chapter Primary School Chapter , Coffee Hall MK6 5EA	3out of 4	1,674 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Falconhurst School High Trees , Chaffron Way MK6 5AX	3out of 4	1,679 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Glastonbury Thorn School Pigott Drive , Shenley Church End MK5 6BX	4out of 4	1,865 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Paul's Catholic School Phoenix Drive , Leadenhall MK6 5EN	3out of 4	664 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Milton Keynes Academy Fulwoods Drive , MK6 5LA	3out of 4	760 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Denbigh School Burchard Crescent , Shenley Church End MK5 6EX	3out of 4	2,207 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Shenley Brook End School Walbank Grove , Shenley Brook End MK5 7ZT	3out of 4	3,363 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Lord Grey Academy Rickley Lane , Bletchley MK3 6EW	3out of 4	3,700 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Milton Keynes College Chaffron Way Centre , Woughton Campus West MK6 5LP	- not rated	683 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Oakgrove School Venturer Gate , MK10 9JQ	3out of 4	4,069 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kents Hill Park all-through school Kents Hill Park , Kents Hill MK7 6BZ	- not rated	4,238 yd	Free schools	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Grove Independent School Redland Drive , Loughton MK5 8HD	- not rated	1,070 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bridge Academy Jonathans , Coffee Hall MK6 5DE	3out of 4	1,386 yd	Academy alternative provision converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
SMK Gateway - Alternative Provision 1st Floor, The Point , 602 Midsummer Boulevard MK9 3GN	- not rated	1,613 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Redway School Farmborough , Netherfield MK6 4HG	3out of 4	2,156 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Baytul Ilm Secondary School 12a Clarke Road , MK1 1LG	- not rated	3,312 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Bollywood Junction Ltd also Trading as Sweet Affaire	1 And 3, Duckworth Court	174 yd
Dee Dees Customer Cafe (The Range)	The Range Grafton Court, Snowdon Drive	360 yd
Dunelm	4a Snowdon Drive	385 yd
Strudwicks	Christian Centre, Strudwick Drive	577 yd
New Day Cafe	Christian Centre, Strudwick Drive	577 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
The Cricketers	Oldbrook Boulevard		843 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Domino's Pizza	15 Duckworth Court	170 yd
Papa Johns	6 Duckworth Court	174 yd
Pizza Hut	10 Duckworth Court	174 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	Units 4-5, Oldbrook Boulevard	195 yd
Lidl	Oldbrook Boulevard	317 yd
Sainsbury's	799 Witan Gate East	979 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Xercise4Less (Milton Keynes) SNOWDON DRIVE	health and fitness suite	276 yd
Pure Gym (Milton Keynes) THE LEARNING HOUSE THE LEARNING HOUSE SNOWDON DRIVE	health and fitness suite	287 yd
St Pauls Catholic School PHOENIX DRIVE	grass pitches	531 yd
Sir Frank Markham Community School (Closed) Woughton Campus Woughton Campus Chaffron Way	grass pitches	641 yd
Milton Keynes Lions Arena (Closed) Snowdon Drive		664 yd
Woughton Leisure Centre RAINBOW DRIVE	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, swimming pool, tennis courts	708 yd
Snap Fitness (Milton Keynes) (Closed) The Vizion (opposite The Hub) The Vizion (opposite The Hub) South Row	health and fitness suite	837 yd
Knowlhill Sports Ground (Closed) Davy Avenue	grass pitches	851 yd
Planet Ice Milton Keynes SOUTH ROW	ice rinks	948 yd
The Milton Keynes Academy Fulwoods Drive	artificial grass pitch	1,023 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	100.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	68.5 Mbit/s
Average download speed	68.2 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	159.86 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	159.86 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	18.7 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	15.4 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20.2 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.