Balwen Grove, Whitehouse, Milton Keynes, MK8 1DR

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around MK8 1DR is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	52.4%	51.8%	-0.6%	51.0%	0.8%
Male	47.6%	48.2%	0.6%	49.0%	-0.8%

Partnership Status

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

In the immediate area around MK8 1DR, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 43.5% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	31.9%	43.5%	11.6%	37.9%	5.6%
Married: Opposite sex	54%	49%	-5.0%	44.2%	4.8%
Separated	2.9%	1.2%	-1.7%	2.2%	-1.0%
Divorced	7.6%	5.1%	-2.5%	9.1%	-4.0%
Widowed	3.6%	1.2%	-2.4%	6.1%	-4.9%

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 (93.5%) 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	67.7%	60.1%	-7.6%	48.4%	11.7%
Good health	27.7%	33.4%	5.7%	33.6%	-0.2%
Fair health	3.8%	5.2%	1.4%	12.7%	-7.5%
Bad health	0.3%	1.3%	1.0%	4.0%	-2.7%
Very bad health	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	1.2%	-1.2%

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.

In the area around MK8 1DR this area, 3.1% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly lower than the UK average of 18.2%. This area stands out for its high percentage of residents with higher education degree or similar. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 54.5%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	10.9%	3.1%	-7.8%	18.2%	-15.1%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	14.1%	7.4%	-6.7%	9.6%	-2.2%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	20.3%	11.3%	-9.0%	13.4%	-2.1%
Apprenticeship	1.1%	1.9%	0.8%	5.3%	-3.4%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	8%	20.6%	12.6%	16.9%	3.7%
Degree or Similar	40.9%	54.5%	13.6%	33.8%	20.7%
Other	4.7%	1.2%	-3.5%	2.8%	-1.6%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 52.4% 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	1.3%	1.8%	0.5%	1.1%	0.7%
Chinese	4.3%	2.6%	-1.7%	0.7%	1.9%
Indian	9.2%	14.9%	5.7%	3.1%	11.8%
Pakistani	3.8%	4.4%	0.6%	2.7%	1.7%
Other Asian	2.8%	2.1%	-0.7%	1.6%	0.5%
Black African	8.1%	5.9%	-2.2%	2.5%	3.4%
Black Caribbean	3.1%	2.1%	-1.0%	1.0%	1.1%
Other Black	1.8%	1.5%	-0.3%	0.5%	1.0%
Mixed White and Asian	1%	2.6%	1.6%	0.8%	1.8%
Mixed White and African	2.3%	3.1%	0.8%	0.4%	2.7%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1%	0.5%	-0.5%	0.9%	-0.4%
Mixed Other	2.8%	1.8%	-1.0%	0.8%	1.0%
White	55.5%	52.4%	-3.1%	81.4%	-29.0%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.1%	-0.1%
Roma	0%	1%	1.0%	0.2%	0.8%
Arab	0%	2.6%	2.6%	0.6%	2.0%
Other	2.5%	0.8%	-1.7%	1.6%	-0.8%

Country of Birth

In this area, 68.2% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is lower than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	77.4%	68.2%	-9.2%	83.2%	-15.0%
European Union	3.1%	8.3%	5.2%	6.1%	2.2%
Rest of Europe	0.8%	0.3%	-0.5%	0.8%	-0.5%
Africa	8.1%	6.8%	-1.3%	2.7%	4.1%
Middle East and Asia	9.2%	14.6%	5.4%	5.6%	9.0%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.5%	1.8%	0.3%	1.3%	0.5%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	77.4%	68.9%	-8.5%	83.2%	-14.3%
10+ Years	2%	17.9%	15.9%	9.8%	8.1%
5-10 Years	2.8%	7.4%	4.6%	2.9%	4.5%
2-5 Years	5.9%	5.3%	-0.6%	2.2%	3.1%
Less than 2 years	12%	0.5%	-11.5%	1.9%	-1.4%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	70.1%	76.7%	-6.6%
Ireland	1.6%	0.6%	1.0%
Germany	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Italy	1%	0.6%	0.4%
Portugal	1.3%	0.5%	0.8%
Spain	2.6%	0.4%	2.2%
Lithuania	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Poland	1%	1.3%	-0.3%
Romania	1.3%	0.9%	0.4%
Other EU countries	1.8%	1.5%	0.3%
Other Europe	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Central and Western Africa	1%	0.3%	0.7%
South and Eastern Africa	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Southern Asia	4.7%	1.2%	3.5%
South-East Asia	1%	0.2%	0.8%
North America and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Central and South America	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
No passport held	9.4%	13.5%	-4.1%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	42.3%	37.2%	5.1%
Christian	27.7%	46.2%	-18.5%
Buddhist	0.8%	0.5%	0.3%
Hindu	14.1%	1.7%	12.4%
Muslim	10.7%	6.5%	4.2%
Sikh	0.8%	0.9%	-0.1%
Not answered	3.7%	6.0%	-2.3%

Safety

Is Balwen Grove Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Balwen Grove was 26.7 per 1,000 residents, which is 63.9% lower than the Loughton & Shenley average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Balwen Grove has the 9th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Loughton & Shenley and the 143rd lowest crime rate of 855 local areas in Milton Keynes .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 13.3 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 13.6%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a much higher level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 96% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£68,400

Income Rank
10/10

Household Income in MK8 1DR, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 5/10 (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 - 6/10 (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 - 5/10 (average )
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 - 5/10 (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 - 5/10 (average )
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 - 5/10 (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 - 9/10 (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 - 1/10 (very 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) - 6/10 (average )
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) - 5/10 (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 Balwen Grove are based on 14 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 Balwen Grove, Whitehouse, Milton Keynes, MK8 1DR

Estimated Average Property Prices for MK8 1DR

Average Price
£503,964

Semi-Detached
£509,879

Terraced
£376,483

Detached
£600,035

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Balwen Grove

Average Price
£517,491

Semi-Detached
£523,902

Terraced
£383,976

Detached
£617,893

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Balwen GroveStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
1 Balwen Grove, Milton Keynes, Milton Keynes Detached, a newly built property	£489,995	2020-11-19	£599,075
20 Balwen Grove, Milton Keynes, Milton Keynes Detached, a newly built property	£586,427	2020-09-30	£715,289
2 Balwen Grove, Milton Keynes, Milton Keynes Detached, a newly built property	£497,495	2020-06-26	£641,490
4 Balwen Grove, Milton Keynes, Milton Keynes Terraced, a newly built property	£148,000	2020-06-26	£191,783
22 Balwen Grove, Milton Keynes, Milton Keynes Semi-Detached, a newly built property	£439,995	2020-03-27	£559,216

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for MK8 1DR

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	169
Part-Time Employee	22
Self-Employed	22
Looking after home or family	10
Unemployed	9
Student (economically inactive)	7
Long-Term Sick or disabled	5
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	4
Retired	4
Other	3

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	37
Information and communication	30
Education	26
Financial and insurance activities	18
Administrative and support service activities	17
Manufacturing	14
Transport and storage	14
Other	13
Accommodation and food service activities	12
Human health and social work activities	12
Professional, scientific and technical activities	10
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	8
Construction	7
Mining and quarrying	1
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1
Real estate activities	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Whitehouse Primary School Vaynol Way , Whitehouse MK8 1AG	3out of 4	509 yd	Free schools	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ashbrook School The High Street , Two Mile Ash MK8 8NA	- not rated	856 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Two Mile Ash School The High Street , Two Mile Ash MK8 8LH	4out of 4	1,086 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Holmwood School Kensington Drive , Great Holm MK8 9AB	- not rated	1,135 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Christ the Sower Ecumenical Primary School Singleton Drive , Grange Farm MK8 0PZ	1out of 4	1,489 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Watling Academy Barrosa Way , MK8 1EP	- not rated	803 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
The Hazeley Academy Emperor Drive , Hazeley MK8 0PT	3out of 4	1,676 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Denbigh School Burchard Crescent , Shenley Church End MK5 6EX	3out of 4	1,953 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Radcliffe School Aylesbury Street West , Wolverton MK12 5BT	2out of 4	3,308 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Shenley Brook End School Walbank Grove , Shenley Brook End MK5 7ZT	3out of 4	3,574 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	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	4,572 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Walnuts School Admiral Drive , Hazeley MK8 0PU	3out of 4	1,749 yd	Community special school	No	Mixed	More About School
Oakhill Secure Training Centre Chalgrove Field , Off Otterburn Crescent MK5 6AJ	- not rated	2,103 yd	Secure units	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Grove Independent School Redland Drive , Loughton MK5 8HD	- not rated	2,872 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Slated Row School Old Wolverton Road , Wolverton MK12 5NJ	4out of 4	3,748 yd	Community special school	No	Mixed	More About School
SMK Gateway - Alternative Provision 1st Floor, The Point , 602 Midsummer Boulevard MK9 3GN	- not rated	4,394 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
SMC Pneumatics UK (TNS Catering)	Vincent Avenue		920 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Chettinad Snacks	1 Simford Way	101 yd
Yumas Kitchen	19 Darin Court	970 yd
Fike Akhis Express	2 Darin Court	970 yd
+234 Limited	21 Darin Court	978 yd
Wingers	25 Darin Court	988 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Crownhill Sports Ground CROWNHILL SPORTS GROUND CROWNHILL SPORTS GROUND LENNON DRIVE	grass pitches	880 yd
Two Mile Ash School THE HIGH STREET	grass pitches	1,032 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	120 Mbit/s
Average download speed	327.9 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	25 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	45.4 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	115 Mbit/s

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