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Towns and cities in Milton Keynes by population

By James Burfield, SEO consultant, Bath · Page updated · ONS mid-year estimates · GeoNames

All 13 populated places in Milton Keynes, ranked by current population. The largest is Milton Keynes, with 256,385 people.

Every place in Milton Keynes, ranked

Do not add these figures together to get Milton Keynes's population. Settlement boundaries overlap, so the rows below sum to more than the area actually holds: 347,969 against an official 305,884. The ONS figure above is the one to quote. Why figures differ.
305,884
population of Milton Keynes (ONS, mid-2024)
13
towns & places
Milton Keynes
largest place
#PlacePopulation
1Milton Keynes256,385
2Bletchley50,193
3Newport Pagnell15,067
4Water Eaton8,412
5Olney6,477
6Woburn Sands5,074
7Hanslope1,916
8Lavendon1,303
9Sherington954
10North Crawley736
11Stoke Goldington575
12Bow Brickhill562
13Emberton315

Common questions

What is the population of Milton Keynes?
305,884, on the ONS mid-2024 estimate for Milton Keynes. The individual towns listed on this page sum to more than that, because settlement boundaries overlap; the ONS figure is the one to quote for the area as a whole.
What is the largest town in Milton Keynes?
Milton Keynes, with 256,385 residents on current figures. This page ranks all 13 recorded places in Milton Keynes by population, each linking to its own page with sources and, where held, a 2005 comparison.