Property, Houses and Flats for Sale in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire

Milton Keynes is considered to be an exciting and vibrant place to live and work. A new phase of development has just begun which will double the size of the city in the next 30 years. This will include a canalside development with bars and restaurants and The Hub - a city centre project to include two hotels, apartments, prestigious offices, conference facilities, bars and restaurants. If you are looking to buy property in Milton Keynes you will discover what is probably the widest range of housing of any new city in the UK, including modern executive houses, Victorian villas and period cottages. There are new homes in Milton Keynes built by a number of developers in a variety of styles, ranging from one bedroom properties, two and three bedroom terraced and semi detached houses, and three, four and five bedroom executive homes suiting everyone from single occupation to large families, and much of the new housing has been designed to be energy efficient. People who are considering Milton Keynes property for relocation purposes will discover the city is home to major employers with Daimler Chrysler, Coutts Bank, KPMG and The Open University having headquarters in the city. With businesses continuing to locate to Milton Keynes, unemployment levels are among the lowest in the country.

Amenities for properties in Milton Keynes

Families with children searching for houses for sale in Milton Keynes will find leisure facilities are unrivalled. The 'Xscape' building houses a snowslope, an indoor skydiving centre, a high ropes course, a 16 screen multiplex cinema, health and fitness centre, restaurants and bars - all under one roof. For those who like the outdoors there are scenic parks, lakes, woodland and miles of cycle paths. Milton Keynes has a popular art gallery and a theatre that hosts plays from London's West End, the RSC, Moscow City Ballet and the Glyndebourne Touring Company. Shopping in Milton Keynes is centred around three shopping areas; the centre:mk, Midsummer Place and Xscape which, between them, have over 300 stores. Independent traditional shops can be found in the original towns that make up modern-day Milton Keynes. The provision of a first class education system has been key to Milton Keynes' development, and it has one of the largest new schools building programme in the UK, with an average of 1.5 new schools being built in the city every year. In addition to pre-schools, primary and secondary schools and Milton Keynes College, there are two universities located within Milton Keynes and North Bucks: The University of Buckingham and The Open University.

Transport for Milton Keynes

The residents of Milton Keynes benefit from excellent transport links. By train, the main West Coast Line runs through Milton Keynes with over 100 trains running from Milton Keynes Central to London Euston every day, in a journey time of under 35 minutes. Trains also operate to Birmingham New Street and Manchester Piccadilly. There are three stations in the city: Wolverton, Milton Keynes Central and Bletchley. By road, Milton Keynes is adjacent to the M1 Motorway, accessible from Junctions 13 and 14. The A5 dual carriageway runs through the centre of the city. The city has a North American style grid-road system and traffic jams are rare, it is possible to drive from one side of the city to the other within 15 minutes. For air travel, London Luton is the nearest international airport, just 35 minutes drive from the city.

Surrounding areas

While searching for property to buy or property to rent in Milton Keynes, you may like to extend your search and explore neighbouring areas and look for property for sale in Newport Pagnell, Olney and Buckingham.