With 34-minute trains to Euston and homes from £220k, Milton Keynes is a commuter town with first-time buyer appeal.
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Average first-time buyer spend: £220,350, which would buy a purpose-built two-bedroom flat or a period two- to three-bedroom terrace house.
Annual price increase: 4.4 per cent. Proportion of homes sold to first-time buyers: five per cent.
The commute: trains from Milton Keynes Central to Euston take from 34 minutes. An annual season ticket costs from £5,080.
New Year, new home: first residents will move into The Square @ Brooklands next month. Prices start at £204,000 for a one-bedroom flat
Schools: A good choice of primary schools, including the “outstanding” Priory Common School and Loughton Manor First School. Secondary schools St Paul’s Catholic School and Lord Grey Academy both have “good” Ofsted reports.
What's new? Thousands of new homes are being built around the fringes of Milton Keynes.
At Shakespeare Park just over 200 homes are being built on 15 acres four miles south-west of the centre. Prices start at £215,000 for a two-bedroom flat. A five-bedroom house costs from £435,000 (taylorwimpey.co.uk).
Around 750 more homes are being built at Eagle's Rest by Barratt Homes and David Wilson Homes, six miles west of Milton Keynes Central station and extremely handy for the M1.
Prices start at £229,995 for two-bedroom flats.
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