Milton Keynes is one of the top places to live and work according to a new independent report into the health of the UK’s largest towns and cities.
The LSH Vitality Index (from property consultants Lambert Smith Hampton) reviews 100 towns and cities outside London by economic, lifestyle and environmental measures.
It considers jobs and wage growth, business activity, educational attainment, house prices, green space, crime rates, sustainability, lifestyle and health, and other desirable factors.
Milton Keynes is ranked number two in the Index, climbing six positions from last year.
Many of this year’s top ten towns and cities are in or close to the Oxford – MK – Cambridge Growth Corridor including Oxford, Reading, High Wycombe, and Windsor and Maidenhead (which took the top spot), putting Milton Keynes at the heart of future growth.
The Vitality Index follows Milton Keynes being named one of the UK’s top cities for high wages, innovation, and housing growth in the Cities Outlook 2025 report last month, and the city council’s announcement this week that MK has smashed its national housebuilding targets for the seventh year running.
“This report takes an objective look into what makes a thriving and modern city, so it’s no surprise that Milton Keynes is performing so brilliantly. We work hard on creating the right conditions for what people value the most: a healthy, green and welcoming place in which to live and work, with good jobs, facilities and affordable housing for a secure future.”