Strong on transport, with safety and schools to consider
Milton at a glance
- House prices
- £332,500
- Middle60th percentile
- Schools
- 17th percentile
- Weak
- Transport
- 80th percentile
- Strong
- Crime rate
- 96.7 per 1,000 residents
- Weak26th percentile
- Flood risk
- 1.6% of the area in flood zones
- Less flood-zone land25th percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Milton a good place to live?
Milton may be a good fit for people who value stronger transport access. School performance appears weaker and crime data appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in New Forest below.
Best fit and trade-offs
May suit
- Movers who value stronger transport access
Watch out for
- School performance appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally
- Crime data appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally
Crime rate in Milton
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 96.7 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 26th percentile nationally
Recorded crime is relatively higher; higher percentiles indicate lower crime.
Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to June 2026. Higher crime percentiles indicate lower recorded crime. Busy centres can show high rates because crimes are counted where they happen but divided by the people who live there.
House prices in Milton
House prices
- Median sale price
- £332,500
- Percentile
- 60th percentile nationally
House prices are around the national middle range.
Median of 92 standard sales over the 12 months to June 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.
Schools in Milton
Schools
17th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Milton
Flood risk
1.6% of the area in flood zones 2 or 3
Land in Environment Agency river and sea flood zones 2 or 3. Zone 3, the higher-probability zone, covers 0.8% of the area. That is the 25th percentile among neighbourhoods in England, where higher means more flood-zone land. Surface water is not included, and this is not an address-level assessment: check the flood map for the specific property.
Transport in Milton
Transport
80th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.
What the full report adds
This public guide covers headline signals for crime, house prices, schools, flood risk and transport. The full report adds deeper lifestyle, health, green space, family and local life data, plus tools to compare and shortlist neighbourhoods.
FAQs
Is Milton a good place to live?
Milton may be a good fit for people who value stronger transport access. School performance appears weaker and crime data appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Milton safe?
Milton ranks in the 26th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Milton?
The median sale price was £332,500 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 60th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Milton?
Schools rank in the 17th percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Milton?
Nearby public profiles include Totton North in New Forest and Hardley, Holbury & North Blackfield in New Forest.
