Future Growth
Milton Keynes is one of the UK's fastest growing urban areas and is set to become the 15th largest city in the UK by 2031. Between 1981 and 2007 the city's population increased by 84%, compared to a rise of just 8% in the UK in the same period and, by 2051, is forecast to rise to 257,700.
The second phase of Milton Keynes' expansion has already started and will see the city compete economically and culturally with other elite cities across Europe and throughout the world. Milton Keynes is fast becoming the economic driving force for its region.
Milton Keynes' growth offers a range of first-class opportunities, many within the city centre area. Over £1 billion of private investment has been committed in the last decade, transforming the city's skyline with new architecture and generated an unparalleled air of optimism throughout the city.
Already available in the city centre is The Pinnacle, the largest office development in Milton Keynes for 25 years. This opened in Summer 2009 with around 50% of the 200,000 sq ft development already taken by Deloitte and Denton Wilde Sapte and it demonstrates the confidence that abounds in the city. In addition, £130 million of rail improvements at Central Milton Keynes Station will further improve ease of access to the city from London and the rest of the UK.
The city is also planning for the expansion of its cultural, leisure, urban and transport infrastructure, with further development of the city's main shopping centre, new housing, retirement facilities, a new state-of-the-art coach station, planned road widening, hotel developments, new primary and secondary schools and innovative environmental solutions.
Visit the Milton Keynes Partnership website to find out more information about the full extent of future growth and development across Milton Keynes.
Last updated JunJanuary 2010
