To Milton Keynes, With Love, From Unity Place

This May marks one year since Unity Place fully opened its doors in the heart of Milton Keynes - and what a year it’s been. As we hit this milestone, it feels only right that it lands alongside Love MK Day - a city-wide celebration of everything that makes Milton Keynes bold, brilliant, and built for the future.

Because let’s be honest: there’s nowhere quite like Milton Keynes.

This is a city that doesn’t wait around. It moves. It builds. It tests, scales, and delivers. From driverless buses and robot deliveries to the UK’s largest fleet of autonomous service robots - innovation isn’t a buzzword here, it’s business as usual. No wonder Milton Keynes is ranked among the UK’s top ten cities for start-ups. It’s fast, fearless, and future-focused.

Unity Place was designed to slot right into that energy. Sitting just steps from the train station, we’re the welcome mat to the city, the first place many people see when they arrive. That’s not a coincidence. We wanted to be at the gateway, right where the action starts. But more than that, we wanted to create a place that adds to the city’s momentum - a hub for big ideas, community, and collaboration.

Reflecting the pace, purpose, and ambition of Milton Keynes, Unity Place is more than just a building, it’s a space designed to support the city’s vision - where innovation has room to grow, ideas can take shape, and businesses can thrive. From flexible workspaces and collaborative zones to artisan coffee, food and drink destinations, retail outlets, and even a checkout-free store experience - every element has been shaped around how people live and work today.

At its heart, x+why offers 60,000 square feet of contemporary office space with full technology support, building a community of purpose-led businesses that are ready to grow with the city. Through curated events, shared spaces, and a focus on meaningful connections, Unity Place is proud to play its part in helping Milton Keynes stay bold, innovative, and future-ready.

The city stands at the centre of one of the most ambitious growth corridors in Europe - the Oxford-Cambridge Arc. Positioned to become the UK’s answer to Silicon Valley, the Arc is set to inject up to £78 billion into the national economy by 2035, creating a world-leading cluster of science, technology, and innovation. And, at its core, lies Milton Keynes, a city already making a powerful case for its leadership role within the Arc.

With a tech sector that generates £3.4 billion in Gross Value Added (GVA), and with one in three jobs connected to technology, Milton Keynes isn’t just part of the Arc’s Silicon Valley vision - it defines it. From its thriving business ecosystem, future-ready infrastructure, and testbed status for cutting-edge technology it has a magnetic pull for talent, investment, and enterprise.

The East-West rail link will further supercharge this momentum, seamlessly connecting Oxford, Milton Keynes, and Cambridge. But Milton Keynes should be more than a stop on that line, it should be the destination. A launchpad where innovation scales, businesses grow, and big ideas come to life.

At Unity Place, we’re proud to be part of this future. We’re here to grow with the city - to offer the spaces, community, and support that enable forward-thinking businesses to thrive. The recent announcement that Universal Studios will build its first European theme park just outside Milton Keynes marks more than a major investment - it signals a new era for the region. One rich with potential across sectors and supply chains, from logistics to digital infrastructure. We want the entrepreneurs, start-ups, and scale-ups growing inside Unity Place to play an active role in that transformation and help shape the future, from right here in Milton Keynes.

From day one, we’ve taken inspiration from the city around us. Whether it’s launching The Corner Store or championing smart-city ideas, we see Unity Place as more than just a building - it’s a mindset. One rooted in ambition, built on collaboration, and designed to fuel what’s next.

So, here’s to Milton Keynes. A city that doesn’t just keep up - it leads. A city that backs bold thinking. And a city we’re proud to call home.

One year in, we’re just getting started.

With love and purpose,
Unity Place