MK17 0HB

Horwood · Buckinghamshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Milton Keynes
Ward
Horwood
Local authority
Buckinghamshire
Postcode district
MK17
Postcode sector
MK17 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
MK17 0HA 518 m
MK17 0HW 863 m
MK17 0HD 990 m
MK17 0HQ 1.0 km
MK17 0HF 1.1 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
MK17 0HB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
MK
Postcode district
MK17
Postcode sector
MK17 0
Latitude
52.011336
Longitude
-0.892339
British National Grid easting
476,119
British National Grid northing
235,345

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Buckinghamshire · E06000060
Electoral ward
Horwood · E05015956
Parish or community
E04001539
Westminster constituency
Buckingham and Bletchley · E14001141
Output area
E00089269
Lower layer super output area
Buckinghamshire 001D · E01033952
Middle layer super output area
Buckinghamshire 001 · E02003652

Postcode source versions

Explore MK17

11 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Thornton Hall, West Wing, Thornton, Milton Keynes, MK17 0HB 24 November 2021 £1,030,000
Thornton Hall, Orchard House, Thornton, Milton Keynes, MK17 0HB 14 August 2015 £915,000
Thornton Hall, Holly Lodge, Thornton, Milton Keynes, MK17 0HB 12 May 2003 £281,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
6
Primary
4
Secondary
0
  1. Thornton College

    Other independent school

    1.3 km
  2. Thornborough Infant School

    Community school

    2.5 km
  3. Akeley Wood Junior School

    Other independent school

    3.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2
  • Other theft 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
16

7 female, 9 male

Postcode households
7
Residents per household
2.3
MK17 0 residents
6,384

Age bands in MK17 0

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.7%

1,007 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.4%

607 residents

Age 25 to 44
18.4%

1,185 residents

Age 45 to 64
33.1%

2,124 residents

Age 65 and over
23.4%

1,503 residents

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider MK17 0 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
28.6%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Nearby transport

  • Main Street

    BCT · Thornton

    0.6 miles
  • The Bell

    BCT · Beachampton

    1.2 miles
  • Whaddon Road

    BCT · Nash

    1.3 miles
  • Whaddon Road

    BCT · Nash

    1.3 miles
  • Thornhill

    BCT · Thornborough

    1.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Buckinghamshire 001D, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

6 of 10

Overall England rank

18,945 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
2 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £1,030,000 from 1 recorded sale in MK17 0HB. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Buckinghamshire is £490,508 in June 2026, up 4.3% year on year.

Schools

6 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 0 secondary schools. Thornton College is the nearest published school at 0.8 miles.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

3 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.