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MK17 8BT

Cranfield & Marston Moretaine · Central Bedfordshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Cranfield & Marston Moretaine
Local authority
Central Bedfordshire
Constituency
Mid Bedfordshire
Postcode district
MK17
Postcode sector
MK17 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
MK17 8XX 661 m
MK17 8BH 991 m
MK17 8YH 1.0 km
MK17 8BJ 1.0 km
MK17 8BQ 1.0 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
MK17 8BT
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
MK
Postcode district
MK17
Postcode sector
MK17 8
Latitude
52.053235
Longitude
-0.634443
British National Grid easting
493,731
British National Grid northing
240,306

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Central Bedfordshire · E06000056
Electoral ward
Cranfield & Marston Moretaine · E05014402
Parish or community
E04011960
Westminster constituency
Mid Bedfordshire · E14001359
Output area
E00087864
Lower layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 007H · E01033814
Middle layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 007 · E02003605

Postcode source versions

Explore MK17

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
14
Primary
9
Secondary
2

  1. Cranfield University

    Higher education institutions

    2.3 km

  2. St Mary's Wavendon CofE Primary

    Academy converter

    2.4 km

  3. Cranfield Church of England Academy

    Academy converter

    2.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2
  • Drugs 1
  • Burglary 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
11

6 female, 5 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
2.8
MK17 8 residents
8,386

Age bands in MK17 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.5%

1,441 residents

Age 15 to 24
9%

741 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.3%

2,002 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.3%

2,251 residents

Age 65 and over
22%

1,812 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider MK17 8 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+
0%
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.

GP practices

3

within 5 km

  • BROOKLANDS HEALTH CENTRE

    MONTAGUE CRESCENT, BROOKLANDS, MILTON KEYNES, MK10 7LN

    ODS code Y02900

    2.8 km

  • MILTON KEYNES VILLAGE SURG

    GRIFFITH GATE, MIDDLETON, MILTON KEYNES, MK10 9BQ

    ODS code K82631

    4.5 km

  • ASPLANDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    ASPLANDS CLOSE, WOBURN SANDS, MILTON KEYNES, MK17 8QP

    ODS code E81050

    4.6 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Holcotmoors Farm

    BCT · Cranfield University

    0.0 miles

  • Holcotmoors Farm

    BCT · Cranfield University

    0.0 miles

  • Wavendon Road

    BCT · Salford

    0.7 miles

  • Wavendon Road

    BCT · Salford

    0.7 miles

  • The Swan

    BCT · Salford

    0.7 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Central Bedfordshire 007H, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

28,788 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
6 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
1
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

Schools

14 open schools are in scope, including 9 primary and 2 secondary schools. Cranfield University is the nearest published school at 1.5 miles.

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

Recorded crime

4 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.333 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.