MK17 8EP

Cranfield & Marston Moretaine · Central Bedfordshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Central Bedfordshire
Constituency
Mid Bedfordshire
Postcode district
MK17
Postcode sector
MK17 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
MK17 8BS 386 m
MK17 8HL 612 m
MK43 0AR 684 m
MK43 0ZY 945 m
MK17 8BP 971 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
MK17 8EP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 2005
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
MK
Postcode district
MK17
Postcode sector
MK17 8
Latitude
52.031164
Longitude
-0.613205
British National Grid easting
495,234
British National Grid northing
237,879

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Central Bedfordshire · E06000056
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
13
Primary
9
Secondary
2
  1. Aspley Guise Village School

    Academy converter

    2.1 km
  2. Husborne Crawley Lower School

    Community school

    2.2 km
  3. St Mary's Wavendon CofE Primary

    Academy converter

    2.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
56
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Anti social behaviour 13
  • Public order 12
  • Violence and sexual offences 10
  • Drugs 5
  • Vehicle crime 5

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
4

1 female, 3 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
1.3
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% 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

2

within 5 km

  • ASPLANDS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E81050

    3.3 km

  • BROOKLANDS HEALTH CENTRE

    MONTAGUE CRESCENT, BROOKLANDS, MILTON KEYNES, MK10 7LN

    ODS code Y02900

    4.4 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

  • Shops

    BCT · Brogborough

    0.7 miles
  • Shops

    BCT · Brogborough

    0.7 miles
  • Amazon Distribution Centre

    BCT · Brogborough

    0.8 miles
  • Ridgmont Rail Station

    RSE · Ridgmont

    0.9 miles
  • Ridgmont Rail Station

    RLY · Ridgmont

    0.9 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
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

Schools

13 open schools are in scope, including 9 primary and 2 secondary schools. Aspley Guise Village School is the nearest published school at 1.3 miles.

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

Recorded crime

56 published events cover 12 months, averaging 4.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Anti social behaviour with 13 events.

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