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MK17 8LJ

Danesborough · Milton Keynes · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Danesborough
Local authority
Milton Keynes
Constituency
Milton Keynes Central
Postcode district
MK17
Postcode sector
MK17 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
MK17 8LL 72 m
MK17 8AE 119 m
MK17 8XS 169 m
MK17 8LN 218 m
MK17 8LH 248 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
MK17 8LJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
MK
Postcode district
MK17
Postcode sector
MK17 8
Latitude
52.026687
Longitude
-0.668528
British National Grid easting
491,448
British National Grid northing
237,310

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Milton Keynes · E06000042
Electoral ward
Danesborough · E05016595
Parish or community
E04013549
Westminster constituency
Milton Keynes Central · E14001369
Output area
E00183443
Lower layer super output area
Milton Keynes 024A · E01016734
Middle layer super output area
Milton Keynes 024 · E02003482

Postcode source versions

Explore MK17

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
30
Primary
20
Secondary
2

  1. Glebe Farm School

    Free schools

    600 m

  2. Wavendon Gate School

    Community school

    1.0 km

  3. Walton High

    Academy converter

    1.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,160
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 494
  • Anti social behaviour 134
  • Public order 106
  • Other theft 95
  • Shoplifting 77

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
10

4 female, 6 male

Postcode households
2
Residents per household
5.0
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+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
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

6

within 5 km

  • WALNUT TREE HEALTH CENTRE

    2 BLACKBERRY COURT, WALNUT TREE, MILTON KEYNES, MK7 7PB

    ODS code K82615

    1.6 km

  • ASPLANDS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E81050

    2.0 km

  • BROOKLANDS HEALTH CENTRE

    MONTAGUE CRESCENT, BROOKLANDS, MILTON KEYNES, MK10 7LN

    ODS code Y02900

    2.1 km

  • MILTON KEYNES VILLAGE SURG

    GRIFFITH GATE, MIDDLETON, MILTON KEYNES, MK10 9BQ

    ODS code K82631

    2.8 km

  • THE GROVE SURGERY

    FARTHING CLOSE, NETHERFIELD, MILTON KEYNES, MK6 4NG

    ODS code K82610

    4.6 km

  • ASHFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 PERRYDOWN, BEANHILL, MILTON KEYNES, MK6 4NE

    ODS code K82054

    4.8 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

  • The Wavendon Arms

    BCT · Wavendon

    0.0 miles

  • The Wavendon Arms

    BCT · Wavendon

    0.1 miles

  • St Mary's Close

    BCT · Wavendon

    0.1 miles

  • Cross End

    BCT · Wavendon

    0.2 miles

  • Phoebe Lane

    BCT · Wavendon

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Milton Keynes 024A, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

21,819 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
8 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
2
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
2
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

30 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 2 secondary schools. Glebe Farm School is the nearest published school at 600 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,160 published events cover 12 months, averaging 96.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 494 events.

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