MK18 2AB

Horwood · Buckinghamshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Horwood
Local authority
Buckinghamshire
Postcode district
MK18
Postcode sector
MK18 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
MK18 2AA 723 m
MK18 2BU 915 m
MK18 7DT 958 m
MK18 7DX 992 m
MK18 2DB 1.0 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
MK18 2AB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
MK
Postcode district
MK18
Postcode sector
MK18 2
Latitude
52.000651
Longitude
-0.938867
British National Grid easting
472,943
British National Grid northing
234,109

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Buckinghamshire · E06000060
Electoral ward
Horwood · E05015956
Parish or community
E04001538
Westminster constituency
Buckingham and Bletchley · E14001141
Output area
E00089200
Lower layer super output area
Buckinghamshire 003A · E01017671
Middle layer super output area
Buckinghamshire 003 · E02003654

Postcode source versions

Explore MK18

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
14
Primary
9
Secondary
2
  1. Thornborough Infant School

    Community school

    1.4 km
  2. Bourton Meadow Academy

    Academy converter

    2.3 km
  3. Lace Hill Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    2.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
9
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Other theft 3
  • Violence and sexual offences 2
  • Drugs 1
  • Bicycle theft 1
  • Vehicle crime 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
10

5 female, 5 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
2.5
MK18 2 residents
6,276

Age bands in MK18 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.1%

1,125 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.4%

586 residents

Age 25 to 44
22%

1,368 residents

Age 45 to 64
31.3%

1,947 residents

Age 65 and over
19.1%

1,190 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider MK18 2 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
0%
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

1

within 5 km

  • THE SWAN PRACTICE

    MASONIC HOUSE, 26 HIGH STREET, BUCKINGHAM, MK18 1NU

    ODS code K82007

    3.2 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

  • Post Office

    BCT · Thornborough

    1.0 miles
  • Post Office

    BCT · Thornborough

    1.0 miles
  • Thornhill

    BCT · Thornborough

    1.3 miles
  • Bourton Meadow School

    BCT · Buckingham

    1.3 miles
  • Bourton Meadow School

    BCT · Buckingham

    1.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Buckinghamshire 003A, 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

22,290 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 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

Schools

14 open schools are in scope, including 9 primary and 2 secondary schools. Thornborough Infant School is the nearest published school at 0.9 miles.

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

Recorded crime

9 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Other theft with 3 events.

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