MK18 2DY

Horwood · Buckinghamshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Buckingham
Ward
Horwood
Local authority
Buckinghamshire
Postcode district
MK18
Postcode sector
MK18 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
MK18 2DX 777 m
MK17 0HL 807 m
MK18 2DU 888 m
MK18 2DT 898 m
MK18 2DS 986 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
MK18 2DY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
MK
Postcode district
MK18
Postcode sector
MK18 2
Latitude
51.994087
Longitude
-0.896770
British National Grid easting
475,844
British National Grid northing
233,422

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

4 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Middle Shelspit Farm, Nash Road, Thornborough, Buckingham, MK18 2DY 6 March 2018 £622,500
Lower Shelspit Farm, Nash Road, Thornborough, Buckingham, MK18 2DY 30 September 2008 £756,000
Ash Tree Cottage, Nash Road, Thornborough, Buckingham, MK18 2DY 22 April 2005 £520,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
5
Primary
4
Secondary
0
  1. Thornborough Infant School

    Community school

    1.5 km
  2. Great Horwood Church of England School

    Academy converter

    2.4 km
  3. Thornton College

    Other independent school

    2.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Other theft 3
  • Criminal damage and arson 2
  • Other crime 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
21

12 female, 9 male

Postcode households
8
Residents per household
2.6
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 0.3% 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+
12.5%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
12.5%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
12.5%
Gigabit-capable
12.5%
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

  • Thornhill

    BCT · Thornborough

    0.6 miles
  • Post Office

    BCT · Thornborough

    0.8 miles
  • Post Office

    BCT · Thornborough

    0.8 miles
  • Dean Farm

    BCT · Singleborough

    1.1 miles
  • Dean Farm

    BCT · Singleborough

    1.1 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
1
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

5 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 0 secondary schools. Thornborough Infant School is the nearest published school at 1.0 miles.

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

Recorded crime

6 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.5 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.