MK18 2PL

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 2AT 23 m
MK18 2AS 53 m
MK18 2AG 104 m
MK18 2AQ 107 m
MK18 2BS 111 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
MK18 2PL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 October 1984
Terminated
1 June 1996
Postcode area
MK
Postcode district
MK18
Postcode sector
MK18 2
Latitude
51.967393
Longitude
-0.949011
British National Grid easting
472,300
British National Grid northing
230,400

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Buckinghamshire · E06000060
Electoral ward
Horwood · E05015956
Parish or community
E04001519
Westminster constituency
Buckingham and Bletchley · E14001141
Output area
E00089490
Lower layer super output area
Buckinghamshire 005A · E01017735
Middle layer super output area
Buckinghamshire 005 · E02003656

Postcode source versions

Explore MK18

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
14
Primary
9
Secondary
3
  1. Padbury Church of England School

    Academy converter

    205 m
  2. Lace Hill Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    2.7 km
  3. Bourton Meadow Academy

    Academy converter

    3.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
19
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 9
  • Vehicle crime 3
  • Anti social behaviour 2
  • Drugs 1
  • Burglary 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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.

GP practices

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE SWAN PRACTICE

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

    ODS code K82007

    4.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Springfields

    BCT · Padbury

    0.1 miles
  • Springfields

    BCT · Padbury

    0.1 miles
  • The New Inn

    BCT · Padbury

    0.3 miles
  • The New Inn

    BCT · Padbury

    0.3 miles
  • Main Street

    BCT · Padbury

    0.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Buckinghamshire 005A, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

25,480 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
5 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

14 open schools are in scope, including 9 primary and 3 secondary schools. Padbury Church of England School is the nearest published school at 205 m.

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

Recorded crime

19 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 9 events.

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