MK18 3LA

Quainton · Buckinghamshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Buckingham
Local authority
Buckinghamshire
Postcode district
MK18
Postcode sector
MK18 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
MK18 3JY 984 m
HP22 4DL 1.2 km
MK18 3LB 1.3 km
MK18 2NF 1.7 km
MK18 2NG 1.9 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
MK18 3LA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
MK
Postcode district
MK18
Postcode sector
MK18 3
Latitude
51.898682
Longitude
-0.927301
British National Grid easting
473,904
British National Grid northing
222,780

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Buckinghamshire · E06000060
Electoral ward
Quainton · E05015965
Parish or community
E04001495
Westminster constituency
Buckingham and Bletchley · E14001141
Output area
E00089339
Lower layer super output area
Buckinghamshire 009B · E01017704
Middle layer super output area
Buckinghamshire 009 · E02003659

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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16 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Cedar Barn, Hogshaw, Buckingham, MK18 3LA 15 October 2025 £840,000
Oak Apple Barn, Hogshaw, Buckingham, MK18 3LA 26 September 2025 £855,000
1, Oak Cottages, Hogshaw, Buckingham, MK18 3LA 21 June 2024 £790,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
3
Primary
3
Secondary
0
  1. East Claydon Church of England School

    Voluntary aided school

    2.3 km
  2. Quainton Church of England School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.8 km
  3. North Marston Church of England School

    Voluntary controlled school

    3.8 km

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
51

26 female, 25 male

Postcode households
11
Residents per household
4.6
MK18 3 residents
6,871

Age bands in MK18 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.9%

1,079 residents

Age 15 to 24
9%

608 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.4%

1,521 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.5%

2,005 residents

Age 65 and over
23.2%

1,577 residents

This postcode contained 0.7% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider MK18 3 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Nearby transport

  • Post Office

    BCT · Botolph Claydon

    1.2 miles
  • Post Office

    BCT · Botolph Claydon

    1.2 miles
  • North End Road

    BCT · Quainton

    1.6 miles
  • North End Road

    BCT · Quainton

    1.6 miles
  • Upper Street

    BCT · Quainton

    1.6 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Buckinghamshire 009B, 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

22,461 of 33,755

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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £815,000 from 4 recorded sales in MK18 3LA. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Buckinghamshire is £490,508 in June 2026, up 4.3% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

3 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 0 secondary schools. East Claydon Church of England School is the nearest published school at 1.4 miles.

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