MK18 5DS

Buckingham · 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 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
MK18 5DT 44 m
MK18 5DR 121 m
MK18 5DU 130 m
MK18 5DX 274 m
MK18 4PD 1.0 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
MK18 5DS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
MK
Postcode district
MK18
Postcode sector
MK18 5
Latitude
52.005774
Longitude
-1.050458
British National Grid easting
465,275
British National Grid northing
234,573

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Buckinghamshire · E06000060
Parish or community
E04001545
Westminster constituency
Buckingham and Bletchley · E14001141
Output area
E00178319
Lower layer super output area
Buckinghamshire 004E · E01017717
Middle layer super output area
Buckinghamshire 004 · E02003655

Postcode source versions

Explore MK18

11 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Orchard House, Water Stratford, Buckingham, MK18 5DS 21 October 2008 £435,000
Honeysuckle Cottage, Water Stratford, Buckingham, MK18 5DS 17 September 2007 £391,000
Corner Cottage, Water Stratford, Buckingham, MK18 5DS 24 November 2006 £499,950

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
11
Primary
5
Secondary
2
  1. Finmere Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.4 km
  2. Beachborough School

    Other independent school

    3.3 km
  3. St James and St John CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    3.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Other theft 3
  • Other crime 1
  • Violence and sexual offences 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
22

12 female, 10 male

Postcode households
11
Residents per household
2.0
MK18 5 residents
2,261

Age bands in MK18 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.4%

418 residents

Age 15 to 24
24.2%

551 residents

Age 25 to 44
13.8%

313 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.5%

602 residents

Age 65 and over
17.1%

389 residents

This postcode contained 1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider MK18 5 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

1

within 5 km

  • THE SWAN PRACTICE

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

    ODS code K82007

    4.5 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Town Farm

    BCT · Water Stratford

    0.1 miles
  • Town Farm

    BCT · Water Stratford

    0.2 miles
  • The Robin Hood PH

    BCT · Bufflers Holt

    0.9 miles
  • The Robin Hood PH

    BCT · Bufflers Holt

    0.9 miles
  • Cemetery

    BCT · Tingewick

    1.0 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Buckinghamshire 004E, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

16,294 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
3 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

11 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 2 secondary schools. Finmere Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.5 miles.

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

Recorded crime

5 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.417 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.