MK18 5JQ

Buckingham · Buckinghamshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Buckinghamshire
Postcode district
MK18
Postcode sector
MK18 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
MK18 5JH 56 m
MK18 5JJ 108 m
MK18 5JP 112 m
MK18 5JF 115 m
MK18 5JE 119 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
MK18 5JQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 2008
Postcode area
MK
Postcode district
MK18
Postcode sector
MK18 5
Latitude
52.016336
Longitude
-1.003211
British National Grid easting
468,502
British National Grid northing
235,791

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Buckinghamshire · E06000060
Parish or community
E04001526
Westminster constituency
Buckingham and Bletchley · E14001141
Output area
E00089403
Lower layer super output area
Buckinghamshire 004F · E01017718
Middle layer super output area
Buckinghamshire 004 · E02003655

Postcode source versions

Explore MK18

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
12
Primary
7
Secondary
2
  1. St James and St John CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    86 m
  2. Akeley Wood Senior School

    Other independent school

    1.8 km
  3. Stowe School

    Other independent school

    1.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
43
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 23
  • Public order 7
  • Anti social behaviour 5
  • Other crime 2
  • Other theft 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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

    2.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Post Office

    BCT · Chackmore

    0.0 miles
  • Post Office

    BCT · Chackmore

    0.0 miles
  • Western Avenue

    BCT · Buckingham

    1.0 miles
  • Western Avenue

    BCT · Buckingham

    1.0 miles
  • Overn Avenue

    BCT · Buckingham

    1.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Buckinghamshire 004F, 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

23,963 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
4 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

12 open schools are in scope, including 7 primary and 2 secondary schools. St James and St John CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 86 m.

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

Recorded crime

43 published events cover 12 months, averaging 3.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 23 events.

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