MK18 5YU

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 5PA 464 m
MK18 5NZ 533 m
MK18 5NY 802 m
MK19 6BY 877 m
MK19 6DA 1.0 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
MK18 5YU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 August 1992
Terminated
1 May 1994
Postcode area
MK
Postcode district
MK18
Postcode sector
MK18 5
Latitude
52.041847
Longitude
-0.929771
British National Grid easting
473,500
British National Grid northing
238,700

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Buckinghamshire · E06000060
Parish or community
E04001501
Westminster constituency
Buckingham and Bletchley · E14001141
Output area
E00089261
Lower layer super output area
Buckinghamshire 001D · E01033952
Middle layer super output area
Buckinghamshire 001 · E02003652

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
6
Primary
3
Secondary
0
  1. Akeley Wood Junior School

    Other independent school

    1.0 km
  2. Thornton College

    Other independent school

    2.9 km
  3. Deanshanger Primary School

    Academy converter

    3.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
10
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3
  • Public order 2
  • Vehicle crime 2
  • Anti social behaviour 2
  • Burglary 1

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.

Nearby transport

  • Church End

    BCT · Leckhampstead

    0.7 miles
  • Church End

    BCT · Leckhampstead

    0.7 miles
  • Post Box

    BCT · Wicken

    0.8 miles
  • Post Box

    BCT · Wicken

    0.8 miles
  • Elm Drive

    BCT · Deanshanger

    1.7 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Buckinghamshire 001D, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

18,945 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
9 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

6 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 0 secondary schools. Akeley Wood Junior School is the nearest published school at 0.6 miles.

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

Recorded crime

10 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3 events.

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