MK2 2BU

Bletchley South · Milton Keynes · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Milton Keynes
Local authority
Milton Keynes
Postcode district
MK2
Postcode sector
MK2 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
MK2 2BL 59 m
MK2 2AZ 63 m
MK2 2BJ 90 m
MK2 2FZ 104 m
MK2 2AL 107 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
MK2 2BU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 1985
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
MK
Postcode district
MK2
Postcode sector
MK2 2
Latitude
51.997911
Longitude
-0.715281
British National Grid easting
488,297
British National Grid northing
234,052

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Milton Keynes · E06000042
Parish or community
E04012176
Westminster constituency
Buckingham and Bletchley · E14001141
Output area
E00084331
Lower layer super output area
Milton Keynes 023E · E01033497
Middle layer super output area
Milton Keynes 023 · E02003481

Postcode source versions

Explore MK2

3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
The Entertainers, 15, Watling Street, Bletchley, Milton Keynes, MK2 2BU 31 July 2018 £600,000
Chantry House, 11 - 13, Watling Street, Bletchley, Milton Keynes, MK2 2BU 4 May 2017 £730,000
The Entertainers, 15, Watling Street, Bletchley, Milton Keynes, MK2 2BU 22 May 2009 £325,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
55
Primary
36
Secondary
5
  1. Knowles Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    733 m
  2. Knowles Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    733 m
  3. The Premier Academy

    Academy converter

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,036
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 771
  • Shoplifting 244
  • Other theft 192
  • Public order 188
  • Anti social behaviour 149

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
MK2 2 residents
8,047

Age bands in MK2 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.2%

1,471 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.4%

871 residents

Age 25 to 44
30.8%

2,364 residents

Age 45 to 64
22.1%

1,698 residents

Age 65 and over
16.5%

1,264 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.

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

10

within 5 km

  • THE RED HOUSE SURGERY

    241 QUEENSWAY, BLETCHLEY, MILTON KEYNES, MK2 2EH

    ODS code K82013

    552 m

  • WESTFIELD ROAD SURGERY

    11 WESTFIELD ROAD, BLETCHLEY, MILTON KEYNES, MK2 2DJ

    ODS code K82059

    997 m

  • BEDFORD STREET SURGERY

    4 BEDFORD STREET, BLETCHLEY, MILTON KEYNES, MK2 2TX

    ODS code K82039

    1.0 km

  • PARKSIDE MEDICAL CENTRE

    WHALLEY DRIVE, BLETCHLEY, MILTON KEYNES, MK3 6EN

    ODS code K82015

    2.2 km

  • ASHFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 PERRYDOWN, BEANHILL, MILTON KEYNES, MK6 4NE

    ODS code K82054

    2.9 km

  • WALNUT TREE HEALTH CENTRE

    2 BLACKBERRY COURT, WALNUT TREE, MILTON KEYNES, MK7 7PB

    ODS code K82615

    3.1 km

  • THE GROVE SURGERY

    FARTHING CLOSE, NETHERFIELD, MILTON KEYNES, MK6 4NG

    ODS code K82610

    3.2 km

  • WHADDON HEALTHCARE

    25 WITHAM COURT, BLETCHLEY, MILTON KEYNES, MK3 7QU

    ODS code K82026

    3.5 km

  • ASPLANDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    ASPLANDS CLOSE, WOBURN SANDS, MILTON KEYNES, MK17 8QP

    ODS code E81050

    4.8 km

  • FISHERMEAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    FISHERMEAD BOULEVARD, FISHERMEAD, MILTON KEYNES, MK6 2LR

    ODS code K82064

    4.8 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Wharfside

    BCT · Fenny Stratford

    0.0 miles
  • Wharfside

    BCT · Fenny Stratford

    0.1 miles
  • Aylesbury Street

    BCT · Fenny Stratford

    0.1 miles
  • Fenny Stratford Rail Station

    RSE · Fenny Stratford

    0.1 miles
  • Fenny Stratford Rail Station

    RLY · Fenny Stratford

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Milton Keynes 023E, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

10,574 of 33,755

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

55 open schools are in scope, including 36 primary and 5 secondary schools. Knowles Nursery School is the nearest published school at 733 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,036 published events cover 12 months, averaging 169.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 771 events.

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