MK2 3LW

Bletchley South · Milton Keynes · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Milton Keynes
Postcode district
MK2
Postcode sector
MK2 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
MK2 3LP 36 m
MK2 3LR 70 m
MK2 3LT 99 m
MK2 3AU 115 m
MK2 3AS 122 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
MK2 3LW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1981
Terminated
1 December 1990
Postcode area
MK
Postcode district
MK2
Postcode sector
MK2 3
Latitude
51.988613
Longitude
-0.730066
British National Grid easting
487,300
British National Grid northing
233,000

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
E00084488
Lower layer super output area
Milton Keynes 030D · E01016745
Middle layer super output area
Milton Keynes 030 · E02003488

Postcode source versions

Explore MK2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
49
Primary
31
Secondary
6
  1. Bishop Parker Catholic School

    Voluntary aided school

    302 m
  2. The Premier Academy

    Academy converter

    374 m
  3. KWS Milton Keynes

    Other independent special school

    495 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,769
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,167
  • Shoplifting 251
  • Public order 237
  • Other theft 233
  • Anti social behaviour 213

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
MK2 3 residents
9,089

Age bands in MK2 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
25.9%

2,283 residents

Age 15 to 24
13.7%

1,210 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.7%

2,350 residents

Age 45 to 64
21.8%

1,922 residents

Age 65 and over
11.9%

1,049 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

9

within 5 km straight-line

  • WESTFIELD ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code K82059

    550 m

  • BEDFORD STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code K82039

    799 m

  • THE RED HOUSE SURGERY

    241 QUEENSWAY, BLETCHLEY, MILTON KEYNES, MK2 2EH

    ODS code K82013

    987 m

  • PARKSIDE MEDICAL CENTRE

    WHALLEY DRIVE, BLETCHLEY, MILTON KEYNES, MK3 6EN

    ODS code K82015

    1.6 km

  • WHADDON HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code K82026

    2.8 km

  • ASHFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 PERRYDOWN, BEANHILL, MILTON KEYNES, MK6 4NE

    ODS code K82054

    3.5 km

  • THE GROVE SURGERY

    FARTHING CLOSE, NETHERFIELD, MILTON KEYNES, MK6 4NG

    ODS code K82610

    3.9 km

  • WALNUT TREE HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code K82615

    4.6 km

  • WESTCROFT HEALTH CENTRE

    1 SAVILL LANE, WESTCROFT, MILTON KEYNES, MK4 4EN

    ODS code K82633

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Water Eaton Road

    BCT · Water Eaton

    0.1 miles
  • Water Eaton Road

    BCT · Water Eaton

    0.1 miles
  • Brooklands Road

    BCT · Bletchley

    0.2 miles
  • Water Eaton Co-Op

    BCT · Water Eaton

    0.3 miles
  • Bala Way

    BCT · Bletchley

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Milton Keynes 030D, 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

19,171 of 33,755

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

49 open schools are in scope, including 31 primary and 6 secondary schools. Bishop Parker Catholic School is the nearest published school at 302 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,769 published events cover 12 months, averaging 230.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,167 events.

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