MK3 5LF

Bletchley Park & Fenny Stratford · Milton Keynes · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Milton Keynes
Postcode district
MK3
Postcode sector
MK3 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
MK3 5LJ 49 m
MK3 5LH 74 m
MK3 5LL 86 m
MK3 5NT 176 m
MK3 7RN 183 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
MK3 5LF
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 1995
Terminated
1 December 1996
Postcode area
MK
Postcode district
MK3
Postcode sector
MK3 5
Latitude
51.988177
Longitude
-0.773768
British National Grid easting
484,300
British National Grid northing
232,900

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Milton Keynes · E06000042
Parish or community
E04012194
Westminster constituency
Buckingham and Bletchley · E14001141
Output area
E00084922
Lower layer super output area
Milton Keynes 029D · E01016833
Middle layer super output area
Milton Keynes 029 · E02003487

Postcode source versions

Explore MK3

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
54
Primary
34
Secondary
7
  1. Chestnuts Primary School

    Academy converter

    609 m
  2. Milton Keynes Preparatory School

    Other independent school

    1.0 km
  3. St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
810
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 353
  • Shoplifting 90
  • Anti social behaviour 87
  • Other theft 62
  • Criminal damage and arson 56

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
MK3 5 residents
10,435

Age bands in MK3 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
21.8%

2,369 residents

Age 15 to 24
9%

981 residents

Age 25 to 44
34%

3,693 residents

Age 45 to 64
20.8%

2,263 residents

Age 65 and over
14.3%

1,556 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

8

within 5 km straight-line

  • WHADDON HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code K82026

    1.4 km

  • PARKSIDE MEDICAL CENTRE

    WHALLEY DRIVE, BLETCHLEY, MILTON KEYNES, MK3 6EN

    ODS code K82015

    2.1 km

  • WESTCROFT HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code K82633

    2.5 km

  • BEDFORD STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code K82039

    3.1 km

  • WESTFIELD ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code K82059

    3.2 km

  • THE RED HOUSE SURGERY

    241 QUEENSWAY, BLETCHLEY, MILTON KEYNES, MK2 2EH

    ODS code K82013

    3.6 km

  • ASHFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 PERRYDOWN, BEANHILL, MILTON KEYNES, MK6 4NE

    ODS code K82054

    4.3 km

  • THE GROVE SURGERY

    FARTHING CLOSE, NETHERFIELD, MILTON KEYNES, MK6 4NG

    ODS code K82610

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Chepstow Drive

    BCT · Far Bletchley

    0.2 miles
  • Chepstow Drive

    BCT · Far Bletchley

    0.2 miles
  • Chepstow Drive South

    BCT · Far Bletchley

    0.3 miles
  • Chepstow Drive South

    BCT · Far Bletchley

    0.3 miles
  • Knaresborough Court

    BCT · Far Bletchley

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Milton Keynes 029D, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

29,727 of 33,755

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

54 open schools are in scope, including 34 primary and 7 secondary schools. Chestnuts Primary School is the nearest published school at 609 m.

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

Recorded crime

810 published events cover 12 months, averaging 67.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 353 events.

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