MK3 5SX

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
MK3
Postcode sector
MK3 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
MK3 5SY 62 m
MK3 5ST 147 m
MK3 5SS 167 m
MK3 5SZ 182 m
MK3 5RL 255 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
MK3 5SX
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 2023
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
MK
Postcode district
MK3
Postcode sector
MK3 5
Latitude
51.977538
Longitude
-0.747967
British National Grid easting
486,092
British National Grid northing
231,747

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
E00183636
Lower layer super output area
Milton Keynes 032E · E01034453
Middle layer super output area
Milton Keynes 032 · E02003490

Postcode source versions

Explore MK3

4 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
4, Melville Drive, Newton Leys, Milton Keynes, MK3 5SX 22 September 2025 £146,000
22, Melville Drive, Newton Leys, Milton Keynes, MK3 5SX 21 March 2025 £192,500
22, Melville Drive, Newton Leys, Milton Keynes, MK3 5SX 9 December 2022 £133,090

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
37
Primary
26
Secondary
3
  1. Newton Leys Primary School

    Community school

    887 m
  2. Water Hall Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    1.3 km
  3. KWS Milton Keynes

    Other independent special school

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
909
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 426
  • Shoplifting 74
  • Anti social behaviour 73
  • Other theft 65
  • Criminal damage and arson 65

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.

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

7

within 5 km

  • PARKSIDE MEDICAL CENTRE

    WHALLEY DRIVE, BLETCHLEY, MILTON KEYNES, MK3 6EN

    ODS code K82015

    2.2 km

  • WESTFIELD ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code K82059

    2.2 km

  • BEDFORD STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code K82039

    2.4 km

  • THE RED HOUSE SURGERY

    241 QUEENSWAY, BLETCHLEY, MILTON KEYNES, MK2 2EH

    ODS code K82013

    2.7 km

  • WHADDON HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code K82026

    2.8 km

  • WESTCROFT HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code K82633

    4.6 km

  • ASHFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 PERRYDOWN, BEANHILL, MILTON KEYNES, MK6 4NE

    ODS code K82054

    4.7 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

  • Bonaire Grange

    BCT · Newton Leys

    0.4 miles
  • Bonaire Grange

    BCT · Newton Leys

    0.4 miles
  • Rosevear Place

    BCT · Newton Leys

    0.4 miles
  • Rosevear Place

    BCT · Newton Leys

    0.4 miles
  • Martinique Meadows

    BCT · Newton Leys

    0.6 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Milton Keynes 032E, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

20,844 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
2 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

Property market

The five-year median is £169,250 from 4 recorded sales in MK3 5SX. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Milton Keynes is £325,104 in June 2026, down 0.1% year on year.

Schools

37 open schools are in scope, including 26 primary and 3 secondary schools. Newton Leys Primary School is the nearest published school at 887 m.

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

Recorded crime

909 published events cover 12 months, averaging 75.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 426 events.

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