MK3 6BA

Bletchley West · 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 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
MK3 6AW 20 m
MK3 6BG 26 m
MK3 5GZ 78 m
MK3 6AD 94 m
MK3 6AY 106 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
MK3 6BA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1993
Terminated
1 August 2002
Postcode area
MK
Postcode district
MK3
Postcode sector
MK3 6
Latitude
51.992022
Longitude
-0.757162
British National Grid easting
485,433
British National Grid northing
233,347

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
E00084919
Lower layer super output area
Milton Keynes 029A · E01016829
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
57
Primary
36
Secondary
7
  1. St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    216 m
  2. Holne Chase Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    634 m
  3. Chestnuts Primary School

    Academy converter

    636 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,497
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 710
  • Anti social behaviour 150
  • Shoplifting 117
  • Criminal damage and arson 116
  • Other theft 105

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
MK3 6 residents
6,776

Age bands in MK3 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.9%

1,304 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.8%

642 residents

Age 25 to 44
27.6%

1,806 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.3%

1,592 residents

Age 65 and over
18.4%

1,203 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

  • PARKSIDE MEDICAL CENTRE

    WHALLEY DRIVE, BLETCHLEY, MILTON KEYNES, MK3 6EN

    ODS code K82015

    889 m

  • WHADDON HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code K82026

    1.1 km

  • BEDFORD STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code K82039

    1.9 km

  • WESTFIELD ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code K82059

    2.0 km

  • THE RED HOUSE SURGERY

    241 QUEENSWAY, BLETCHLEY, MILTON KEYNES, MK2 2EH

    ODS code K82013

    2.4 km

  • WESTCROFT HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code K82633

    3.1 km

  • ASHFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 PERRYDOWN, BEANHILL, MILTON KEYNES, MK6 4NE

    ODS code K82054

    3.3 km

  • THE GROVE SURGERY

    FARTHING CLOSE, NETHERFIELD, MILTON KEYNES, MK6 4NG

    ODS code K82610

    3.8 km

  • FISHERMEAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    FISHERMEAD BOULEVARD, FISHERMEAD, MILTON KEYNES, MK6 2LR

    ODS code K82064

    5.0 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

  • Shenley Road

    BCT · Bletchley

    0.2 miles
  • Shenley Road

    BCT · Bletchley

    0.2 miles
  • Whaddon Way

    BCT · Far Bletchley

    0.2 miles
  • St Mary's Avenue

    BCT · Far Bletchley

    0.2 miles
  • St Andrew Baptist Church

    BCT · Far Bletchley

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Milton Keynes 029A, 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

12,484 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
5 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

57 open schools are in scope, including 36 primary and 7 secondary schools. St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 216 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,497 published events cover 12 months, averaging 124.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 710 events.

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