MK5 6DS

Watling · Milton Keynes · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Milton Keynes
Ward
Watling
Local authority
Milton Keynes
Postcode district
MK5
Postcode sector
MK5 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
MK5 6AN 63 m
MK5 6AW 67 m
MK5 6DU 76 m
MK5 6DR 85 m
MK5 6DT 99 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
MK5 6DS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 February 1990
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
MK
Postcode district
MK5
Postcode sector
MK5 6
Latitude
52.018913
Longitude
-0.783742
British National Grid easting
483,558
British National Grid northing
236,307

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Milton Keynes · E06000042
Electoral ward
Watling · E05016606
Parish or community
E04012190
Westminster constituency
Milton Keynes Central · E14001369
Output area
E00084671
Lower layer super output area
Milton Keynes 037D · E01016781
Middle layer super output area
Milton Keynes 037 · E02007016

Postcode source versions

Explore MK5

42 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
4, Nathanial Close, Shenley Church End, Milton Keynes, MK5 6DS 31 July 2025 £320,000
5, Nathanial Close, Shenley Church End, Milton Keynes, MK5 6DS 14 January 2025 £396,000
18, Nathanial Close, Shenley Church End, Milton Keynes, MK5 6DS 7 December 2021 £470,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
73
Primary
51
Secondary
8
  1. Glastonbury Thorn School

    Foundation school

    315 m
  2. Caroline Haslett Primary School

    Community school

    625 m
  3. Denbigh School

    Academy converter

    815 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,686
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 777
  • Anti social behaviour 184
  • Public order 115
  • Vehicle crime 106
  • Other theft 105

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
46

24 female, 22 male

Postcode households
18
Residents per household
2.6
MK5 6 residents
5,832

Age bands in MK5 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.8%

1,057 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.5%

725 residents

Age 25 to 44
31.4%

1,979 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.2%

1,648 residents

Age 65 and over
14.1%

886 residents

This postcode contained 0.8% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider MK5 6 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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

13

within 5 km

  • WESTCROFT HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code K82633

    1.6 km

  • WHADDON HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code K82026

    2.4 km

  • CENTRAL MILTON KEYNES MEDICAL CENTRE

    C.M.K MEDICAL CENTRE, 68 BRADWELL COMMON BOULEVARD, BRADWELL COMMON, MILTON KEYNES, MK13 8RN

    ODS code K82065

    2.6 km

  • WHITEHOUSE HEALTH CENTRE

    DORSET WAY, WHITEHOUSE, MILTON KEYNES, MK8 1EQ

    ODS code Y06810

    2.9 km

  • ASHFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 PERRYDOWN, BEANHILL, MILTON KEYNES, MK6 4NE

    ODS code K82054

    3.1 km

  • FISHERMEAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    FISHERMEAD BOULEVARD, FISHERMEAD, MILTON KEYNES, MK6 2LR

    ODS code K82064

    3.1 km

  • THE GROVE SURGERY

    FARTHING CLOSE, NETHERFIELD, MILTON KEYNES, MK6 4NG

    ODS code K82610

    3.4 km

  • PARKSIDE MEDICAL CENTRE

    WHALLEY DRIVE, BLETCHLEY, MILTON KEYNES, MK3 6EN

    ODS code K82015

    3.4 km

  • WOLVERTON HEALTH CENTRE

    GLOUCESTER ROAD, WOLVERTON, MILTON KEYNES, MK12 5DF

    ODS code K82003

    4.5 km

  • BEDFORD STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code K82039

    4.5 km

  • PURBECK HEALTH CENTRE

    PURBECK, STANTONBURY, MILTON KEYNES, MK14 6BL

    ODS code K82027

    4.8 km

  • WESTFIELD ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code K82059

    4.8 km

  • THE RED HOUSE SURGERY

    241 QUEENSWAY, BLETCHLEY, MILTON KEYNES, MK2 2EH

    ODS code K82013

    4.9 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Livesey Hill

    BCT · Shenley Lodge

    0.2 miles
  • Livesey Hill

    BCT · Shenley Lodge

    0.2 miles
  • Fortescue Drive South

    BCT · Shenley Church End

    0.2 miles
  • Fortescue Drive South

    BCT · Shenley Church End

    0.2 miles
  • Fortescue Drive

    BCT · Shenley Church End

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Milton Keynes 037D, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

30,509 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
5 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.

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

Property market

The five-year median is £396,000 from 3 recorded sales in MK5 6DS. 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

73 open schools are in scope, including 51 primary and 8 secondary schools. Glastonbury Thorn School is the nearest published school at 315 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,686 published events cover 12 months, averaging 140.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 777 events.

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