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MK5 6HW

Watling · Milton Keynes · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Watling
Local authority
Milton Keynes
Constituency
Milton Keynes Central
Postcode district
MK5
Postcode sector
MK5 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
MK5 6BH 13 m
MK5 6HJ 74 m
MK5 6EJ 75 m
MK5 6BJ 95 m
MK5 6BQ 125 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
MK5 6HW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1994
Terminated
1 December 1995
Postcode area
MK
Postcode district
MK5
Postcode sector
MK5 6
Latitude
52.021511
Longitude
-0.780145
British National Grid easting
483,800
British National Grid northing
236,600

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
E00084670
Lower layer super output area
Milton Keynes 037D · E01016781
Middle layer super output area
Milton Keynes 037 · E02007016

Postcode source versions

Explore MK5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
79
Primary
56
Secondary
8

  1. Glastonbury Thorn School

    Foundation school

    230 m

  2. Caroline Haslett Primary School

    Community school

    779 m

  3. Denbigh School

    Academy converter

    793 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,710
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 626
  • Anti social behaviour 192
  • Shoplifting 147
  • Vehicle crime 139
  • Public order 138

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

14

within 5 km straight-line

  • WESTCROFT HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code K82633

    2.0 km

  • CENTRAL MILTON KEYNES MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code K82065

    2.3 km

  • WHADDON HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code K82026

    2.5 km

  • FISHERMEAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    FISHERMEAD BOULEVARD, FISHERMEAD, MILTON KEYNES, MK6 2LR

    ODS code K82064

    2.8 km

  • ASHFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 PERRYDOWN, BEANHILL, MILTON KEYNES, MK6 4NE

    ODS code K82054

    2.9 km

  • WHITEHOUSE HEALTH CENTRE

    DORSET WAY, WHITEHOUSE, MILTON KEYNES, MK8 1EQ

    ODS code Y06810

    2.9 km

  • THE GROVE SURGERY

    FARTHING CLOSE, NETHERFIELD, MILTON KEYNES, MK6 4NG

    ODS code K82610

    3.1 km

  • PARKSIDE MEDICAL CENTRE

    WHALLEY DRIVE, BLETCHLEY, MILTON KEYNES, MK3 6EN

    ODS code K82015

    3.5 km

  • WOLVERTON HEALTH CENTRE

    GLOUCESTER ROAD, WOLVERTON, MILTON KEYNES, MK12 5DF

    ODS code K82003

    4.3 km

  • PURBECK HEALTH CENTRE

    PURBECK, STANTONBURY, MILTON KEYNES, MK14 6BL

    ODS code K82027

    4.5 km

  • BEDFORD STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code K82039

    4.5 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

    4.8 km

  • SOVEREIGN MEDICAL CENTRE

    SOVEREIGN DRIVE, PENNYLAND, MILTON KEYNES, MK15 8AJ

    ODS code K82025

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Fortescue Drive South

    BCT · Shenley Church End

    0.1 miles

  • Fortescue Drive South

    BCT · Shenley Church End

    0.1 miles

  • Fortescue Drive

    BCT · Shenley Church End

    0.1 miles

  • Fortescue Drive

    BCT · Shenley Church End

    0.1 miles

  • Northcroft

    BCT · Shenley Lodge

    0.1 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

79 open schools are in scope, including 56 primary and 8 secondary schools. Glastonbury Thorn School is the nearest published school at 230 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,710 published events cover 12 months, averaging 142.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 626 events.

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