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MK5 6JS

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 6LZ 112 m
MK5 6NB 129 m
MK5 6AJ 135 m
MK5 6NA 156 m
MK5 6BF 217 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
MK5 6JS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 1995
Terminated
1 December 1996
Postcode area
MK
Postcode district
MK5
Postcode sector
MK5 6
Latitude
52.015560
Longitude
-0.813823
British National Grid easting
481,500
British National Grid northing
235,900

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
E00183709
Lower layer super output area
Milton Keynes 036E · E01033522
Middle layer super output area
Milton Keynes 036 · E02007015

Postcode source versions

Explore MK5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
52
Primary
36
Secondary
8

  1. Oakhill Secure Training Centre

    Secure units

    182 m

  2. The Woodlands School

    Community special school

    357 m

  3. The Hazeley Academy

    Academy converter

    453 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
970
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 560
  • Anti social behaviour 83
  • Other theft 58
  • Criminal damage and arson 58
  • Public order 46

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

6

within 5 km straight-line

  • WESTCROFT HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code K82633

    1.6 km

  • WHITEHOUSE HEALTH CENTRE

    DORSET WAY, WHITEHOUSE, MILTON KEYNES, MK8 1EQ

    ODS code Y06810

    2.1 km

  • WHADDON HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code K82026

    3.7 km

  • CENTRAL MILTON KEYNES MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code K82065

    4.0 km

  • WOLVERTON HEALTH CENTRE

    GLOUCESTER ROAD, WOLVERTON, MILTON KEYNES, MK12 5DF

    ODS code K82003

    4.3 km

  • PARKSIDE MEDICAL CENTRE

    WHALLEY DRIVE, BLETCHLEY, MILTON KEYNES, MK3 6EN

    ODS code K82015

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • HMP Woodhill

    BCT · Medbourne

    0.3 miles

  • HMP Woodhill

    BCT · Medbourne

    0.3 miles

  • Swanson Drive

    BCT · Oxley Park

    0.5 miles

  • Singleton Drive

    BCT · Grange Farm

    0.5 miles

  • Singleton Drive

    BCT · Grange Farm

    0.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Milton Keynes 036E, 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

13,167 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
5 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

Schools

52 open schools are in scope, including 36 primary and 8 secondary schools. Oakhill Secure Training Centre is the nearest published school at 182 m.

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

Recorded crime

970 published events cover 12 months, averaging 80.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 560 events.

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