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MK5 8BQ

Watling · Milton Keynes · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Milton Keynes
Ward
Watling
Local authority
Milton Keynes
Constituency
Milton Keynes Central
Postcode district
MK5
Postcode sector
MK5 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
MK5 8BL 42 m
MK5 8AD 78 m
MK5 8AH 102 m
MK5 8BG 105 m
MK5 8BD 111 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
MK5 8BQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 2001
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
MK
Postcode district
MK5
Postcode sector
MK5 8
Latitude
52.033577
Longitude
-0.779219
British National Grid easting
483,841
British National Grid northing
237,943

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Milton Keynes · E06000042
Electoral ward
Watling · E05016606
Parish or community
E04012188
Westminster constituency
Milton Keynes Central · E14001369
Output area
E00084636
Lower layer super output area
Milton Keynes 020A · E01016774
Middle layer super output area
Milton Keynes 020 · E02003478

Postcode source versions

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Property

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6 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
6, Turvill End, Loughton, Milton Keynes, MK5 8BQ 31 August 2001 £307,395
5, Turvill End, Loughton, Milton Keynes, MK5 8BQ 10 August 2001 £354,995
4, Turvill End, Loughton, Milton Keynes, MK5 8BQ 20 July 2001 £232,995

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
81
Primary
55
Secondary
9

  1. Loughton Manor First School

    Community school

    717 m

  2. Loughton School

    Academy converter

    783 m

  3. Denbigh School

    Academy converter

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,350
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,145
  • Shoplifting 359
  • Other theft 295
  • Vehicle crime 286
  • Public order 280

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
16

7 female, 9 male

Postcode households
6
Residents per household
2.7
MK5 8 residents
3,147

Age bands in MK5 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.6%

602 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.2%

330 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.6%

828 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.9%

935 residents

Age 65 and over
16.6%

536 residents

This postcode contained 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider MK5 8 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

12

within 5 km

  • CENTRAL MILTON KEYNES MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code K82065

    976 m

  • FISHERMEAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    FISHERMEAD BOULEVARD, FISHERMEAD, MILTON KEYNES, MK6 2LR

    ODS code K82064

    2.2 km

  • WHITEHOUSE HEALTH CENTRE

    DORSET WAY, WHITEHOUSE, MILTON KEYNES, MK8 1EQ

    ODS code Y06810

    2.7 km

  • PURBECK HEALTH CENTRE

    PURBECK, STANTONBURY, MILTON KEYNES, MK14 6BL

    ODS code K82027

    3.1 km

  • ASHFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 PERRYDOWN, BEANHILL, MILTON KEYNES, MK6 4NE

    ODS code K82054

    3.2 km

  • THE GROVE SURGERY

    FARTHING CLOSE, NETHERFIELD, MILTON KEYNES, MK6 4NG

    ODS code K82610

    3.2 km

  • WESTCROFT HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code K82633

    3.2 km

  • WOLVERTON HEALTH CENTRE

    GLOUCESTER ROAD, WOLVERTON, MILTON KEYNES, MK12 5DF

    ODS code K82003

    3.4 km

  • WHADDON HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code K82026

    3.8 km

  • SOVEREIGN MEDICAL CENTRE

    SOVEREIGN DRIVE, PENNYLAND, MILTON KEYNES, MK15 8AJ

    ODS code K82025

    3.8 km

  • OAKRIDGE PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    30 TEXEL CLOSE, OAKRIDGE PARK, MILTON KEYNES, MK14 6GL

    ODS code K82032

    3.9 km

  • PARKSIDE MEDICAL CENTRE

    WHALLEY DRIVE, BLETCHLEY, MILTON KEYNES, MK3 6EN

    ODS code K82015

    4.6 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

  • Milton Keynes Central Rail Station

    RLY · Milton Keynes

    0.2 miles

  • Loughton The Green

    BCT · Loughton

    0.2 miles

  • Loughton The Green

    BCT · Loughton

    0.2 miles

  • Milton Keynes Central Rail Station

    RSE · Milton Keynes

    0.3 miles

  • Central Railway Station

    BCT · Central Milton Keynes

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Milton Keynes 020A, 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

31,667 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
9 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

Schools

81 open schools are in scope, including 55 primary and 9 secondary schools. Loughton Manor First School is the nearest published school at 717 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,350 published events cover 12 months, averaging 279.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,145 events.

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