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MK5 8PE

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 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
MK5 8AL 29 m
MK5 8EP 47 m
MK5 8BB 63 m
MK5 8AS 117 m
MK5 8AT 162 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
MK5 8PE
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 1995
Terminated
1 December 1996
Postcode area
MK
Postcode district
MK5
Postcode sector
MK5 8
Latitude
52.033226
Longitude
-0.782741
British National Grid easting
483,600
British National Grid northing
237,900

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Milton Keynes · E06000042
Electoral ward
Watling · E05016606
Parish or community
E04012188
Westminster constituency
Milton Keynes Central · E14001369
Output area
E00084638
Lower layer super output area
Milton Keynes 020A · E01016774
Middle layer super output area
Milton Keynes 020 · E02003478

Postcode source versions

Explore MK5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
80
Primary
56
Secondary
9

  1. Loughton Manor First School

    Community school

    474 m

  2. Loughton School

    Academy converter

    624 m

  3. Denbigh School

    Academy converter

    1.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,115
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,066
  • Shoplifting 367
  • Other theft 274
  • Vehicle crime 259
  • Public order 247

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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

12

within 5 km straight-line

  • CENTRAL MILTON KEYNES MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code K82065

    1.1 km

  • WHITEHOUSE HEALTH CENTRE

    DORSET WAY, WHITEHOUSE, MILTON KEYNES, MK8 1EQ

    ODS code Y06810

    2.4 km

  • FISHERMEAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    FISHERMEAD BOULEVARD, FISHERMEAD, MILTON KEYNES, MK6 2LR

    ODS code K82064

    2.4 km

  • WESTCROFT HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code K82633

    3.1 km

  • PURBECK HEALTH CENTRE

    PURBECK, STANTONBURY, MILTON KEYNES, MK14 6BL

    ODS code K82027

    3.2 km

  • WOLVERTON HEALTH CENTRE

    GLOUCESTER ROAD, WOLVERTON, MILTON KEYNES, MK12 5DF

    ODS code K82003

    3.2 km

  • ASHFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 PERRYDOWN, BEANHILL, MILTON KEYNES, MK6 4NE

    ODS code K82054

    3.4 km

  • THE GROVE SURGERY

    FARTHING CLOSE, NETHERFIELD, MILTON KEYNES, MK6 4NG

    ODS code K82610

    3.4 km

  • WHADDON HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code K82026

    3.8 km

  • OAKRIDGE PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code K82032

    4.0 km

  • SOVEREIGN MEDICAL CENTRE

    SOVEREIGN DRIVE, PENNYLAND, MILTON KEYNES, MK15 8AJ

    ODS code K82025

    4.0 km

  • PARKSIDE MEDICAL CENTRE

    WHALLEY DRIVE, BLETCHLEY, MILTON KEYNES, MK3 6EN

    ODS code K82015

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Loughton The Green

    BCT · Loughton

    0.1 miles

  • Loughton The Green

    BCT · Loughton

    0.1 miles

  • Lodge Lake

    BCT · Great Holm

    0.2 miles

  • Lodge Lake

    BCT · Great Holm

    0.2 miles

  • Paynes Drive

    BCT · Loughton

    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.

Evidence in context

Schools

80 open schools are in scope, including 56 primary and 9 secondary schools. Loughton Manor First School is the nearest published school at 474 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,115 published events cover 12 months, averaging 259.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,066 events.

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