MK5 8WD

Watling · Milton Keynes · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Watling
Local authority
Milton Keynes
Postcode district
MK5
Postcode sector
MK5 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
MK5 8PL 92 m
MK5 8PA 98 m
MK5 8NH 225 m
MK5 8NL 235 m
MK5 8PG 311 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
MK5 8WD
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 2001
Terminated
1 November 2002
Postcode area
MK
Postcode district
MK5
Postcode sector
MK5 8
Latitude
52.021495
Longitude
-0.765717
British National Grid easting
484,790
British National Grid northing
236,615

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
E00084646
Lower layer super output area
Milton Keynes 020B · E01016775
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
82
Primary
55
Secondary
8
  1. St Paul's Catholic School

    Voluntary aided school

    980 m
  2. Caroline Haslett Primary School

    Community school

    1.1 km
  3. Milton Keynes College

    Further education

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,280
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 941
  • Anti social behaviour 205
  • Public order 204
  • Other theft 183
  • Vehicle crime 176

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

14

within 5 km straight-line

  • ASHFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 PERRYDOWN, BEANHILL, MILTON KEYNES, MK6 4NE

    ODS code K82054

    1.9 km

  • FISHERMEAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    FISHERMEAD BOULEVARD, FISHERMEAD, MILTON KEYNES, MK6 2LR

    ODS code K82064

    2.1 km

  • THE GROVE SURGERY

    FARTHING CLOSE, NETHERFIELD, MILTON KEYNES, MK6 4NG

    ODS code K82610

    2.1 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

    2.4 km

  • WESTCROFT HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code K82633

    2.7 km

  • PARKSIDE MEDICAL CENTRE

    WHALLEY DRIVE, BLETCHLEY, MILTON KEYNES, MK3 6EN

    ODS code K82015

    3.0 km

  • BEDFORD STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code K82039

    3.8 km

  • WHITEHOUSE HEALTH CENTRE

    DORSET WAY, WHITEHOUSE, MILTON KEYNES, MK8 1EQ

    ODS code Y06810

    3.9 km

  • THE RED HOUSE SURGERY

    241 QUEENSWAY, BLETCHLEY, MILTON KEYNES, MK2 2EH

    ODS code K82013

    4.1 km

  • WESTFIELD ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code K82059

    4.1 km

  • PURBECK HEALTH CENTRE

    PURBECK, STANTONBURY, MILTON KEYNES, MK14 6BL

    ODS code K82027

    4.5 km

  • SOVEREIGN MEDICAL CENTRE

    SOVEREIGN DRIVE, PENNYLAND, MILTON KEYNES, MK15 8AJ

    ODS code K82025

    4.6 km

  • WOLVERTON HEALTH CENTRE

    GLOUCESTER ROAD, WOLVERTON, MILTON KEYNES, MK12 5DF

    ODS code K82003

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Kelvin Drive

    BCT · Knowlhill

    0.2 miles
  • The Bowl Roundabout South

    BCT · National Bowl

    0.2 miles
  • Kelvin Drive

    BCT · Knowlhill

    0.2 miles
  • The Bowl Roundabout South

    BCT · National Bowl

    0.2 miles
  • Cadman Square

    BCT · Shenley Lodge

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Milton Keynes 020B, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

24,740 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
6 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

82 open schools are in scope, including 55 primary and 8 secondary schools. St Paul's Catholic School is the nearest published school at 980 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,280 published events cover 12 months, averaging 190 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 941 events.

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