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MK6 1BU

Central Milton Keynes · Milton Keynes · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Central Milton Keynes
Local authority
Milton Keynes
Constituency
Milton Keynes Central
Postcode district
MK6
Postcode sector
MK6 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
MK6 1BD 42 m
MK6 1AZ 113 m
MK6 1BN 127 m
MK6 1AP 128 m
MK6 1BW 196 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
MK6 1BU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 2010
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
MK
Postcode district
MK6
Postcode sector
MK6 1
Latitude
52.027811
Longitude
-0.764391
British National Grid easting
484,869
British National Grid northing
237,319

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Milton Keynes · E06000042
Electoral ward
Central Milton Keynes · E05016594
Parish or community
E04012224
Westminster constituency
Milton Keynes Central · E14001369
Output area
E00084418
Lower layer super output area
Milton Keynes 021C · E01016728
Middle layer super output area
Milton Keynes 021 · E02003479

Postcode source versions

Explore MK6

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
86
Primary
60
Secondary
8

  1. Oldbrook First School and Nursery

    Community school

    718 m

  2. St Paul's Catholic School

    Voluntary aided school

    778 m

  3. Milton Keynes College

    Further education

    842 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,030
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,517
  • Other theft 369
  • Shoplifting 352
  • Public order 340
  • Vehicle crime 304

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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 not available.

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

16

within 5 km

  • FISHERMEAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    FISHERMEAD BOULEVARD, FISHERMEAD, MILTON KEYNES, MK6 2LR

    ODS code K82064

    1.5 km

  • CENTRAL MILTON KEYNES MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code K82065

    1.7 km

  • ASHFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 PERRYDOWN, BEANHILL, MILTON KEYNES, MK6 4NE

    ODS code K82054

    2.0 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

    3.1 km

  • WESTCROFT HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code K82633

    3.2 km

  • PARKSIDE MEDICAL CENTRE

    WHALLEY DRIVE, BLETCHLEY, MILTON KEYNES, MK3 6EN

    ODS code K82015

    3.6 km

  • WHITEHOUSE HEALTH CENTRE

    DORSET WAY, WHITEHOUSE, MILTON KEYNES, MK8 1EQ

    ODS code Y06810

    3.7 km

  • PURBECK HEALTH CENTRE

    PURBECK, STANTONBURY, MILTON KEYNES, MK14 6BL

    ODS code K82027

    3.8 km

  • SOVEREIGN MEDICAL CENTRE

    SOVEREIGN DRIVE, PENNYLAND, MILTON KEYNES, MK15 8AJ

    ODS code K82025

    3.9 km

  • BEDFORD STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code K82039

    4.3 km

  • THE RED HOUSE SURGERY

    241 QUEENSWAY, BLETCHLEY, MILTON KEYNES, MK2 2EH

    ODS code K82013

    4.5 km

  • WOLVERTON HEALTH CENTRE

    GLOUCESTER ROAD, WOLVERTON, MILTON KEYNES, MK12 5DF

    ODS code K82003

    4.5 km

  • WESTFIELD ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code K82059

    4.6 km

  • OAKRIDGE PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code K82032

    4.6 km

  • MILTON KEYNES VILLAGE SURG

    GRIFFITH GATE, MIDDLETON, MILTON KEYNES, MK10 9BQ

    ODS code K82631

    4.9 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Winterhill Retail Estate

    BCT · Winterhill

    0.1 miles

  • Winterhill Retail Estate

    BCT · Winterhill

    0.1 miles

  • Leadenhall Roundabout North

    BCT · Leadenhall

    0.2 miles

  • Leadenhall Roundabout North

    BCT · Leadenhall

    0.2 miles

  • South Grafton Roundabout South

    BCT · Winterhill

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Milton Keynes 021C, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

19,135 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
3 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.

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

86 open schools are in scope, including 60 primary and 8 secondary schools. Oldbrook First School and Nursery is the nearest published school at 718 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,030 published events cover 12 months, averaging 335.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,517 events.

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