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MK8 1DR

Watling · Milton Keynes · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Milton Keynes
Ward
Watling
Local authority
Milton Keynes
Constituency
Milton Keynes North
Postcode district
MK8
Postcode sector
MK8 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
MK8 1DQ 69 m
MK8 1DS 110 m
MK8 1EE 122 m
MK8 1BY 128 m
MK8 1AE 133 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
MK8 1DR
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 2018
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
MK
Postcode district
MK8
Postcode sector
MK8 1
Latitude
52.032668
Longitude
-0.811723
British National Grid easting
481,613
British National Grid northing
237,805

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Milton Keynes · E06000042
Electoral ward
Watling · E05016606
Parish or community
E04012195
Westminster constituency
Milton Keynes North · E14001370
Output area
E00183698
Lower layer super output area
Milton Keynes 037A · E01034466
Middle layer super output area
Milton Keynes 037 · E02007016

Postcode source versions

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Property

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14 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
1, Balwen Grove, Whitehouse, Milton Keynes, MK8 1DR 19 November 2020 £489,995
20, Balwen Grove, Whitehouse, Milton Keynes, MK8 1DR 30 September 2020 £586,427
4, Balwen Grove, Whitehouse, Milton Keynes, MK8 1DR 26 June 2020 £148,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
61
Primary
45
Secondary
8

  1. Whitehouse Primary School

    Free schools

    484 m

  2. Ashbrook School

    Academy converter

    779 m

  3. Watling Academy

    Free schools

    812 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,129
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 498
  • Anti social behaviour 134
  • Criminal damage and arson 89
  • Other theft 86
  • Vehicle crime 73

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
50

26 female, 24 male

Postcode households
18
Residents per household
2.8
MK8 1 residents
3,336

Age bands in MK8 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
32.5%

1,060 residents

Age 15 to 24
7.5%

244 residents

Age 25 to 44
47.9%

1,565 residents

Age 45 to 64
10.8%

352 residents

Age 65 and over
1.3%

44 residents

This postcode contained 1.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider MK8 1 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

10

within 5 km

  • WHITEHOUSE HEALTH CENTRE

    DORSET WAY, WHITEHOUSE, MILTON KEYNES, MK8 1EQ

    ODS code Y06810

    459 m

  • WOLVERTON HEALTH CENTRE

    GLOUCESTER ROAD, WOLVERTON, MILTON KEYNES, MK12 5DF

    ODS code K82003

    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

    2.7 km

  • WESTCROFT HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code K82633

    3.1 km

  • THE STONEDEAN PRACTICE

    STONY STRATFORD HEALTH CENTRE, MARKET SQUARE, STONY STRATFORD, MILTON KEYNES, MK11 1YA

    ODS code K82617

    3.9 km

  • WATLING STREET PRACTICE

    THE HEALTH CENTRE, MARKET SQUARE, STONY STRATFORD, MILTON KEYNES, MK11 1YA

    ODS code K82009

    3.9 km

  • PURBECK HEALTH CENTRE

    PURBECK, STANTONBURY, MILTON KEYNES, MK14 6BL

    ODS code K82027

    4.1 km

  • FISHERMEAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    FISHERMEAD BOULEVARD, FISHERMEAD, MILTON KEYNES, MK6 2LR

    ODS code K82064

    4.4 km

  • OAKRIDGE PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code K82032

    4.6 km

  • WHADDON HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code K82026

    4.8 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

  • Randall Avenue

    BCT · Whitehouse

    0.1 miles

  • Teeswater Way

    BCT · Whitehouse

    0.1 miles

  • Brahaman Way

    BCT · Whitehouse

    0.2 miles

  • Crematorium

    BCT · Crownhill

    0.2 miles

  • Crematorium

    BCT · Crownhill

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Milton Keynes 037A, 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

30,652 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
4 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
3
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

61 open schools are in scope, including 45 primary and 8 secondary schools. Whitehouse Primary School is the nearest published school at 484 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,129 published events cover 12 months, averaging 94.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 498 events.

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