MK8 1FB

Watling · Milton Keynes · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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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 1AL 59 m
MK8 1AJ 62 m
MK8 1EX 91 m
MK8 1FA 137 m
MK8 1AN 152 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
MK8 1FB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 September 2023
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
MK
Postcode district
MK8
Postcode sector
MK8 1
Latitude
52.028334
Longitude
-0.811678
British National Grid easting
481,624
British National Grid northing
237,323

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
E00183697
Lower layer super output area
Milton Keynes 037B · E01034467
Middle layer super output area
Milton Keynes 037 · E02007016

Postcode source versions

Explore MK8

19 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
3, Herdwick Avenue, Whitehouse, Milton Keynes, MK8 1FB 31 May 2024 £634,995
1, Herdwick Avenue, Whitehouse, Milton Keynes, MK8 1FB 16 April 2024 £469,995
7, Herdwick Avenue, Whitehouse, Milton Keynes, MK8 1FB 28 March 2024 £429,995

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
59
Primary
42
Secondary
8
  1. Whitehouse Primary School

    Free schools

    443 m
  2. Christ the Sower Ecumenical Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    827 m
  3. Watling Academy

    Free schools

    993 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,315
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 697
  • Anti social behaviour 142
  • Criminal damage and arson 81
  • Other theft 78
  • Public order 70

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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

9

within 5 km

  • WHITEHOUSE HEALTH CENTRE

    DORSET WAY, WHITEHOUSE, MILTON KEYNES, MK8 1EQ

    ODS code Y06810

    753 m

  • WESTCROFT HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code K82633

    2.7 km

  • WOLVERTON HEALTH CENTRE

    GLOUCESTER ROAD, WOLVERTON, MILTON KEYNES, MK12 5DF

    ODS code K82003

    2.9 km

  • CENTRAL MILTON KEYNES MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code K82065

    2.9 km

  • THE STONEDEAN PRACTICE

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

    ODS code K82617

    4.2 km

  • WATLING STREET PRACTICE

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

    ODS code K82009

    4.2 km

  • WHADDON HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code K82026

    4.4 km

  • FISHERMEAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    FISHERMEAD BOULEVARD, FISHERMEAD, MILTON KEYNES, MK6 2LR

    ODS code K82064

    4.5 km

  • PURBECK HEALTH CENTRE

    PURBECK, STANTONBURY, MILTON KEYNES, MK14 6BL

    ODS code K82027

    4.5 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

  • Boran Way

    BCT · Whitehouse

    0.1 miles
  • Boran Way

    BCT · Whitehouse

    0.1 miles
  • Angus Way

    BCT · Whitehouse

    0.2 miles
  • Hendrix Drive

    BCT · Crownhill

    0.2 miles
  • Hendrix Drive

    BCT · Crownhill

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Milton Keynes 037B, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

20,327 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
2 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.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £469,995 from 19 recorded sales in MK8 1FB. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Milton Keynes is £325,104 in June 2026, down 0.1% year on year.

Schools

59 open schools are in scope, including 42 primary and 8 secondary schools. Whitehouse Primary School is the nearest published school at 443 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,315 published events cover 12 months, averaging 109.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 697 events.

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