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MK8 1LJ

Watling · Milton Keynes · England

Updated September 2026

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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 1BU 66 m
MK8 1LH 77 m
MK8 1LG 88 m
MK8 1DN 90 m
MK8 1BW 101 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
MK8 1LJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 2025
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
MK
Postcode district
MK8
Postcode sector
MK8 1
Latitude
52.029981
Longitude
-0.821736
British National Grid easting
480,931
British National Grid northing
237,495

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
E00183469
Lower layer super output area
Milton Keynes 036C · E01034464
Middle layer super output area
Milton Keynes 036 · E02007015

Postcode source versions

Explore MK8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
50
Primary
38
Secondary
8

  1. Whitehouse Primary School

    Free schools

    295 m

  2. Watling Academy

    Free schools

    409 m

  3. Watling Primary School

    Free schools

    692 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
653
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 312
  • Anti social behaviour 82
  • Other theft 55
  • Criminal damage and arson 46
  • Vehicle crime 43

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.

GP practices

7

within 5 km straight-line

  • WHITEHOUSE HEALTH CENTRE

    DORSET WAY, WHITEHOUSE, MILTON KEYNES, MK8 1EQ

    ODS code Y06810

    491 m

  • WOLVERTON HEALTH CENTRE

    GLOUCESTER ROAD, WOLVERTON, MILTON KEYNES, MK12 5DF

    ODS code K82003

    2.7 km

  • WESTCROFT HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code K82633

    3.2 km

  • CENTRAL MILTON KEYNES MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code K82065

    3.5 km

  • THE STONEDEAN PRACTICE

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

    ODS code K82617

    3.6 km

  • WATLING STREET PRACTICE

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

    ODS code K82009

    3.6 km

  • PURBECK HEALTH CENTRE

    PURBECK, STANTONBURY, MILTON KEYNES, MK14 6BL

    ODS code K82027

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Heren Lane

    BCT · Whitehouse

    0.1 miles

  • Whitehouse Primary School

    BCT · Whitehouse

    0.1 miles

  • Brahaman Way

    BCT · Whitehouse

    0.2 miles

  • Angus Way

    BCT · Whitehouse

    0.3 miles

  • Boran Way

    BCT · Whitehouse

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Milton Keynes 036C, 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

26,547 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
5 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

Schools

50 open schools are in scope, including 38 primary and 8 secondary schools. Whitehouse Primary School is the nearest published school at 295 m.

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

Recorded crime

653 published events cover 12 months, averaging 54.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 312 events.

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