# MK1 1QY: area report for a postcode in Milton Keynes

MK1 1QY is a postcode in Milton Keynes.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Milton Keynes. Open the map at MK1 1QY for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Milton Keynes](https://openindex.co.uk/milton-keynes) › [MK1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk1) › [MK1 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk1-1)

## Around this postcode

- **7 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 250% on July. Milton Keynes 023E: 241 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.7285,52.0088,MK11QY
- **Fenny Stratford, 1.3 km**: About 16 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.7285,52.0088,MK11QY
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 430 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.7285,52.0088,MK11QY
- **No property in MK1 1QY listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-0.7285,52.0088,MK11QY
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Milton Keynes 023E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.7285,52.0088,MK11QY
- **£330,419 average price**: For the whole of Milton Keynes, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.7285,52.0088,MK11QY
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.4 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.7285,52.0088,MK11QY
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 270 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.7285,52.0088,MK11QY
- **89% can get gigabit broadband**: Of homes and businesses in this output area, January 2026. (Output area) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gigabit-broadband?around=-0.7285,52.0088,MK11QY
- **Low road and rail noise at MK1 1QY**: Road 48 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.7285,52.0088,MK11QY
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-0.7285,52.0088,MK11QY
- **10.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.7285,52.0088,MK11QY

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Baytul Ilm Secondary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/baytul-ilm-secondary-school-e148551) | Independent | 430 m (5 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Lift Charles Warren](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lift-charles-warren-e138440) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Moorlands Centre Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/moorlands-centre-nursery-school-e126565) | Nursery | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, January 2024 | – |
| [Moorland Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/moorland-primary-school-e147154) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), December 2023 | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Abbeys Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/abbeys-primary-school-e110401) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2024 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Langland Community School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/langland-community-school-e147112) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Knowles Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/knowles-nursery-school-e110197) | Nursery | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Knowles Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/knowles-primary-school-e144357) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2023 | 83% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: ASDA PHARMACY (260 m); TESCO INSTORE PHARMACY (870 m)
- Dental practices: CITIDENT DENTAL CENTRE (720 m)
- Supermarkets: Asda Milton Keynes Supercentre (270 m, Asda); Iceland Bletchley Food Warehouse (570 m, Iceland); M&S Stadium Milton Keynes (580 m, Marks and Spencer); Aldi Bletchley Milton Keynes (600 m, Aldi); Tesco Milton Keynes Bletchley Extra (920 m, Tesco)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £330,419** (July 2026). Milton Keynes’s average house price was £330,419 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 2.6% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £41,389** (2025). Full-time workers living in Milton Keynes earned a median of £41,389 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 112th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 8.0×** (2025). A home in Milton Keynes costs 8.0 times local full-time pay. Joint 135th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 18.5** (2025). Milton Keynes has a deprivation score of 18.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 140th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Milton Keynes 023E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 25.8** (2025). Milton Keynes 023E has a deprivation score of 25.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 10,569th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £388,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Milton Keynes 023E was £388,500 in 2025. Joint 9,330th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,536** (2021). Milton Keynes 023E had 1,536 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 21,561st most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 96.5%** (January 2026). In Milton Keynes 023E, 96.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## MK1 (Postcode district)

- **Population: 1,052** (2021). MK1 had 1,052 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 201st least populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in MK1 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 94.5%** (January 2026). In MK1, 94.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.
- **Aged 15 to 64: 67.1%** (2021). 67.1% of residents in MK1 were aged 15 to 64 at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 451st highest of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Milton Keynes](https://openindex.co.uk/milton-keynes)
- Centre: 52.0088, -0.7285

Council: [Milton Keynes](https://openindex.co.uk/milton-keynes) (Unitary authority, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Buckingham and Bletchley](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/buckingham-and-bletchley): Callum Anderson (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Gigabit broadband coverage](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gigabit-broadband), January 2026 (Output area)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-0.7285,52.0088,MK11QY

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