# MK12 5HQ: area report for a postcode in Milton Keynes

MK12 5HQ 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 MK12 5HQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Milton Keynes](https://openindex.co.uk/milton-keynes) › [MK12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk12) › [MK12 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk12-5)

## Around this postcode

- **39 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 8% on July. Milton Keynes 008C: 72 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.8100,52.0590,MK125HQ
- **Wolverton, 860 m**: About 11 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.8100,52.0590,MK125HQ
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 230 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.8100,52.0590,MK125HQ
- **No property in MK12 5HQ 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=-0.8100,52.0590,MK125HQ
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Milton Keynes 008C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.8100,52.0590,MK125HQ
- **£330,419 average price**: For the whole of Milton Keynes, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.8100,52.0590,MK125HQ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 630 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.8100,52.0590,MK125HQ
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 480 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.8100,52.0590,MK125HQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at MK12 5HQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.8100,52.0590,MK125HQ
- **Low road and rail noise at MK12 5HQ**: Road 53 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.8100,52.0590,MK125HQ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% 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=-0.8100,52.0590,MK125HQ
- **9.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.8100,52.0590,MK125HQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Bushfield School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bushfield-school-e110256) | Primary | 230 m (3 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2022 | 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Wyvern School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wyvern-school-e110257) | Primary | 400 m (5 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2024 | – |
| [Greenleys Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/greenleys-junior-school-e110367) | Primary | 620 m (8 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2023 | 49% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Greenleys First School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/greenleys-first-school-e110345) | Primary | 840 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2023 | – |
| [The Radcliffe School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-radcliffe-school-e110532) | Secondary | 880 m (11 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 40.3 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Slated Row School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/slated-row-school-e110587) | Special | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [New Bradwell Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/new-bradwell-primary-school-e144424) | Primary | 1.2 km (16 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), December 2023 | 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Mary Magdalene Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-mary-magdalene-catholic-primary-school-e110483) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade | 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2026 | £385,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| March 2025 | £327,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 20 m |
| January 2026 | £345,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| October 2025 | £300,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| September 2025 | £320,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| August 2025 | £350,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |
| June 2026 | £276,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |
| December 2025 | £360,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Wolverton (860 m, 11 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: WOLVERTON HEALTH CENTRE (630 m)
- Pharmacies: JARDINES PHARMACY (240 m); WELL (780 m)
- Dental practices: KNAPE LTD (420 m); STRATFORD HOUSE (440 m)
- Supermarkets: Farmfoods Wovlerton Milton Keynes (480 m, Farmfoods); Asda Wolverton Supermarket (500 m, Asda); Lidl Wovlerton Milton Keynes (510 m, Lidl); Tesco Milton Keynes Superstore (540 m, Tesco); Tesco Greenleys Express (780 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 008C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 20.1** (2025). Milton Keynes 008C has a deprivation score of 20.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 14,592nd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £344,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Milton Keynes 008C was £344,500 in 2025. Joint 12,157th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,673** (2021). Milton Keynes 008C had 1,673 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 14,677th 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: 99.0%** (January 2026). In Milton Keynes 008C, 99.0% 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.

## MK12 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £320,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in MK12 was £320,000 in 2025. Joint 961st most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 13,707** (2021). MK12 had 13,707 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 934th 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: 83%** (2022). About 83% of people in MK12 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: 97.1%** (January 2026). In MK12, 97.1% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Milton Keynes](https://openindex.co.uk/milton-keynes)
- Centre: 52.0590, -0.8100

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

## Your MP

- [Milton Keynes North](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/milton-keynes-north): Chris Curtis (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)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [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=-0.8100,52.0590,MK125HQ

## How to cite

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