# MK16 8QG: area report for a postcode in Milton Keynes

MK16 8QG 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 MK16 8QG for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Milton Keynes](https://openindex.co.uk/milton-keynes) › [MK16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk16) › [MK16 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk16-8)

## Around this postcode

- **29 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 7% on July. Milton Keynes 003D: 38 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.7470,52.0860,MK168QG
- **Wolverton, 4.5 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.7470,52.0860,MK168QG
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 300 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.7470,52.0860,MK168QG
- **No property in MK16 8QG 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=-0.7470,52.0860,MK168QG
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Milton Keynes 003D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.7470,52.0860,MK168QG
- **£330,419 average price**: For the whole of Milton Keynes, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.7470,52.0860,MK168QG
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.5 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.7470,52.0860,MK168QG
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 280 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.7470,52.0860,MK168QG
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at MK16 8QG**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.7470,52.0860,MK168QG
- **Low road and rail noise at MK16 8QG**: Road 48 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.7470,52.0860,MK168QG
- **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=-0.7470,52.0860,MK168QG
- **11.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.7470,52.0860,MK168QG

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Portfields Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/portfields-primary-school-e152573) | Primary | 300 m (4 minutes on foot) | School remains Good (Concerns), next inspection graded, April 2023 | – |
| [E-Act Ousedale School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/e-act-ousedale-school-e137052) | Secondary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 50.8 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Green Park School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/green-park-school-e110395) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, January 2024 | 49% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Giffard Park Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/giffard-park-primary-school-e110381) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, February 2025 | 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Cedars Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cedars-primary-school-e110399) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2024 | £290,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| June 2025 | £326,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 30 m |
| December 2025 | £300,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 50 m |
| July 2026 | £326,250 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| May 2024 | £345,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| May 2023 | £505,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| January 2026 | £400,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| December 2024 | £180,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: ASTONS PHARMACY (280 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Wordsworth Avenue (280 m, The Co-operative Group); Waitrose at Newport Pagnell (340 m, Waitrose); Lidl Newport Pagnell (590 m, Lidl)

## 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 003D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 12.7** (2025). Milton Keynes 003D has a deprivation score of 12.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 11,924th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £323,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Milton Keynes 003D was £323,000 in 2025. Joint 13,698th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,341** (2021). Milton Keynes 003D had 1,341 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 15,854th least 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: 100.0%** (January 2026). In Milton Keynes 003D, 100.0% 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.

## MK16 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £351,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in MK16 was £351,500 in 2025. 783rd most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 18,995** (2021). MK16 had 18,995 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,229th 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: 88%** (2022). About 88% of people in MK16 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: 91.6%** (January 2026). In MK16, 91.6% 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: 52.0860, -0.7470

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=-0.7470,52.0860,MK168QG

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