# MK17

Postcode district covering Woburn Sands and Eagle Farm South, in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire and Central Bedfordshire.

MK17 is a postcode district covering Woburn Sands and Eagle Farm South, in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire and Central Bedfordshire.

Postcode district. Code MK17. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [MK](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an MK17 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £472,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in MK17 was £472,000 in 2025. 350th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk17#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 20,262** (2021). MK17 had 20,262 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,313th 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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk17#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 1%** (2022). About 1% of people in MK17 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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk17#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 90.1%** (January 2026). In MK17, 90.1% 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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk17#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=MK17) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 1% of people in MK17 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=MK17) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 469 homes were sold in MK17 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=MK17) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for MK17.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=MK17) (Census 2021, England and Wales): MK17 had 20,262 usual residents at the census.

## How MK17 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | MK17 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £472,000 | most expensive | 25 postcode districts, MK · 2025 |
| Population | 20,262 | 12th most populated | 27 postcode districts, MK · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 1% | joint 7th fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 27 postcode districts, MK · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 90.1% | 8th lowest | 27 postcode districts, MK · Jan 2026 |

## Is MK17 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in MK17 at a rate of 63.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 87.5 per 1,000 people across the MK postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 124 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in MK17.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (607), other crime (301) and anti-social behaviour (226).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in MK17 was 59.2 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Deprivation in MK17, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so MK17 has no single figure. Of its 14 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 5: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 7: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in MK17

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Buckinghamshire 003A](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire/neighbourhood/e01017671) | 1,609 | 23.4 per 1,000 | 7 | 93.5% |
| [Buckinghamshire 003B](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire/neighbourhood/e01017672) | 1,583 | 39.8 per 1,000 | 5 | 96.5% |
| [Buckinghamshire 003C](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire/neighbourhood/e01017695) | 1,213 | 33.3 per 1,000 | 8 | 67.5% |
| [Buckinghamshire 003D](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire/neighbourhood/e01017696) | 1,385 | 25.2 per 1,000 | 9 | 49.3% |
| [Buckinghamshire 006A](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire/neighbourhood/e01017669) | 2,568 | 43.9 per 1,000 | 8 | 90.6% |
| [Buckinghamshire 006B](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire/neighbourhood/e01017670) | 1,825 | 40.4 per 1,000 | 8 | 93.3% |
| [Central Bedfordshire 007A](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire/neighbourhood/e01017379) | 1,193 | 31.2 per 1,000 | 6 | 92.5% |
| [Central Bedfordshire 007B](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire/neighbourhood/e01017380) | 1,264 | 34.9 per 1,000 | 10 | 91.1% |
| [Central Bedfordshire 009D](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire/neighbourhood/e01017451) | 1,417 | 43.5 per 1,000 | 5 | 93.2% |
| [Central Bedfordshire 009E](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire/neighbourhood/e01017452) | 1,241 | 57.3 per 1,000 | 8 | 92.2% |
| [Milton Keynes 024A](https://openindex.co.uk/milton-keynes/neighbourhood/e01016734) | 1,716 | 121.0 per 1,000 | 7 | 94.2% |
| [Milton Keynes 024C](https://openindex.co.uk/milton-keynes/neighbourhood/e01016736) | 1,422 | 45.8 per 1,000 | 9 | 98.5% |
| [Milton Keynes 024E](https://openindex.co.uk/milton-keynes/neighbourhood/e01034451) | 1,929 | 79.5 per 1,000 | 5 | 96.5% |
| [Milton Keynes 024F](https://openindex.co.uk/milton-keynes/neighbourhood/e01034452) | 2,251 | 41.4 per 1,000 | 9 | 88.8% |

## Your MP

- [Milton Keynes Central](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/milton-keynes-central): Emily Darlington (Labour), MP since July 2024. 44% of the people here.
- [Buckingham and Bletchley](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/buckingham-and-bletchley): Callum Anderson (Labour), MP since July 2024. 34% of the people here.
- [Mid Bedfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/mid-bedfordshire): Blake Stephenson (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 22% of the people here.

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

## Middle areas in MK17

[Bow Brickhill & Woburn Sands](https://openindex.co.uk/milton-keynes/bow-brickhill-and-woburn-sands), [Granborough, Stewkley & Great Brickhill](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire/granborough-stewkley-and-great-brickhill), [Newton Longville & Great Horwood](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire/newton-longville-and-great-horwood)

## Postcode sectors in MK17

[MK17 0 (222 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk17-0), [MK17 7 (87 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk17-7), [MK17 8 (381 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk17-8), [MK17 9 (219 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk17-9)

## Councils MK17 covers

[Milton Keynes](https://openindex.co.uk/milton-keynes), [Buckinghamshire](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire), [Central Bedfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire)

## Towns in MK17

[Milton Keynes](https://openindex.co.uk/town/milton-keynes)

## Postcode districts next to MK17

[LU5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/lu5), [LU7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/lu7), [MK1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk1), [MK2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk2), [MK3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk3), [MK4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk4), [MK7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk7), [MK8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk8), [MK10](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk10), [MK11](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk11), [MK16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk16), [MK18](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk18), [MK19](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk19), [MK43](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk43), [MK45](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk45)

## More in the MK postcode area

[All MK postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## MK17 in brief

MK17 is a postcode district covering Woburn Sands and Eagle Farm South, in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire and Central Bedfordshire.
About 25,874 people lived in MK17 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £472,000 in 2025 across 469 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 63.1 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in MK17 was £472,000 in 2025.
MK17 had 20,262 usual residents at the census.
About 1% of people in MK17 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In MK17, 90.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: MK17
- Postcode area: [MK](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk)
- Constituency: [Milton Keynes Central †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/milton-keynes-central)
- Council: [Milton Keynes †](https://openindex.co.uk/milton-keynes)
- Area: 172 km²
- People, mid-2024: 25,874*
- Neighbourhoods: 14
- Output areas: 63

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[MK18](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk18), [LU7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/lu7), [MK43](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk43), [MK3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk3), [MK19](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk19), [LU5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/lu5)

## Latest updates for MK17

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/MK17

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk17, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk17#f-house-sales-median-price.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk17