# MK18 1NQ: area report for a postcode in Buckinghamshire

MK18 1NQ is a postcode in Buckinghamshire.

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 Buckinghamshire. Open the map at MK18 1NQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Buckinghamshire](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire) › [MK18](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk18) › [MK18 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk18-1)

## Around this postcode

- **24 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 29% on July. Buckinghamshire 002C: 50 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.9862,52.0019,MK181NQ
- **Wolverton, 14 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.9862,52.0019,MK181NQ
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 630 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.9862,52.0019,MK181NQ
- **No property in MK18 1NQ 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=-0.9862,52.0019,MK181NQ
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Buckinghamshire 002C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.9862,52.0019,MK181NQ
- **£479,736 average price**: For the whole of Buckinghamshire, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.9862,52.0019,MK181NQ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 50 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.9862,52.0019,MK181NQ
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 120 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.9862,52.0019,MK181NQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at MK18 1NQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.9862,52.0019,MK181NQ
- **Low road and rail noise at MK18 1NQ**: Road 47 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.9862,52.0019,MK181NQ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 3 of 6**: 3% to 5% 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=-0.9862,52.0019,MK181NQ
- **8.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.9862,52.0019,MK181NQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Buckingham Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/buckingham-primary-school-e110329) | Primary | 630 m (8 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [George Grenville Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/george-grenville-academy-e140368) | Primary | 700 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | 40% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Buckingham School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/buckingham-school-e110484) | Secondary | 820 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2023 | Attainment 8 of 36.3 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Royal Latin School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/royal-latin-school-e137344) | Secondary | 940 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2022 | Attainment 8 of 75.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Maids Moreton Church of England School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/maids-moreton-church-of-england-school-e110438) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), July 2023 | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Bourton Meadow Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bourton-meadow-academy-e137939) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Lace Hill Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lace-hill-academy-e140207) | Primary | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2024 | 76% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St James and St John CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-james-and-st-john-cofe-primary-school-e110410) | Primary | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2024 | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| January 2026 | £165,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| March 2025 | £305,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, freehold | 50 m |
| May 2024 | £309,995 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| June 2025 | £170,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| June 2026 | £240,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| November 2025 | £475,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 160 m |
| December 2025 | £177,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 190 m |
| March 2025 | £210,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 210 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: THE SWAN PRACTICE (50 m)
- Pharmacies: JARDINES PHARMACY (140 m); JARDINES PHARMACY (170 m); BOOTS (170 m)
- Dental practices: 7 HIGH STREET (DENTAL PRACTICE) (90 m); MARKET SQUARE (DENTAL SURGERY) (220 m); LION HOUSE DENTAL PRACTICE (460 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Buckingham Market Hill Express (120 m, Tesco); Waitrose Buckingham (180 m, Waitrose); M&S Buckingham BP (210 m, Marks and Spencer); Sainsburys Chandos Road Local (560 m, Sainsburys)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £479,736** (July 2026). Buckinghamshire’s average house price was £479,736 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 1.1% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £43,290** (2025). Full-time workers living in Buckinghamshire earned a median of £43,290 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 81st highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 11.1×** (2025). A home in Buckinghamshire costs 11.1 times local full-time pay. Joint 31st 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: 11.9** (2025). Buckinghamshire has a deprivation score of 11.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 47th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Buckinghamshire 002C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 14.4** (2025). Buckinghamshire 002C has a deprivation score of 14.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 13,728th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £360,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Buckinghamshire 002C was £360,000 in 2025. Joint 10,972nd most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,320** (2021). Buckinghamshire 002C had 2,320 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 1,915th 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: 93.6%** (January 2026). In Buckinghamshire 002C, 93.6% 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.

## MK18 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £393,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in MK18 was £393,500 in 2025. 624th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 34,367** (2021). MK18 had 34,367 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 685th most 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: 60%** (2022). About 60% of people in MK18 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: 90.7%** (January 2026). In MK18, 90.7% 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: [Buckinghamshire](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire)
- Centre: 52.0019, -0.9862

Council: [Buckinghamshire](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire) (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)
- [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=-0.9862,52.0019,MK181NQ

## How to cite

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