# MK3 5QZ: area report for a postcode in Milton Keynes

MK3 5QZ 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 MK3 5QZ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Milton Keynes](https://openindex.co.uk/milton-keynes) › [MK3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk3) › [MK3 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk3-5)

## Around this postcode

- **23 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 34% on July. Milton Keynes 032G: 44 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.7378,51.9766,MK35QZ
- **Bletchley, 2.1 km**: About 26 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.7378,51.9766,MK35QZ
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 210 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.7378,51.9766,MK35QZ
- **No property in MK3 5QZ 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=-0.7378,51.9766,MK35QZ
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Milton Keynes 032G. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.7378,51.9766,MK35QZ
- **£330,419 average price**: For the whole of Milton Keynes, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.7378,51.9766,MK35QZ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 2 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.7378,51.9766,MK35QZ
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 430 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.7378,51.9766,MK35QZ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at MK3 5QZ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.7378,51.9766,MK35QZ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at MK3 5QZ**: Road 56 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.7378,51.9766,MK35QZ
- **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=-0.7378,51.9766,MK35QZ
- **8.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.7378,51.9766,MK35QZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Newton Leys Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/newton-leys-primary-school-e135270) | Primary | 210 m (3 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, December 2024 | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Water Hall Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/water-hall-primary-school-e148193) | Primary | 630 m (8 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade | 27% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Lift Sir Herbert Leon](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lift-sir-herbert-leon-e138439) | Secondary | 830 m (10 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 42.6 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [KWS Milton Keynes](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kws-milton-keynes-e148420) | Special | 940 m (12 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Drayton Park School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/drayton-park-school-e150593) | Primary | 980 m (12 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, May 2025 | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Bishop Parker Catholic School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bishop-parker-catholic-school-e110481) | Primary | 1.2 km (16 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2023 | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Premier Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-premier-academy-e136275) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, June 2025 | 81% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Holne Chase Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holne-chase-primary-school-e148229) | Primary | 1.7 km (22 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023 | 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| May 2024 | £290,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| April 2026 | £210,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 20 m |
| April 2023 | £300,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 50 m |
| April 2026 | £366,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| February 2025 | £355,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| September 2025 | £152,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| July 2026 | £175,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| June 2025 | £200,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |

## Within 1 km

- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (430 m); WATER EATON HEALTH CENTRE (870 m)
- Supermarkets: Asda Newton Leys Supermarket (430 m, Asda)

## 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 032G (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 10.5** (2025). Milton Keynes 032G has a deprivation score of 10.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 9,320th 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 Milton Keynes 032G 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: 1,742** (2021). Milton Keynes 032G had 1,742 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 11,854th 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: 99.1%** (January 2026). In Milton Keynes 032G, 99.1% 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.

## MK3 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £330,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in MK3 was £330,000 in 2025. Joint 898th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 28,186** (2021). MK3 had 28,186 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,018th 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: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in MK3 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: 98.1%** (January 2026). In MK3, 98.1% 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: 51.9766, -0.7378

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)
- [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=-0.7378,51.9766,MK35QZ

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk3-5qz.

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 2026.10.8, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23508850. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk3-5qz