# MK3 6LW: area report for a postcode in Milton Keynes

MK3 6LW 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 6LW for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Milton Keynes](https://openindex.co.uk/milton-keynes) › [MK3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk3) › [MK3 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk3-6)

## Around this postcode

- **28 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 56% on July. Milton Keynes 027E: 64 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.7436,52.0046,MK36LW
- **Bletchley, 1.1 km**: About 14 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.7436,52.0046,MK36LW
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 260 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.7436,52.0046,MK36LW
- **No property in MK3 6LW 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=-0.7436,52.0046,MK36LW
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Milton Keynes 027E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.7436,52.0046,MK36LW
- **£330,419 average price**: For the whole of Milton Keynes, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.7436,52.0046,MK36LW
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 850 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.7436,52.0046,MK36LW
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 410 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.7436,52.0046,MK36LW
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at MK3 6LW**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.7436,52.0046,MK36LW
- **Low road and rail noise at MK3 6LW**: Road 52 dB, rail 44 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.7436,52.0046,MK36LW
- **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=-0.7436,52.0046,MK36LW
- **10.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.7436,52.0046,MK36LW

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Abbeys Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/abbeys-primary-school-e110401) | Primary | 260 m (3 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2024 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Cold Harbour Church of England School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cold-harbour-church-of-england-school-e151579) | Primary | 790 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2024, before the school changed | – |
| [White Spire School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/white-spire-school-e110575) | Special | 820 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, July 2024 | – |
| [Lord Grey Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lord-grey-academy-e145736) | Secondary | 820 m (10 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 40.6 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Barleyhurst Park Primary](https://openindex.co.uk/school/barleyhurst-park-primary-e110327) | Primary | 870 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2024 | 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Rickley Park Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rickley-park-primary-school-e138933) | Primary | 960 m (12 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2022 | 47% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Cambian Bletchley Park School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cambian-bletchley-park-school-e142322) | Special | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Romans Field School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/romans-field-school-e110580) | Special | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2023 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| May 2025 | £410,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| March 2025 | £327,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| March 2026 | £475,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| July 2026 | £295,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| December 2025 | £361,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| August 2025 | £255,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| August 2024 | £280,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 190 m |
| September 2023 | £270,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 210 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: PARKSIDE MEDICAL CENTRE (850 m)
- Pharmacies: PEAK PHARMACY (390 m); ASDA PHARMACY (900 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (600 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Bletchley Melrose Ave Express (410 m, Tesco); M&S Stadium Milton Keynes (860 m, Marks and Spencer); Asda Milton Keynes Supercentre (900 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 027E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 30.0** (2025). Milton Keynes 027E has a deprivation score of 30.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 8,252nd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,662** (2021). Milton Keynes 027E had 1,662 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 15,141st 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: 99.8%** (January 2026). In Milton Keynes 027E, 99.8% 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.
- **Claimant rate: 4.2%** (August 2026). In Milton Keynes 027E, 4.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 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: 52.0046, -0.7436

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=-0.7436,52.0046,MK36LW

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