# MK4 2BB: area report for a postcode in Milton Keynes

MK4 2BB 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 MK4 2BB for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Milton Keynes](https://openindex.co.uk/milton-keynes) › [MK4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk4) › [MK4 2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk4-2)

## Around this postcode

- **6 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 40% on July. Milton Keynes 028C: 54 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.7735,52.0005,MK42BB
- **Bletchley, 2.6 km**: About 33 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.7735,52.0005,MK42BB
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 380 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.7735,52.0005,MK42BB
- **No property in MK4 2BB 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=-0.7735,52.0005,MK42BB
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Milton Keynes 028C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.7735,52.0005,MK42BB
- **£330,419 average price**: For the whole of Milton Keynes, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.7735,52.0005,MK42BB
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 500 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.7735,52.0005,MK42BB
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 250 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.7735,52.0005,MK42BB
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at MK4 2BB**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.7735,52.0005,MK42BB
- **Low road and rail noise at MK4 2BB**: Road 54 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.7735,52.0005,MK42BB
- **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=-0.7735,52.0005,MK42BB
- **10.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.7735,52.0005,MK42BB

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Howe Park School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/howe-park-school-e132786) | Primary | 380 m (5 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2023 | – |
| [Milton Keynes Preparatory School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/milton-keynes-preparatory-school-e110565) | Independent | 600 m (8 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Emerson Valley School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/emerson-valley-school-e151371) | Primary | 630 m (8 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2022, before the school changed | – |
| [Merebrook Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/merebrook-infant-school-e151372) | Primary | 870 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2022 | – |
| [Romans Field School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/romans-field-school-e110580) | Special | 970 m (12 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2023 | – |
| [Barleyhurst Park Primary](https://openindex.co.uk/school/barleyhurst-park-primary-e110327) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2024 | 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Cambian Bletchley Park School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cambian-bletchley-park-school-e142322) | Special | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Shenley Brook End School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/shenley-brook-end-school-e136730) | Secondary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2024 | Attainment 8 of 44.9 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2023 | £330,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| April 2026 | £205,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 40 m |
| May 2025 | £340,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| June 2025 | £880,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| September 2025 | £297,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| September 2025 | £165,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| October 2024 | £275,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| August 2026 | £266,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: WHADDON HEALTHCARE (500 m)
- Pharmacies: RAINBOW PHARMACY (500 m); JARDINES PHARMACY (930 m)
- Supermarkets: M&S Emerson Valley BP (250 m, Marks and Spencer); Co-op Emerson Valley (410 m, The Co-operative Group); Tesco Furzton Express (920 m, Tesco)

## 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 028C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 8.5** (2025). Milton Keynes 028C has a deprivation score of 8.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 6,854th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £340,400** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Milton Keynes 028C was £340,400 in 2025. 12,324th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,620** (2021). Milton Keynes 028C had 1,620 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 17,123rd 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 028C, 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.

## MK4 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £385,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in MK4 was £385,000 in 2025. Joint 643rd most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 24,005** (2021). MK4 had 24,005 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,229th 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 MK4 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: 98.8%** (January 2026). In MK4, 98.8% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Milton Keynes](https://openindex.co.uk/milton-keynes)
- Centre: 52.0005, -0.7735

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=-0.7735,52.0005,MK42BB

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