# MK5 6LZ: area report for a postcode in Milton Keynes

MK5 6LZ 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 MK5 6LZ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Milton Keynes](https://openindex.co.uk/milton-keynes) › [MK5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk5) › [MK5 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk5-6)

## Around this postcode

- **15 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 12% on July. Milton Keynes 036D: 101 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.8132,52.0165,MK56LZ
- **Milton Keynes Central, 3.3 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.8132,52.0165,MK56LZ
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 250 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.8132,52.0165,MK56LZ
- **No property in MK5 6LZ 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=-0.8132,52.0165,MK56LZ
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Milton Keynes 036D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.8132,52.0165,MK56LZ
- **£330,419 average price**: For the whole of Milton Keynes, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.8132,52.0165,MK56LZ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.6 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.8132,52.0165,MK56LZ
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 760 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.8132,52.0165,MK56LZ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at MK5 6LZ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.8132,52.0165,MK56LZ
- **Low road and rail noise at MK5 6LZ**: Road 54 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.8132,52.0165,MK56LZ
- **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=-0.8132,52.0165,MK56LZ
- **8.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.8132,52.0165,MK56LZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [The Woodlands School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-woodlands-school-e110584) | Special | 250 m (3 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2022 | – |
| [The Hazeley Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-hazeley-academy-e136844) | Secondary | 340 m (4 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2024 | Attainment 8 of 47.4 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Christ the Sower Ecumenical Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/christ-the-sower-ecumenical-primary-school-e147269) | Primary | 620 m (8 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Oxley Park Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oxley-park-academy-e136853) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2022 | 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Long Meadow School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/long-meadow-school-e132787) | Primary | 1.5 km (18 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2024 | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Whitehouse Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/whitehouse-primary-school-e142907) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Improved significantly, January 2025 | 83% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Denbigh School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/denbigh-school-e136468) | Secondary | 1.8 km (23 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, November 2024 | Attainment 8 of 56.2 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Shenley Brook End School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/shenley-brook-end-school-e136730) | Secondary | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2024 | Attainment 8 of 44.9 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| April 2025 | £590,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| June 2026 | £423,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 60 m |
| August 2026 | £590,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| October 2023 | £437,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |
| November 2025 | £170,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 220 m |
| January 2025 | £585,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 230 m |
| January 2026 | £259,700 | Terraced, established, freehold | 240 m |
| April 2026 | £262,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 250 m |

## Within 1 km

- Dental practices: TIME FOR TEETH OAKHILL STC (130 m); TIME FOR TEETH HMP WOODHILL (530 m); GRANGE FARM DENTAL PRACTICE (720 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Milton Keynes - Dunthorne Way (760 m, The Co-operative Group)

## 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 036D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 13.3** (2025). Milton Keynes 036D has a deprivation score of 13.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 12,575th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £225,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Milton Keynes 036D was £225,000 in 2025. Joint 8,889th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,490** (2021). Milton Keynes 036D had 1,490 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 22,694th least 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: 100.0%** (January 2026). In Milton Keynes 036D, 100.0% 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.

## MK5 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £400,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in MK5 was £400,000 in 2025. Joint 587th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 16,379** (2021). MK5 had 16,379 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,080th 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.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 20%** (2022). About 20% of people in MK5 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: 99.1%** (January 2026). In MK5, 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Milton Keynes](https://openindex.co.uk/milton-keynes)
- Centre: 52.0165, -0.8132

Council: [Milton Keynes](https://openindex.co.uk/milton-keynes) (Unitary authority, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Milton Keynes Central](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/milton-keynes-central): Emily Darlington (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=-0.8132,52.0165,MK56LZ

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