MK18 1US Buckinghamshire
Live postcode, introduced December 2015. Ward: Buckingham. Region: South East.
Streets
- De Angeli Close, Buckinghamshire: 4 addresses
- Moreton Road, Buckingham: 2 addresses
Council tax
What each band costs in Buckinghamshire in 2026-27: Band D £2,527 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,684 | £1,965 | £2,246 | £2,527 | £3,088 | £3,650 | £4,211 | £5,053 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band C (35% of about 1,170 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 0 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 113 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Wolverton 339,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.5 km |
| Milton Keynes Central 6.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 14.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m, 18 within 800 m; nearest Avenue Road Maids Moreton | 150 m |
| Bus or coach station | Coach Park Silverstone | 8.2 km |
| Car parks | Buckingham Community Hospital Staff Car Park | 1.1 km |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 1.2 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Luton Airport LTN | 44.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Swan Practice | 1.1 km |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Jardines Pharmacy | 1.2 km |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest 7 High Street (Dental Practice) | 1.2 km |
| Hospital | Buckingham Hospital | 1.1 km |
| Police station | Brackley Police Station | 11.7 km |
| Cash machines | Waitrose Buckingham, High Street | 2.3 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,120 m² | 400 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 2,550 m² | 610 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5,450 m² | 180 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Maids Moreton Playing Fields 2.9 ha | 440 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 7,930 m² | 530 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 0.4 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Edmund, a listed building (Grade I), 540 m east. 22 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Edmund | Listed building, Grade I | 540 m east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Holloway Spinney | Wood | 780 m south-east |
| Chackmore Farm Spinney | Wood | 1.2 km north-west |
| Long's Wood | Wood | 1.4 km north |
| Foxcote Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km north-east |
| Monkey Island | Island | 2.9 km north-west |
| Grecian Valley | Valley | 3.6 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.4 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 6 | 6 |
None of the postcode's 6 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 39 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 27% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 14% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 71% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 37% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 3% | 1% |
| Social rented | 17% | 17% |
| Private rented | 9% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 68% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | under 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 20% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 39% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 47% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 33% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 21% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 40% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 6 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on De Angeli Close.