MK18 4DB Buckinghamshire
Live postcode, introduced October 1984. Ward: Grendon Underwood & The Claydons. Region: South East.
Streets
- Church End, Hillesden: 31 addresses
- Unnamed street near Church End, Hillesden: 11 addresses
- Unnamed street near Church End, Hillesden: 5 addresses
- Unnamed street near Church End, Hillesden Hamlet: 3 addresses
- Unnamed street near Church End, Twyford: 2 addresses
- The Barracks, Hillesden Hamlet: 2 addresses
- Unnamed street near Church End, Hillesden: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Church End, Hillesden: 1 address
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 (23% of about 1,000 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Church End (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 2.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- NUTLEY, grade II
- THE OLD VICARAGE, grade II
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 56 addresses are between 81 m and 106 m above sea level (99 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 92%, ultrafast 92%, gigabit 92% of premises; 4% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Bicester North 823,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.6 km |
| Bicester Village 1.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 12.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 1 stop within 400 m, 1 within 800 m; nearest All Saints' Church Hillesden | 90 m |
| EV charging points | Shell Recharge Charging Station | 3.9 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Luton Airport LTN | 44.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | The Swan Practice | 5.4 km |
| Pharmacies | Tesco Instore Pharmacy | 4.2 km |
| NHS dentists | Claydon Dental (Steeple Dental LTD) | 2.3 km |
| Hospital | Buckingham Hospital | 5.4 km |
| Police station | Waddesdon Police Station | 11.4 km |
| Cash machines | Waitrose Buckingham, High Street | 4.3 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 2,920 m² | 2.4 km |
| Play area | Unnamed 1,090 m² | 2.1 km |
| Playing field | Unnamed 3.2 ha | 2.0 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.8 ha | 2.3 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of All Saints, a listed building (Grade I), 150 m south. 6 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of All Saints | Listed building, Grade I | 150 m south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Brasses Spinney | Wood | 1.2 km north-east |
| Buryfield Spinney | Wood | 1.5 km west |
| Stocking Wood | Wood | 1.7 km north |
| Park Spinney | Wood | 2.0 km north-west |
| Mill Race | Lake or reservoir | 2.5 km north-east |
| Knowl Hill | Hill | 5.0 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 55 | 56 |
1 of the postcode's 56 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 55 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 29% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 80% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 47% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 16% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 26% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 47% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 41% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 5% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 30% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 24% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 40% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 7 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 Church End.