MK18 5EE Buckinghamshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1992. Ward: Buckingham. Region: South East.
Streets
- Dadford Road, Buffler's Holt: 2 addresses
- Unnamed street near Bycell Road, Chackmore: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Dadford Road, Buffler's Holt: 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 (20% of about 500 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Stowe (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- 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
- THE LAKE PAVILIONS, grade I
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 4 addresses are between 107 m and 115 m above sea level (112 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 0%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Wolverton 339,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 15.0 km |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m, 1 within 800 m; nearest Landscape Gardens Stowe | 720 m |
| Bus or coach station | Coach Park Silverstone | 5.9 km |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 3.2 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Luton Airport LTN | 47.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | The Swan Practice | 3.4 km |
| Pharmacies | Jardines Pharmacy | 3.4 km |
| NHS dentists | 7 High Street (Dental Practice) | 3.4 km |
| Hospital | Buckingham Hospital | 3.4 km |
| Police station | Brackley Police Station | 9.3 km |
| Cash machines | Waitrose Buckingham, High Street | 4.6 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 1,120 m² | 3.0 km |
| Play area | Unnamed 310 m² | 1.6 km |
| Playing field | Unnamed 4,250 m² | 1.6 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 7,770 m² | 1.6 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Lake Pavilions, a listed building (Grade I), 80 m south-west. 36 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 24 of them Grade I and 4 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Lake Pavilions | Listed building, Grade I | 80 m south-west |
| The Pebble Alcove | Listed building, Grade II* | 140 m north-east |
| The Cascade | Listed building, Grade I | 140 m west |
| The Congreve Monument | Listed building, Grade I | 160 m north |
| Stowe | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 1.3 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Cascade | Waterfall | 140 m west |
| Monkey Island | Island | 170 m north |
| Octagon Lake | Lake or reservoir | 170 m north |
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 390 m west |
| Grecian Valley | Valley | 1.0 km north |
| Paper Mill Spinney | Wood | 1.1 km south-west |
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) | 11.4 | 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 | 4 | 4 |
None of the postcode's 4 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 18 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 25% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 6% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 65% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 32% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 10% | 17% |
| Private rented | 23% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 36% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 7% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 48% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 40% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 48% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 20% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 27% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 95% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 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 Dadford Road.