MK2 3DB Milton Keynes
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Bletchley South. Region: South East.
Streets
- Water Eaton Road, Bletchley: 10 addresses
Council tax
What each band costs in Milton Keynes in 2026-27: Band D £2,372 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,581 | £1,845 | £2,109 | £2,372 | £2,899 | £3,427 | £3,954 | £4,744 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band B (49% of about 1,100 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): Article 4 Direction relating to Houses in Multiple Occupation (HIMO) - Immediate direction, Article 4 Direction relating to Houses in Multiple Occupation (HIMO) - Non immediate direction.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 98-106 Queensway, Bletchley, permissioned (410 m)
- Land SW of Bletchley WMC, Duncombe Street, Bletchley, not permissioned (410 m)
- 86-96 Queensway, Bletchley, Milton Keynes, permissioned (420 m)
- Mercury House, Buckingham Road, Bletchley, Milton Keynes, MK3 5JL, permissioned (490 m)
- 143-145 Queensway, Bletchley, Milton Keynes, MK2 2DY, permissioned (570 m)
- 143-145 Queensway, 143-145 Queensway, Bletchley, permissioned (580 m)
- Maybrook House, 224 Queensway, Bletchley, MK2 2SZ, permissioned (620 m)
- Former Aldi Site, South Terrace, Bletchley, MK2 2UQ, Unknown (650 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 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.
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 | Bletchley 1.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 670 m |
| Fenny Stratford 26,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km | |
| Bow Brickhill 33,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 3 stops within 400 m, 25 within 800 m; nearest Water Eaton Road | 120 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Bletchley | 590 m |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Bletchley Station Car Park | 780 m |
| EV charging points | 9 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 450 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Luton Airport LTN | 28.0 km |
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 35 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 25% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 13% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 62% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 34% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 6% | 17% |
| Private rented | 30% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 9% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 18% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 21% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 51% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 9% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 14% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 76% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 11% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 17% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 33% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 75% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 11% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 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 Water Eaton Road.