MK3 6AA Milton Keynes
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Bletchley West. Region: South East.
Streets
- Lancaster Gate, Bletchley: 28 addresses
- Pevensey Close, Bletchley: 2 addresses
- Harlech Place, Bletchley: 1 address
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 C (35% of about 710 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
- 18A St Georges Road, Bletchley, Milton Keynes, MK3 5ES, permissioned (300 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.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 31 addresses are between 98 m and 102 m above sea level (100 m on average).
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 | 1.6 km |
| Fenny Stratford 26,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.1 km | |
| Bow Brickhill 33,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m, 31 within 800 m; nearest St Andrew Baptist Church Far Bletchley | 180 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Bletchley | 1.8 km |
| Car parks | Emerson Valley car park | 1.4 km |
| EV charging points | 12 within 1.6 km; nearest Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 80 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Luton Airport LTN | 29.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Parkside Medical Centre | 1.0 km |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Bliep Chemist | 230 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 1.2 km |
| Hospital | Bletchley Community Hospital | 1.0 km |
| Police station | Thames Valley Police | 5.4 km |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m; nearest Texaco, Bletchley | 220 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,310 m² | 220 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Rickley Park 5.4 ha | 580 m |
| Play area | 9 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,050 m² | 420 m |
| Playing field | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6,750 m² | 410 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,840 m² | 150 m |
Within 800 m: 5 parks and gardens, 7.8 hectares in all.
Landmarks
11 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Coldharbour Spinney | Wood | 2.0 km north |
| New Covert | Wood | 2.0 km south-east |
| Water Spinney | Wood | 2.0 km west |
| Old Fox Covert | Wood | 2.2 km south-east |
| Furzton Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.4 km north |
| Church Hill | Hill | 4.8 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.6 | 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 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 29 | 31 |
2 of the postcode's 31 addresses are 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 | 41 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 23% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 71% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 40% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 14% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 59% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 0% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 26% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 25% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 66% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 86% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 26% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 24% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 93% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 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 Lancaster Gate.