MK46 4FE Milton Keynes
Live postcode, introduced December 2020. Ward: Olney & Rural. Region: South East.
Streets
- Fisher Grove, Olney: 14 addresses
- Lavendon Road, Milton Keynes: 8 addresses
- Unnamed street near Fisher Grove, Olney: 3 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 C (33% of about 920 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) - 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
- Site at Clickers Yard, Yardley Road, Olney, permissioned (410 m)
- Land To North west of 46 Yardley Road, Olney, Milton Keynes, MK46 5ED, permissioned (880 m)
- The Old Cock Inn, Silver End, Olney, permissioned (1.0 km)
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 25 addresses are between 49 m and 51 m above sea level (49 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 station | Wolverton 339,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.8 km |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m, 11 within 800 m; nearest Lavendon Road Olney | 80 m |
| Car parks | Mrket Place Parking | 890 m |
| EV charging points | 8 within 1.6 km; nearest Wellingborough Road | 150 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Luton Airport LTN | 39.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Cobbs Garden Surgery | 570 m |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Peak Pharmacy | 930 m |
| NHS dentists | Newport Pagnell Dental Clinic | 8.7 km |
| Hospital | Blakelands Hospital | 10.1 km |
| Police station | Thames Valley Police | 8.5 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,990 m² | 260 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 8,560 m² | 670 m |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 200 m² | 260 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 15 ha | 450 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 3.1 ha | 1.0 km |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 1.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Roman site at Olney, a scheduled monument, 470 m north-east. 77 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Roman site at Olney | Scheduled monument | 470 m north-east |
| Orchard House Including Front Railings | Listed building, Grade II* | 610 m south |
| Gilpin House Orchard Side Cowper and Newton Museum | Listed building, Grade II* | 1.0 km south |
| Olney Bridge | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km south |
| Lavendon Abbey: the site of a Premonstratensian abbey, fishponds and field system at Lavendon Grange | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Otter Pool | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km south |
| The Rookery | Wood | 1.8 km north-east |
| Brickfield Plantation | Wood | 1.9 km north |
| Heron Water | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 km south |
| Overbrook Spinney | Wood | 2.1 km south-west |
| Dickens Spinney | Wood | 2.1 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.8 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 9 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 13 | 25 |
12 of the postcode's 25 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 | 49 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 27% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 70% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 41% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 3% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 24% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | under 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 30% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 45% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 46% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 22% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 17% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 41% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 8 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 Fisher Grove.