MK46 5DS Milton Keynes
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Olney & Rural. Region: South East.
Streets
- Spring Lane, Clifton Reynes: 21 addresses
- Unnamed street near Spring Lane, Clifton Reynes: 2 addresses
- Spring Lane, Milton Keynes: 1 address
- Spring Lane, Milton Keynes: 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 (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.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 0 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 25 addresses are between 61 m and 67 m above sea level (64 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 93%, gigabit 93% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Wolverton 339,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.0 km |
| Kempston Hardwick 9,780 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.8 km | |
| Bedford 3.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 13.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 1 stop within 400 m, 1 within 800 m; nearest The Robin Hood Clifton Reynes | 230 m |
| Car parks | Mrket Place Parking | 1.5 km |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 1.5 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Luton Airport LTN | 37.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Cobbs Garden Surgery | 1.6 km |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Peak Pharmacy | 1.5 km |
| NHS dentists | Christopher Dental Care | 8.2 km |
| Hospital | Blakelands Hospital | 9.8 km |
| Police station | Thames Valley Police | 8.0 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Emberton Park 51 ha | 1.8 km |
| Play area | Unnamed 310 m² | 1.2 km |
| Playing field | Unnamed 5.1 ha | 1.0 km |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6,770 m² | 270 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Parish Church of St Mary, a listed building (Grade I), 560 m west. 5 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Parish Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade I | 560 m west |
| Roman villa 300m south east of Newton Lodge Farm | Scheduled monument | 760 m east |
| Roman site at Olney | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km north-west |
| Olney Bridge | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Otter Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.0 km west |
| The Rookery | Wood | 2.0 km north |
| Clifton Spinney | Wood | 2.1 km south-east |
| Heron Water | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km south-west |
| Snipe Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.3 km south-west |
| Newton Wood | Wood | 2.3 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.1 | 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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 50 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 21% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 78% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 44% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 19% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 64% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 21% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 54% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 43% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 15% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 18% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 41% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 2% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 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 Spring Lane.