MK6 3EJ Milton Keynes
Live postcode, introduced April 1985. Ward: Ouzel Valley. Region: South East.
Streets
- Waterside, Milton Keynes: 4 addresses
- Marlborough Street, Milton Keynes: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Waterside, Tinkers Bridge: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Waterside, Peartree Bridge: 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 D (25% of about 800 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Woughton-on-the-Green (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): 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.
Listed buildings
- THE OLD RECTORY FARM, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Cripps Lodge, Cripps Lodge, Broadlands, Netherfield, permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this postcode yet.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 72 m above sea level.
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 | Milton Keynes Central 6.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.9 km |
| Fenny Stratford 26,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.5 km | |
| Bow Brickhill 33,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 20 within 800 m; nearest Waterside Peartree Bridge | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | Coach Park Central Milton Keynes | 2.1 km |
| Car parks | 3 within 800 m; nearest Car Park A - Milton Keynes University Hospital | 540 m |
| EV charging points | 5 within 1.6 km; nearest bp Pulse | 560 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Luton Airport LTN | 30.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Grove Surgery | 700 m |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Peak Pharmacy | 810 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Buckinghamshire Priority Dental | 450 m |
| Hospital | Milton Keynes Hospital | 450 m |
| Police station | Thames Valley Police | 2.2 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 790 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 8 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.7 ha | 60 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Ouzel Valley Park 135 ha | 200 m |
| Play area | 17 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 100 m² | 70 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.6 ha | 820 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest The Patch 3.7 ha | 710 m |
Within 800 m: 8 parks and gardens, 166 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Moated site and fishpond at Old Rectory Farm., a scheduled monument, 10 m. 13 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Moated site and fishpond at Old Rectory Farm. | Scheduled monument | 10 m |
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade II* | 600 m east |
| Shrunken Medieval Village, Woughton on the Green | Scheduled monument | 690 m east |
| Moated site and fishponds at Great Woolstone | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km north-east |
| Campbell Park, Milton Keynes | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.1 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Walton Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km south-east |
| Furzton Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.8 km south-west |
| Willen Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.9 km north |
| Coldharbour Spinney | Wood | 3.0 km south-west |
| Caldecotte Lake | Lake or reservoir | 3.2 km south-east |
| Stanton Wood | Wood | 3.5 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.9 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 4 | 7 |
3 of the postcode's 7 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 | 58 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 8% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 37% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 87% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 58% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 4% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 45% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 10% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 41% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 57% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 35% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 76% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 16% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 55% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 7% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 94% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 10 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 Waterside.