MK6 5AD Milton Keynes
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Woughton & Fishermead. Region: South East.
Streets
- Market Hill, Milton Keynes: 18 addresses
- Forest Rise, 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 B (75% of about 650 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
- 46 Newport Road, Woolstone, Milton Keynes, MK15 0AA, permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 2 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 19 addresses are between 83 m and 87 m above sea level (86 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 | Milton Keynes Central 6.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.7 km |
| Fenny Stratford 26,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.8 km | |
| Bow Brickhill 33,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m, 24 within 800 m; nearest Harrier Drive Eaglestone | 280 m |
| Bus or coach station | Coach Park Central Milton Keynes | 1.8 km |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m; nearest Car Park C - Milton Keynes University Hospital | 750 m |
| EV charging points | 8 within 1.6 km; nearest bp Pulse | 720 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Luton Airport LTN | 30.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Fishermead Medical Centre | 950 m |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Peak Pharmacy | 870 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Buckinghamshire Priority Dental | 670 m |
| Hospital | Milton Keynes Hospital | 670 m |
| Police station | Thames Valley Police | 1.8 km |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Fishermead, Fishermead Cashzone | 840 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 10 within 800 m; nearest Eaglestone Local Park 4.4 ha | 160 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Ouzel Valley Park 135 ha | 250 m |
| Play area | 21 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 50 m² | 180 m |
| Playing field | Fishermead Sports Ground 1.8 ha | 890 m |
| Allotments | The Patch 3.7 ha | 1.1 km |
Within 800 m: 10 parks and gardens, 160 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Moated site and fishpond at Old Rectory Farm., a scheduled monument, 380 m south-east. 14 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 | 380 m south-east |
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade II* | 870 m east |
| Shrunken Medieval Village, Woughton on the Green | Scheduled monument | 920 m east |
| Moated site and fishponds at Great Woolstone | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km north-east |
| Campbell Park, Milton Keynes | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.8 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Walton Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km south-east |
| Willen Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.7 km north-east |
| Furzton Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.8 km south-west |
| Coldharbour Spinney | Wood | 3.1 km south-west |
| Stanton Wood | Wood | 3.1 km north-west |
| Broughton Junction | Lake or reservoir | 3.5 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.4 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 14 | 19 |
5 of the postcode's 19 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 | 34 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 24% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 10% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 45% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 15% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 6% | 17% |
| Private rented | 49% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 63% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 12% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 21% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 52% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 8% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 85% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 36% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 72% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 4% | 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 Market Hill.