MK8 0BB Milton Keynes
Live postcode, introduced April 1987. Ward: Watling. Region: South East.
Streets
- Monro Avenue, Milton Keynes: 10 addresses
- Wilson Court, 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 (40% of about 750 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
- 134 Dunthorne Way, Grange Farm, Milton Keynes, permissioned (510 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 3 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 11 addresses are between 95 m and 97 m above sea level (96 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 | 2.2 km |
| Wolverton 339,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.5 km | |
| Bletchley 1.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 5.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m, 33 within 800 m; nearest Monro Avenue Crownhill | 10 m |
| Bus or coach station | Coach Park Central Milton Keynes | 4.3 km |
| Car parks | Sainsbury's Shenley Church End Car Park | 930 m |
| EV charging points | 9 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 220 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Luton Airport LTN | 34.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Whitehouse Health Centre | 1.4 km |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Jardines Pharmacy | 1.0 km |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Lennon Drive (Dental Surgery) | 100 m |
| Hospital | Milton Keynes Hospital | 4.6 km |
| Police station | Milton Keynes Police Station | 3.0 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Crownhill Supermarket, Crownhill Cashzone | 100 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 7 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6,540 m² | 60 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Shenley Wood 38 ha | 680 m |
| Play area | 8 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 180 m² | 70 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.5 ha | 90 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,890 m² | 450 m |
Within 800 m: 7 parks and gardens, 51 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is A medieval manorial complex comprising a twin moated site, fishpond and associated earthworks 750m west of St Mary's Church, a scheduled monument, 440 m south-east. 1 listed building is within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| A medieval manorial complex comprising a twin moated site, fishpond and associated earthworks 750m west of St Mary's Church | Scheduled monument | 440 m south-east |
| The Toot: a motte and bailey castle and later manorial complex 450m south west of St Mary's Church | Scheduled monument | 900 m south-east |
| Moated site with associated earthworks, 770m south of St Mary's Church, south of the junction of Childs Way and Fulmer Street | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Lady Margery's Gorse | Wood | 1.2 km north-west |
| Ash Pole Spinney | Wood | 1.6 km south |
| Oakhill Wood | Wood | 1.6 km south-west |
| Lodge Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km north-east |
| Oldland Covert | Wood | 2.2 km south-west |
| Church Hill | Hill | 3.6 km south-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) | 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
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 9 | 11 |
2 of the postcode's 11 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 | 38 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 23% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 10% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 33% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 11% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 25% | 1% |
| Social rented | 11% | 17% |
| Private rented | 29% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 66% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 12% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 34% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 51% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 80% | 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) | 30% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 83% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 7 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 Monro Avenue.