Cedars Close Akeley, Buckinghamshire
7 addresses across 1 postcode (MK18), about 40 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 1401911.
4 recorded sales since 1995; in 2022 the median was £455,000 across 1 sale. 3 homes have an energy certificate (D: 1, E: 1, F: 1). No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. Most homes around it are in council tax band C; Band D in Buckinghamshire costs £2,527 a year in 2026-27. Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises. The nearest railway station is Wolverton, about 11.8 km away in a straight line. Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.3 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.6 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits. Its addresses are 113 to 116 m above sea level. 5 of its 7 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic. The nearest GP surgery is The Swan Practice, about 3.8 km away. About 270 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 91% of households owned their home and 46% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification. 3 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | £455,000 | £455,000 | £455,000 |
| 2006 | 2 | £284,500 | £270,000 | £299,000 |
| 1998 | 1 | £100,000 | £100,000 | £100,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jul 2022 | 6 MK18 5HS | Detached | £455,000 | |
| 17 Jul 2006 | 4 MK18 5HS | Detached | £299,000 | |
| 22 May 2006 | 1 MK18 5HS | Detached | £270,000 | |
| 17 Dec 1998 | 2 MK18 5HS | Detached | £100,000 |
Energy performance certificates
3 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 122 m². Most common: House, detached (3). Built: 1967-1975 (2); 1950-1966 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (3).
Council tax
What each band costs in Buckinghamshire in 2026-27: Band D £2,527 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,684 | £1,965 | £2,246 | £2,527 | £3,088 | £3,650 | £4,211 | £5,053 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band C (20% of about 500 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Akeley (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes 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 street's 7 addresses are between 113 m and 116 m above sea level (114 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MK18 5HS | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Wolverton 339,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.8 km |
| Milton Keynes Central 6.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 13.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m, 5 within 800 m; nearest The Bull & Butcher PH Akeley | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Coach Park Silverstone | 6.3 km |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 3.9 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Luton Airport LTN | 44.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | The Swan Practice | 3.8 km |
| Pharmacies | Jardines Pharmacy | 3.9 km |
| NHS dentists | 7 High Street (Dental Practice) | 3.9 km |
| Hospital | Buckingham Hospital | 3.8 km |
| Police station | Thames Valley Police - Wolverton Police Station | 10.7 km |
| Cash machines | Waitrose Buckingham, High Street | 4.9 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | Unnamed 5,450 m² | 2.9 km |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.3 ha | 40 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 800 m² | 70 m |
Landmarks
10 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Foxcote Wood | Wood | 920 m south |
| Long's Wood | Wood | 1.4 km south-west |
| Foxcote Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km south |
| Akeley Wood | Wood | 1.9 km west |
| Monkey Island | Island | 3.1 km west |
| Grecian Valley | Valley | 3.2 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.0 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 2 | 7 |
5 of the street's 7 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Nearest schools
No open schools within 2.0 km.
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S4A Group Ltd at St James & St John School - Akeley MK18 5HP | School/college/university | 110 m | 5 Very good | 16 Jul 2025 |
| The Bull and Butcher MK18 5HP | Pub/bar/nightclub | 130 m | 5 Very good | 6 Aug 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 1 |
| Public order | 1 |
| Other theft | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Church Hill (2); On or near The Square (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 53 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 28% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 91% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 48% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 9% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 31% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 43% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 51% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 36% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 28% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 46% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 5 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.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- MK18 5HS: 7 addresses
Nearby streets
Ivy Close · The Square · The Terrace · Church Hill · A413 · Coronation Cottages · Oakfield View
All the streets in MK18 and across Buckinghamshire.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from aircraft, industry or neighbours: noise figures are models of road and rail traffic outside, in England only.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.