Lock Lane Cosgrove, West Northamptonshire
119 addresses across 3 postcodes (MK19), about 50 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 36109125.
- Sales: 2 recorded sales since 1995; in 2015 the median was £532,000 across 1 sale.
- Prices and rents: A typical home in West Northamptonshire cost £289,726 in August 2026 (+0.2% on a year); private rents averaged £1,088 a month.
- Energy: 4 homes have an energy certificate (C: 2, D: 2).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Recorded floods: No recorded flood covers the centre of any of its postcodes.
- Storm overflows: 1 storm overflow within 1 km (0.6 miles) spilled 0 times (0 hours) in 2025.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band C; Band D in West Northamptonshire costs £2,487 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 30% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Wolverton, about 2.9 km (1.8 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Ouse Valley Park, is about 1.6 km (1 mile) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 6.5 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.7 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 67 to 74 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 119 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Watling Street Practice, about 2.3 km (1.4 miles) away.
- People: About 650 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 78% of households owned their home and 37% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 28 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
- Road safety: No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025.
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Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | £532,000 | £532,000 | £532,000 |
| 2002 | 1 | £280,000 | £280,000 | £280,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Jul 2015 | 2 MK19 7JR | Detached | £532,000 | |
| 10 Dec 2002 | 2 MK19 7JR | Semi-detached | £280,000 |
House prices and rents in West Northamptonshire
A typical home in West Northamptonshire cost £289,726 in August 2026, 0.2% more than a year before. That is 12% more than five years earlier and 32% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £467,095 |
| Semi-detached | £282,970 |
| Terraced | £234,451 |
| Flat or maisonette | £139,615 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £240,551 |
Private renters in West Northamptonshire paid £1,088 a month on average in September 2026, 3.3% more than a year before. That is 30% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £754 |
| Two bedrooms | £958 |
| Three bedrooms | £1,171 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £1,686 |
Energy performance certificates
4 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 139 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (2); House, detached (1); Bungalow, detached (1). Built: 1900-1929 (2); 2007-2011 (1); 1976-1982 (1). Tenure at assessment: rented (private) (2); rented (social) (1); owner-occupied (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (4 addresses)
Council tax
What each band costs in West Northamptonshire in 2026-27: Band D £2,487 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,658 | £1,934 | £2,210 | £2,487 | £3,039 | £3,592 | £4,144 | £4,973 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band C (22% of about 630 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Grand Union Canal (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 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 4 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| MK19 7JR | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| MK19 7JD | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| MK19 7JL | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 4 | unlikely |
Recorded floods
No recorded flood covers the centre of any of this street's postcodes.
Recorded floods are where floodwater was seen or surveyed after a flood. Many floods were never mapped, an outline over a postcode's centre does not mean every home in it flooded, and homes outside one may have. Ask the seller whether the home itself has flooded.
Storm overflows
1 storm overflow within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes spilled 0 times, for under an hour in all, in 2025. They discharge into River Tove.
| Overflow | Into | Spills | Hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cosgrove 23 Main Street Cso Anglian Water | River Tove | 0 | 0 | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
A storm overflow lets sewage diluted with rainwater into a river, stream or the sea when heavy rain overwhelms the sewers, so the spills here affect the water they run into, not homes. A spill is counted the regulators' way: a first 12 hours, then each 24 hours it goes on.
Coal mining
No postcode centre on the street is in a coalfield: the Mining Remediation Authority records no coal mining risk here.
Historic landfill
No historic landfill site is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Height above sea level
The street's 119 addresses are between 67 m and 74 m above sea level (72 m on average); the ground rises about 8 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MK19 7JD | 88% | 88% | 88% | 0% |
| MK19 7JL | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| MK19 7JR | 60% | 30% | 30% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Wolverton 339,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Milton Keynes Central 6.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 6.6 km (4.1 miles) | |
| Bletchley 1.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 11.6 km (7.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Crossroads Cosgrove | 330 m |
| Bus or coach station | Coach Park Central Milton Keynes | 7.2 km (4.5 miles) |
| Car parks | Market Square Car Park | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Luton Airport LTN | 39.5 km (25 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Watling Street Practice Good Feb 2016 | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Boots | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Mi Dental Stony Stratford | 2.2 km (1.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Blakelands Hospital Good Feb 2017 | 6.8 km (4.3 miles) |
| Care homes | The Stratford's Residential Home Good Oct 2023 | 2.2 km (1.3 miles) |
| Police station | Thames Valley Police - Wolverton Police Station | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | *Deposit Only* Tesco Express Stony Stratford, Stony Stratford Cashzone | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Ouse Valley Park 213 ha | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 980 m² | 300 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 3.5 ha | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 4,680 m² | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Bridge Number 65, a listed building (Grade II*), 200 m north-west. 17 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Bridge Number 65 | Listed building, Grade II* | 200 m north-west |
| Church of St Peter and St Paul | Listed building, Grade I | 350 m west |
| Roman villa SE of Cosgrove Hall | Scheduled monument | 470 m (0.3 miles) south |
| Wolverton iron trunk aqueduct | Scheduled monument | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Motte and bailey castle, deserted village and monastic grange at Old Wolverton | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Broad Water | Lake or reservoir | 720 m (0.4 miles) south-east |
| Old Stratford Cut | Lake or reservoir | 830 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| Ash Pole Spinney | Wood | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) west |
| Fox Covert | Wood | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) north-east |
| Shrob Spinney | Wood | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) south-west |
| Cuckoos' Hill | Hill | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.8 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 118 | 119 |
1 of the street's 119 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for West Northamptonshire: see them on the West Northamptonshire page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cosgrove Village Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 340 m | No published inspection |
| Castlethorpe First School | Primary | 4–7 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | No overall grade (May 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
| St Mary and St Giles Church of England School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | Good (Feb 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barley Mow MK19 7JD | Pub/bar/nightclub | 190 m | 5 Very good | 2 Feb 2022 |
| Cosgrove Guest Services Ltd MK19 7JP | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 330 m | 5 Very good | 27 Mar 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 12 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 6 |
| Public order | 4 |
| Burglary | 2 |
| Drugs | 2 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 1 |
| Other theft | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Lock Lane (25); On or near The Stocks (2); On or near Main Street (1).
Road safety
No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025.
Only collisions in which someone was hurt and which the police were told about are here: damage-only collisions and near misses are not, and some injuries are never reported. Positions are recorded by the police, usually to within a few metres. Each year's figures are published the following September.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 49 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 22% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 78% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 44% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 8% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | under 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 27% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 45% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 49% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 43% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 13% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 37% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street 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.
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
- MK19 7JR: 115 addresses of 118 in the postcode
- MK19 7JD: 3 addresses of 44 in the postcode
- MK19 7JL: 1 address of 38 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Main Street · Bridge Road · Lock Lane · Park Close · The Tannery · The Stables the Priory · The Stocks · The Green · The Stocks · Orchard Close · Manor Close
All the streets in MK19 and across West Northamptonshire.
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; road collisions count only those in which someone was hurt and the police were told.
- 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 industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.