Murphy Lane Stoke Hammond, Buckinghamshire
9 addresses across 2 postcodes (MK17), about 230 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 15100255.
- Sales: 2 recorded sales since 1995; in 2024 the median was £160,000 across 1 sale.
- Prices and rents: A typical home in Buckinghamshire cost £477,450 in August 2026 (+0% on a year); private rents averaged £1,486 a month.
- Energy: 8 homes have an energy certificate (A: 8).
- 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.
- Gas: No gas meters are recorded on its postcodes: it looks to be off the mains gas grid.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band G; Band D in Buckinghamshire costs £2,527 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Bletchley, about 4.4 km (2.7 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 110 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 6.7 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.8 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 79 to 84 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 9 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Westfield Road Surgery, about 4 km (2.5 miles) away.
- People: About 810 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 74% of households owned their home and 33% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 35 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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House sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | £160,000 | £160,000 | £160,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Feb 2024 | 4 MK17 9DA | Semi-detached | £160,000 | New build. Leasehold. |
| 27 Jun 2017 | 4 MK17 9DA | Other | £6,300,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
House prices and rents in Buckinghamshire
A typical home in Buckinghamshire cost £477,450 in August 2026, the same as a year before. That is 11% more than five years earlier and 17% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £852,415 |
| Semi-detached | £470,342 |
| Terraced | £378,056 |
| Flat or maisonette | £233,403 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £353,944 |
Private renters in Buckinghamshire paid £1,486 a month on average in September 2026, 5.8% more than a year before. That is 31% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £1,043 |
| Two bedrooms | £1,321 |
| Three bedrooms | £1,616 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £2,376 |
Energy performance certificates
8 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 104 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (4); House, detached (3); House, mid-terrace (1). Built: 2023 (8). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (8).
Gas and electricity use
No gas meters are recorded on the street's postcodes, against 53 electricity meters: it looks to be off the mains gas grid, or almost, with heating from electricity, oil, LPG or solid fuel (19 meters are on Economy 7, the off-peak tariff for storage heaters).
| Postcode | Electricity meters | Typical electricity | Gas meters | Typical gas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MK17 9DA | 15 | 6,843 kWh | none recorded | |
| MK17 9BT | 38 19 Economy 7 | 6,058 kWh | none recorded |
These are all the homes on each postcode, whatever their size and however many live in them, so they show the kind of homes and heating here rather than what any one home uses. The typical figure is the median: half the homes used less. The district is MK17.
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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band G (19% of about 1,930 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- 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.
Energy projects nearby
1 energy project near the street's postcodes.
| Project | Kind | Size | Stage | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bletchley Phase II | Landfill Gas | 2.2 MW | Operational Nov 2001 | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) |
Planned projects can change or not go ahead; search the planning authority's applications by the reference shown for the plans, conditions and any objections. Construction brings traffic for some months; once built, solar farms and batteries are usually quiet, while turbines and waste plants can be seen or heard further away.
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
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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
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.
Coastal erosion
No projected coastal erosion zone is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Storm overflows
No storm overflow outlet is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Coal mining
No postcode centre on the street is in a coalfield: the Mining Remediation Authority records no coal mining risk here.
Radon
Every 1 km square the street's postcodes are in is in the lowest band of radon potential: fewer than 1 home in 100 is estimated to be at or above the Action Level. It is not a radon Affected Area.
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 9 addresses are between 79 m and 84 m above sea level (81 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MK17 9BT | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| MK17 9DA | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Bletchley 1.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) |
| Fenny Stratford 26,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) | |
| Leighton Buzzard 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 5.4 km (3.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Green Stoke Hammond | 190 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Bletchley | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) |
| EV charging points | Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Luton Airport LTN | 25.7 km (16 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Westfield Road Surgery Good Jun 2026 | 4 km (2.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Jardines Pharmacy | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Bletchley Community Hospital | 4.9 km (3 miles) |
| Care homes | The Lindens Care Home Requires improvement Dec 2022 | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
| Police station | Thames Valley Police | 9.6 km (6 miles) |
| Cash machines | *deposit & Withdrawal* The Cooperative Food Water Eaton, Bletchley | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,180 m² | 110 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 400 m² | 70 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.7 ha | 340 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 5,240 m² | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 0.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Luke, a listed building (Grade II*), 340 m north-west. 15 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Luke | Listed building, Grade II* | 340 m north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Partridge Hill | Hill | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) east |
| Fishpond Spinney | Wood | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) north-east |
| Philip's Clump | Wood | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) north-east |
| Old Fox Covert | Wood | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) north-west |
| The Moors | Wood | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) north-east |
| Galleylane Spinney | Wood | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.2 | 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 |
| Under 55 | 8 | 9 |
1 of the street's 9 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 Buckinghamshire: see them on the Buckinghamshire page.
Nearest schools
No open schools within 2 km (1.2 miles).
Nurseries and childcare
1 nursery, pre-school or club within 1.5 km (0.9 miles), the nearest 320 m from the middle of the street.
| Provider | Kind | Places | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buttons@StokeHammond MK17 9DB | Sessional day care | 40 | Outstanding (Nov 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) | 320 m |
Ofsted also registers 322 childminders and 90 home childcarers (nannies) in Buckinghamshire. It does not publish their addresses, so they cannot be shown here; the council's family information service lists those taking children.
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stoke Hammond Food & Wine MK17 9BX | Retailers - other | 190 m | 4 Good | 9 Aug 2011 |
| The Dolphin MK17 9BB | Pub/bar/nightclub | 300 m | 5 Very good | 8 Jan 2025 |
| Buttons Pre-School MK17 9DB | School/college/university | 330 m | 5 Very good | 27 Nov 2015 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 18 |
| Vehicle crime | 5 |
| Other theft | 5 |
| Burglary | 3 |
| Drugs | 1 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 1 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Shoplifting | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Fenny Road (14); On or near Tyrells Road (12); On or near Tyrells Gardens (3); On or near Scotts Close (2); On or near Church Road (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.
Traffic on nearby roads
No traffic count point is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes. The Department for Transport counts every motorway and A road and only a sample of minor roads, so a quiet residential street usually has none.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 48 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 24% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 74% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 35% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 14% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 59% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 30% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 41% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 53% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 42% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 15% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 33% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhoods around this street are all 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
Nearby streets
Roman Field · Scotts Close · Olde Belle Close · Meadow Brook · Manor Close · Gadsden Court · Tyrells Gardens · Olde Belle Close · Church Road · Harrup Close · Tyrells Road · The Green
All the streets in MK17 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; 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.