Park Close Cosgrove, West Northamptonshire
11 addresses across 1 postcode (MK19), about 60 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 36100522.
- Sales: 11 recorded sales since 1995; in 2022 the median was £401,000 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: 5 homes have an energy certificate (C: 2, D: 2, E: 1).
- 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.
- Landfill: 1 historic landfill site within 500 m (0.3 miles) of its postcodes; the nearest, Manor Farm No.2, is 450 m (0.3 miles) away.
- Storm overflows: 1 storm overflow within 1 km (0.6 miles) spilled 0 times (0 hours) in 2025.
- Radon: Up to 1 to 3% of homes in the 1 km squares around it are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level.
- 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 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Wolverton, about 2.8 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 66 to 67 m above sea level.
- Noise: None of its addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Watling Street Practice, about 2.5 km (1.5 miles) away.
- People: About 320 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 86% of households owned their home and 37% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | £401,000 | £401,000 | £401,000 |
| 2020 | 1 | £350,000 | £350,000 | £350,000 |
| 2016 | 2 | £362,250 | £329,500 | £395,000 |
| 2013 | 1 | £250,000 | £250,000 | £250,000 |
| 2009 | 1 | £280,000 | £280,000 | £280,000 |
| 2005 | 1 | £247,000 | £247,000 | £247,000 |
| 2001 | 1 | £170,000 | £170,000 | £170,000 |
| 1998 | 1 | £144,000 | £144,000 | £144,000 |
| 1996 | 1 | £86,750 | £86,750 | £86,750 |
| 1995 | 1 | £72,000 | £72,000 | £72,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Oct 2016 | 1 MK19 7JN | Detached | £329,500 | |
| 9 Jan 2013 | 1 MK19 7JN | Detached | £250,000 | |
| 12 Feb 2016 | 4 MK19 7JN | Detached | £395,000 | |
| 19 Aug 2005 | 4 MK19 7JN | Detached | £247,000 | |
| 16 Oct 1996 | 4 MK19 7JN | Detached | £86,750 | |
| 20 Nov 2020 | 5 MK19 7JN | Semi-detached | £350,000 | |
| 11 Oct 1995 | 5 MK19 7JN | Semi-detached | £72,000 | |
| 8 May 2009 | 7 MK19 7JN | Detached | £280,000 | |
| 6 Apr 2001 | 7 MK19 7JN | Detached | £170,000 | |
| 11 Dec 1998 | 7 MK19 7JN | Detached | £144,000 | |
| 5 Oct 2022 | 8 MK19 7JN | Detached | £401,000 |
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
5 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 123 m². Most common: House, detached (5). Built: 1967-1975 (2); 1950-1966 (2); 1976-1982 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (2); rented (social) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (5 addresses)
Gas and electricity use
Homes with gas used 14,028 kWh of it on average in 2024, 16% more than the district's 12,065 kWh, and 2,733 kWh of electricity, 32% less than the district's 4,034 kWh. There are gas meters for about 100% of the homes.
These are all the homes on the 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 MK19.
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: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milton Keynes Waste Recovery Park Milton Keynes 13/00861/FULEIS | Advanced Conversion Technologies | 7 MW | Operational Mar 2018 | 2.1 km (1.3 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
Planned, as of 31 October 2026
- 9 November 2026 to 25 November 2026: CADENT GAS LIMITED, Utility asset works, road closure, on the footway, carriageway (major (paa) works)
Finished in the last three months
- 6 October 2026 to 8 October 2026: CADENT GAS LIMITED, Utility repair and maintenance works, some carriageway incursion, on the footway (immediate - emergency works)
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.
Recorded floods
No recorded flood covers the centre 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
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 | 350 m |
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 here is in a coalfield: the Mining Remediation Authority records no coal mining risk here.
Radon
The postcode is in a 1 km square with radon potential up to 1 to 3%: up to that share of homes there is estimated to be at or above the Action Level of 200 becquerels per cubic metre. At least part of the square is a radon Affected Area, where 1% or more of homes are.
Radon is a natural radioactive gas from the ground that can build up indoors; long exposure raises the risk of lung cancer. A three-month test with two small detectors is the only way to know a home's level, and a high level can usually be brought down with a sump or better ventilation. UKHSA sells a radon report for a single address from its detailed map at ukradon.org.
Historic landfill
1 historic landfill site is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes, the nearest 450 m (0.3 miles) away.
| Site | Waste went in | Waste | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manor Farm No.2 Castlethorpe, Buckinghamshire | 1991 to 1995 | Inert, industrial | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
Closed tips can give off gas (methane and carbon dioxide) and leak into the ground for years. An environmental search, which conveyancers usually order, looks at landfill and contaminated land around the home; the council keeps a register of land it has found to be contaminated.
Height above sea level
The street's 11 addresses are between 66 m and 67 m above sea level (66 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MK19 7JN | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Wolverton 339,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.8 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 | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Crossroads Cosgrove | 430 m (0.3 miles) |
| Bus or coach station | Coach Park Central Milton Keynes | 7.2 km (4.5 miles) |
| Car parks | Market Square Car Park | 2.5 km (1.6 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 | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Boots | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Mi Dental Stony Stratford | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Blakelands Hospital Good Feb 2017 | 6.8 km (4.2 miles) |
| Care homes | The Stratford's Residential Home Good Oct 2023 | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Police station | Thames Valley Police - Wolverton Police Station | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | *Deposit Only* Tesco Express Stony Stratford, Stony Stratford Cashzone | 2.5 km (1.5 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 | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 3.5 ha | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 4,680 m² | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Bridge Number 65, a listed building (Grade II*), 210 m 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* | 210 m west |
| Church of St Peter and St Paul | Listed building, Grade I | 490 m (0.3 miles) south-west |
| Roman villa SE of Cosgrove Hall | Scheduled monument | 600 m (0.4 miles) south |
| Wolverton iron trunk aqueduct | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south-east |
| Motte and bailey castle, deserted village and monastic grange at Old Wolverton | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Broad Water | Lake or reservoir | 780 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| Old Stratford Cut | Lake or reservoir | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-west |
| Ash Pole Spinney | Wood | 2 km (1.2 miles) west |
| Fox Covert | Wood | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) east |
| Haythorn Spinney | Wood | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) east |
| Cuckoos' Hill | Hill | 3.7 km (2.3 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 11 | 11 |
None of the street's 11 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
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 | Exam results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cosgrove Village Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 410 m (0.3 miles) | No published inspection | 44% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 0% at the higher standard (2025; 73% in 2023) |
| Castlethorpe First School | Primary | 4–7 | 1.8 km (1.1 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 | None published |
Exam results are from the Department for Education's school performance tables (Explore Education Statistics, Open Government Licence), for all pupils at each school. The middle school in England had 63% at the expected standard at the end of primary school (2025), Attainment 8 of 46.0 at GCSE (2026) and an A level average of C+ (2025). Attainment 8 adds up a pupil's grades in eight GCSEs, with English and maths counted twice (90 is the most), averaged over the school's pupils. Progress 8 compares pupils with others who had the same results at the end of primary school; it is not published for GCSEs in 2025 and 2026, as those pupils sat no primary tests during the pandemic. Small year groups swing from year to year, and figures for very small ones are withheld.
Nurseries and childcare
No nursery, pre-school or out-of-school club on Ofsted's register is within 1.5 km (0.9 miles) of the middle of the street.
Ofsted also registers 196 childminders and 42 home childcarers (nannies) in West Northamptonshire. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barley Mow MK19 7JD | Pub/bar/nightclub | 310 m | 5 Very good | 2 Feb 2022 |
| Cosgrove Guest Services Ltd MK19 7JP | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 380 m | 5 Very good | 27 Mar 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 2 |
| Drugs | 1 |
| Burglary | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Lock Lane (3); 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.
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 | 51 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 25% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 86% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 50% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 0% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 31% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 52% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 42% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 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) | 42% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 18% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 37% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 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
- Roadworks Street works permit: CADENT GAS LIMITED: Utility repair and maintenance works, 6 October 2026 to 12 October 2026 (some carriageway incursion) found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
- MK19 7JN: 11 addresses of 12 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Main Street · The Green · Lock Lane · The Stables the Priory · Bridge Road · Lock Lane · The Tannery · Orchard Close · The Stocks · The Stocks
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.