Standing Way Bletchley, Milton Keynes
4 addresses across 3 postcodes (MK3,MK4), about 2.7 km (1.7 miles) long, classed as a a road. USRN 25801148.
- Prices and rents: A typical home in Milton Keynes cost £323,868 in August 2026 (+0.5% on a year); private rents averaged £1,346 a month.
- 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.
- Traffic: The busiest counted road within 500 m (0.3 miles), the A421, carries 35,095 motor vehicles a day on average (2025).
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band B; Band D in Milton Keynes costs £2,372 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Bletchley, about 2 km (1.3 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: There is a small park or garden about 160 m away, and Tattenhoe Valley Park (63 hectares) is about 330 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 9.7 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.4 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 93 to 97 m above sea level.
- Noise: 4 of its 4 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Whaddon Healthcare, about 1 km (0.6 miles) away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 1,010 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 76% of households owned their home and 30% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 75 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
- Road safety: 16 collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025, 1 of them fatal or serious.
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House sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
House prices and rents in Milton Keynes
A typical home in Milton Keynes cost £323,868 in August 2026, 0.5% more than a year before. That is 11% more than five years earlier and 25% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £545,636 |
| Semi-detached | £328,146 |
| Terraced | £272,734 |
| Flat or maisonette | £164,484 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £271,609 |
Private renters in Milton Keynes paid £1,346 a month on average in September 2026, 4% more than a year before. That is 29% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £979 |
| Two bedrooms | £1,219 |
| Three bedrooms | £1,455 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £2,092 |
Energy performance certificates
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
Gas and electricity use
None of the street's postcodes has the 5 or more domestic meters needed for figures to be published.
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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band B (31% of about 2,020 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): 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 km (0.6 miles)
- Berwick Drive, Berwick Drive, Bletchley, MK3 7NB, not permissioned (420 m (0.3 miles))
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 | 2.9 km (1.8 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
Finished in the last three months
- 23 October 2026: MILTON KEYNES COUNCIL, Highway repair and maintenance works, no carriageway incursion, on the verge (minor works)
- 22 September 2026: MILTON KEYNES COUNCIL, Highway repair and maintenance works, road closure, on the verge (major works)
- 23 October 2026: MILTON KEYNES COUNCIL, Highway repair and maintenance works, no carriageway incursion, on the cycleway (minor works)
- 19 August 2026: MILTON KEYNES COUNCIL, Highway repair and maintenance works, lane closure, on the carriageway (minor works)
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 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| MK3 7QT | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 3 | unlikely |
| MK3 7UH | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| MK4 1DS | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | 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.
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 4 addresses are between 93 m and 97 m above sea level (95 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MK3 7QT | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| MK3 7UH | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| MK4 1DS | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Bletchley 1.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2 km (1.3 miles) |
| Fenny Stratford 26,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3 km (1.9 miles) | |
| Milton Keynes Central 6.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.2 km (2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 32 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Blackmoor Gate North Furzton | 120 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Bletchley | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Car parks | Emerson Valley car park | 1.5 km (1 mile) |
| EV charging points | 12 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 930 m (0.6 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Luton Airport LTN | 30.6 km (19 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Whaddon Healthcare Outstanding Sep 2016 | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Peak Pharmacy | 670 m (0.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practice within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 870 m (0.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Bletchley Community Hospital | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Care homes | 7 homes within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Melrose House Good Sep 2022 | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Police station | Thames Valley Police | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Premier Cashzone | 180 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 12 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,500 m² | 160 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Tattenhoe Valley Park 63 ha | 330 m |
| Play area | 17 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 160 m² | 170 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.2 ha | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4,430 m² | 580 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 12 parks and gardens, 117 hectares in all.
Landmarks
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Coldharbour Spinney | Wood | 280 m north-west |
| Furzton Lake | Lake or reservoir | 670 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| Water Spinney | Wood | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) south-west |
| Ash Pole Spinney | Wood | 3 km (1.9 miles) west |
| New Covert | Wood | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) south-east |
| Church Hill | Hill | 5 km (3.1 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.9 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 3 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 4 |
4 of the street's 4 addresses are 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 Milton Keynes: see them on the Milton Keynes page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection | Exam results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cold Harbour Church of England School | Primary | 4–11 | 420 m (0.3 miles) | Good (Feb 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) | None published |
| Barleyhurst Park Primary | Primary | 4–11 | 530 m (0.3 miles) | No published inspection | 52% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 3% at the higher standard (2025; 50% in 2024 and 60% in 2023) |
| Abbeys Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 830 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection | 67% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2% at the higher standard (2025; 68% in 2024 and 55% in 2023) |
| Merebrook Infant School | Primary | 4–7 | 930 m (0.6 miles) | No published inspection | None published |
| Lord Grey Academy | Secondary | 11–19 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Report card (Jun 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Post-16 provision: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met | GCSE 2026 (provisional): Attainment 8 40.6 (40.4 in 2025 and 43.0 in 2024); 39.4% grade 5+ in English and maths A level 2025: average grade C-; 0% AAB or better; progress below average |
| Emerson Valley School | Primary | 7–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Oct 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) | None published |
| Rickley Park Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection | 47% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 0% at the higher standard (2025; 52% in 2024 and 53% in 2023) |
| Howe Park School | Primary | 4–7 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | Good (Oct 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | None published |
| Caroline Haslett Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No published inspection | 87% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 38% at the higher standard (2025; 92% in 2024 and 85% in 2023) |
| New Chapter Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Good (Jun 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) | 41% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 0% at the higher standard (2025; 42% in 2024 and 30% in 2023) |
| Moorland Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | Requires improvement (Dec 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | 61% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 4% at the higher standard (2025; 60% in 2024 and 21% in 2023) |
| Moorlands Centre Nursery School | Nursery | 2–4 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | No published inspection |
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
The ten nearest nurseries, pre-schools and clubs are all within 1.4 km (0.8 miles); the nearest is 180 m from the middle of the street.
| Provider | Kind | Places | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ducklings Furzton MK4 1DS | Sessional day care | 40 | Apr 2026: Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 4 | 180 m |
| Acorn At Cold Harbour MK3 7PD | Full day care | 54 | Good (Mar 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) | 360 m |
| Melrose Pre-school Playgroup MK3 6PA | Full day care | 43 | Good (Oct 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | 700 m (0.4 miles) |
| Little Rascals Preschool MK4 1NA | Sessional day care | 35 | Good (Dec 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) | 820 m (0.5 miles) |
| Buttons@abbeys MK3 6PS | Sessional day care | 36 | Outstanding (Dec 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | 830 m (0.5 miles) |
| Ducklings @ Lynmouth Crescent Furzton MK4 1ND | Sessional day care | 48 | Not inspected yet | 860 m (0.5 miles) |
| The Wendy House MK4 2AS | Full day care | 34 | Good (Jan 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | 910 m (0.6 miles) |
| Paris Saint-Germain Academy UK MK3 6EW | Out-of-school day care (over fives) | Not inspected yet | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | |
| Kelly & Kids MK3 6FF | Full day care | 40 | Jan 2026: Expected standard in 6 areas | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Milton Keynes Preparatory School MK3 7EG | Full day care | 148 | Outstanding (Feb 2013, overall grade under the previous framework) | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) |
Ofsted also registers 159 childminders and 64 home childcarers (nannies) in Milton Keynes. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courteneys Lodge MK4 1EL | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 80 m | 5 Very good | 11 May 2026 |
| The Good Friend Takeaway MK4 1DS | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 180 m | 5 Very good | 3 Dec 2025 |
| Best One MK4 1DS | Retailers - other | 180 m | 5 Very good | 10 Feb 2025 |
| Furze House MK4 1EA | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 260 m | 5 Very good | 9 May 2024 |
| Premier Education Ltd (Coldharbour) MK3 7PD | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 260 m | 5 Very good | 17 Dec 2024 |
| Acorn Early Years Foundation MK3 7PD | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 360 m | 5 Very good | 7 Oct 2025 |
| Cold Harbour C of E Combined School (Compass Contract Services) MK3 7PD | School/college/university | 360 m | 5 Very good | 24 Jun 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 47 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 8 |
| Other theft | 7 |
| Public order | 5 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 4 |
| Other crime | 2 |
| Burglary | 2 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Withycombe (19); On or near Nairn Court (13); On or near Arlington Court (9); On or near Peebles Place (9); On or near Perracombe (7).
Road safety
16 collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025: 0 fatal, 1 serious and 15 slight, in which 1 person was seriously hurt. 4 involved a motorcyclist; 3 involved a child under 16. 19% happened in the dark, and 19% on a wet or icy road. Most were on roads with a 60 mph limit.
| Year | Collisions | Fatal or serious |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 4 | 1 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 |
| Date | Severity | Who was hurt | Road | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 May 2025 18:32 | Slight | 4 people: 2 children | Minor road, 70 mph | Daylight |
| 26 Feb 2025 07:50 | Slight | 1 person | A421, 30 mph | Wet road |
| 23 Nov 2024 13:30 | Slight | 1 person: 1 motorcyclist | Minor road, 30 mph | Wet road |
| 17 Jul 2024 13:45 | Slight | 1 person: 1 motorcyclist | Minor road, 60 mph | Daylight |
| 19 Oct 2023 16:04 | Slight | 2 people | A421, 70 mph | Daylight |
| 8 Sep 2023 19:00 | Slight | 1 person | Minor road, 60 mph | Daylight |
| 20 Jul 2023 10:45 | Slight | 1 person | Minor road, 60 mph | Daylight |
| 19 Mar 2023 12:09 | Slight | 1 person: 1 motorcyclist | Minor road, 60 mph | Daylight |
| 3 Mar 2023 20:30 | Slight | 1 person | Minor road, 60 mph | Dark |
| 3 Feb 2023 13:50 | Slight | 3 people: 2 children | Minor road, 60 mph | Daylight |
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
The busiest counted road within 500 m (0.3 miles) is the A421 between Rhoscolyn Drive and Grafton St, with 35,095 motor vehicles a day on average in 2025, 230 m from the street's postcodes.
| Road | Between | Vehicles a day | Lorries | Ten years before | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A421 | Rhoscolyn Drive to Grafton St | 35,095 counted 2025 | 4% | +13% since 2015 | 230 m |
| Minor road | Not recorded | 4,942 counted 2025 | 0% | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
Each figure is the annual average daily flow: the motor vehicles passing the count point, both ways, on an average day of the year. A point is counted by hand on a weekday every few years and estimated from the trend on similar roads in between. Lorries are heavy goods vehicles, as a share of all motor vehicles.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 47 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 24% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 76% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 42% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 9% | 1% |
| Social rented | 7% | 17% |
| Private rented | 9% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 27% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 38% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 52% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 79% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 30% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 92% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 3 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 5 to 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.
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
- MK3 7QT: 2 addresses of 31 in the postcode
- MK3 7UH: 1 address of 3 in the postcode
- MK4 1DS: 1 address of 14 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Withycombe · Cromarty Court · Arbroath Close · Galloway Close · Caithness Court · Arlington Court · Exmoor Gate · Haddington Close · Peebles Place · Bute Brae · Perracombe · Nairn Court
All the streets in MK3, MK4 and across Milton Keynes.
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.