The postcode MK17 8EL is located in Central Bedfordshire It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. MK17 8EL is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).
MK17 8EL is one of the least deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 8.1 on the scale of the index of deprivation (where 10 are the least deprived and 0 are the most deprived areas). The 2011 UK census classified the residents of MK17 8EL as Suburbanites > Suburban achievers > Ageing in suburbia.
The closest road name to MK17 8EL is Green Lane which is centered 49 m away.
The nearest bus stop is Duke Street and is 305 m away. The closest railway station is Aspley Guise Rail Station, 1.21 km away.
The closest primary school to MK17 8EL (for ages 11 and under) is St Mary's Wavendon CofE Primary. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on October 23, 2018.
The local pub for residents of MK17 8EL is Aspley Guise & Woburn Sands Golf Club Ltd and is 389 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on February 1, 2022. The nearest takeaway food is available from Foodie Cottage and is 943 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Good on May 13, 2021.
Residents reported an average download speed of 38.3 Mbps and an average upload speed of 6.4 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 100% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps.
Gas consumption for the area is rated at 4.6 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.6 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.
Policing for MK17 8EL is covered by the Bedfordshire police force association and Bedfordshire is the NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT) or Care Trust Plus (CT).
A list of Postcodes adjacent to MK17 8EL and their respective distances.
A list of road names near to MK17 8EL, and the approximate distance away.
Information about the postcode MK17 8EL
| Introduction | January 1980 |
| Termination | n/a - Active Postcode |
| User Type | Small User - may contain upto 100 addresses but 15 is more typical |
School OFSTED ratings, last inspection dates, student age ranges and approximate distance from MK17 8EL - Data from 2020-2021
| School | Type | Ages | Ofsted Rating(Last Inspection) | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aspley Guise Village School | Maintained school | 5-9 | Outstanding (September 19, 2007) | 587 m |
| Fulbrook Middle School | Academy | 9-13 | Good (December 7, 2016) | 886 m |
| Swallowfield Lower School | Maintained school | 2-9 | Good (October 20, 2021) | 1.47 km |
| Husborne Crawley Lower School | Maintained school | 4-9 | Good (October 31, 2017) | 1.89 km |
| Woburn Lower School | Maintained school | 4-9 | Outstanding (December 10, 2010) | 2.4 km |
| St Mary's Wavendon CofE Primary | Maintained school | 3-11 | Good (October 23, 2018) | 2.94 km |
| Ridgmont Lower School | Maintained school | 3-9 | Good (February 21, 2017) | 3.48 km |
| Bow Brickhill CofE VA Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Good (October 16, 2018) | 3.56 km |
| Wavendon Gate School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Good (April 4, 2019) | 3.56 km |
| Walton High | Academy | 11-19 | Good (January 30, 2018) | 4.06 km |
| Heronshaw School | Academy | 4-7 | Outstanding (September 15, 2021) | 4.35 km |
| Heronsgate School | Academy | 7-11 | Good (April 26, 2017) | 4.42 km |
| Kents Hill School | Academy | 3-7 | Good (June 27, 2017) | 4.71 km |
| Monkston Primary School | Academy | 4-11 | Good (November 10, 2021) | 5.23 km |
| Kents Hill Park all-through school | Academy | 4-16 | 5.33 km | |
| Eversholt Lower School | Academy | 4-9 | 5.4 km | |
| Brooklands Farm Primary School | Maintained school | 3-11 | Good (February 7, 2017) | 5.76 km |
| St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School | Maintained school | 3-11 | Requires improvement (October 18, 2018) | 5.95 km |
| Thomas Johnson Lower School | Maintained school | 3-9 | Good (October 30, 2019) | 5.95 km |
| Broughton Fields Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Good (March 22, 2017) | 5.98 km |
Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from MK17 8EL - Data from Apr 2022
| Name | Type | Rating(Last Inspection) | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aspley Guise & Woburn Sands Golf Club Ltd | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good February 1, 2022 | 389 m | |
| Moore Place Hotel | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Good February 16, 2021 | 434 m | |
| Blue Orchid | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Good October 28, 2021 | 507 m | |
| The Anchor | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Good July 8, 2021 | 507 m | |
| Aspley Guise Lower School | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good May 6, 2021 | 587 m | |
| Aspley Guise Pre-School | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good February 11, 2021 | 587 m | |
| Truly Divine Event Decor Ltd | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good September 13, 2018 | 724 m | |
| Fulbrook Middle School | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good May 17, 2018 | 886 m | |
| The Weathercock Inn and Out | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Satisfactory June 23, 2021 | 886 m | |
| Foodie Cottage | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Good May 13, 2021 | 943 m | |
| Tesco | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good June 10, 2019 | 994 m | |
| Co-op | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good March 11, 2016 | 1.02 km | |
| Jalori | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good October 27, 2021 | 1.02 km | |
| La Maria of Woburn Sands | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good May 15, 2019 | 1.02 km | |
| Pikesley Filling Station | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good March 11, 2016 | 1.02 km | |
| Nonna's | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Satisfactory March 18, 2020 | 1.02 km | |
| The Fir Tree Inn | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good November 9, 2021 | 1.02 km | |
| Grapevine Bar & Kitchen | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Good November 9, 2021 | 1.05 km | |
| Mrs Mac's Sweet Treats | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Good October 17, 2018 | 1.05 km | |
| Pepper Grill | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Good November 9, 2021 | 1.05 km |
Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to MK17 8EL - Data from Apr 2022
| Duke Street | 305 m | |
| Duke Street | 333 m | |
| The Square | 460 m | |
| The Square | 483 m | |
| St Mary's RC Church | 639 m | |
| Aspley Guise Rail Station | 1.21 km | |
| Aspley Guise Rail Station | 1.25 km | |
| Woburn Sands Rail Station | 1.71 km | |
| London Luton Airport | 22.79 km | |
| London Oxford Airport | 50.68 km |
Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to MK17 8EL - Data from Dec 2021
| Ling Hill | 545 m | |
| Mermaid's Pond | 793 m | |
| The Warren | 911 m | |
| Aspley Wood | 1.06 km | |
| Wensdon Hill | 1.09 km | |
| Carter's Grove | 1.33 km | |
| Old Wavendon Heath | 1.53 km | |
| New Wavendon Heath | 1.88 km | |
| Wavendon Wood | 1.95 km | |
| Crawley Belt | 2 km | |
| The Evergreens | 2.02 km | |
| Lower Drakeloe Pond | 2.27 km | |
| Brown's Wood | 2.32 km | |
| Sandylane Plantation | 2.49 km | |
| Charle Wood | 2.51 km |
Broadband availability and performance statistics for MK17 8EL - Data from Ofcom 2017
| All Speeds | Median | Avg | Max |
|---|---|---|---|
| Download | 39.1 Mbps | 38.3 Mbps | 52 Mbps |
| Upload | 6.6 Mbps | 6.4 Mbps | 10 Mbps |
| Speed Band Mbps |
Users | Download Avg Mbps |
Upload Avg Mbps |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-2 Mbps | 0% | 100% | - | - |
| 2-5 Mbps | 0% | 100% | - | - |
| 5-10 Mbps | 0% | 100% | - | - |
| 10-30 Mbps | 0% | 100% | 25 | 3.5 |
| 30-300 Mbps | 100% | 100% | 41.6 | 7.3 |
| 300+ Mbps | 0% | 0% | - | - |
Energy usage data for MK17 8EL - Data from 2020
| Country | England |
| Latitude | 52.01017000 |
| Longitude | -0.63185600 |
| OS Easting | 494000 |
| OS Northing | 0235521 |
| OS Positional Quality | Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean |
| Bedfordshire |
| Westminster Parliamentary Constituency |
Mid Bedfordshire |
| Electoral Ward | Aspley and Woburn |
| Local Authority District | Central Bedfordshire |
| Region / Government Office Region | East of England |
| European Electoral Region | Eastern |
| Local Enterprise Partnership | Primary: South East Midlands Secondary: |
| Local Learning and Skills Council | Bedfordshire and Luton |
| International Territorial Level Code | E06000056 |
| Travel To Work Area | Milton Keynes |
| NHS England Region | East of England |
| Primary Care Trust (PCT or CT/LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD) |
Bedfordshire |
| Cancer Alliance | East of England - South |
| Strategic Health Authority (SHA or LHB/HB/HA/HSCB) |
East of England |
| Sustainability and Transformation Partnership |
Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes |
| Clinical Comissioning Group (CCG or LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD) |
NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes CCG |
| Output Area Classification | Supergroup: Suburbanites Group: Suburban achievers Subgroup: Ageing in suburbia |
| Rural-Urban Classification | (England/Wales) Urban city and town |
| Built-Up Area | Milton Keynes BUA |
| Built-Up Area Sub-Division | Woburn Sands BUASD |
| Workplace Zone | E33025553 |
| Middle Layer Super Output Area Intermediate Zone |
Central Bedfordshire 007 |
| Lower Layer Super Output Area Data Zone |
Central Bedfordshire 007B |
| Output Area / Small Area | 6A4 |