Postcode MK3 5EF (Milton Keynes)

Map showing MK3 5EF and nearby postcodes

The postcode MK3 5EF is located in Milton Keynes It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. MK3 5EF is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

MK3 5EF is one of the more deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 2.9 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 MK3 5EF as Hard-pressed living > Migration and churn > Hard-pressed ethnic mix.

The closest road name to MK3 5EF is St Catherines Avenue which is centered 51 m away.

The nearest bus stop is St. John's Road and is 36 m away. The closest railway station is Bletchley Rail Station, 2.05 km away.

The closest primary school to MK3 5EF (for ages 11 and under) is Chestnuts Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on February 7, 2019. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is KWS Milton Keynes.

The local pub for residents of MK3 5EF is The Crooked Billet and is 1.58 km away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as AwaitingInspection . The nearest takeaway food is available from Chui Yuen and is 1.24 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on March 6, 2019.

Residents reported an average download speed of 38.3 Mbps and an average upload speed of 10 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 100% of residents have broadband access of ultrafast 300+ Mbps. 100% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps.

Gas consumption for the area is rated at 2.4 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for MK3 5EF is covered by the Thames Valley police force association and Milton Keynes is the NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT) or Care Trust Plus (CT).

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Nearby Postcodes

A list of Postcodes adjacent to MK3 5EF and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to MK3 5EF, and the approximate distance away.

St Catherines Avenue 51 m
St Pauls Road 52 m
Heals Close 156 m
St Clements Drive 166 m
Beechcroft Road 175 m
St Johns Road 192 m
St Georges Road 194 m
St Patricks Way 205 m
St Davids Road 240 m
St Matthews Court 240 m
Wetherby Gardens 275 m
Hexham Gardens 280 m
Epsom Grove 317 m
Buckingham Road 342 m
St Andrews Road 364 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode MK3 5EF

Introduction January 1980
Termination n/a - Active Postcode
User Type Small User - may contain upto 100 addresses but 15 is more typical

Local Schools

School OFSTED ratings, last inspection dates, student age ranges and approximate distance from MK3 5EF - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Chestnuts Primary School Good
(February 7, 2019)
239 m
St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School Outstanding
(March 24, 2009)
499 m
Milton Keynes Preparatory School 1.11 km
Holne Chase Primary School 1.19 km
Cambian Bletchley Park School Inadequate
(December 6, 2018)
1.28 km
White Spire School Outstanding
(January 23, 2019)
1.52 km
Rickley Park Primary School Good
(December 2, 2016)
1.52 km
Lord Grey Academy 1.52 km
Romans Field School Good
(May 10, 2018)
1.54 km
Barleyhurst Park Primary Good
(December 18, 2018)
1.84 km
Newton Longville Church of England Primary School Good
(November 10, 2021)
1.87 km
Howe Park School Outstanding
(February 15, 2011)
1.96 km
Giles Brook Primary School Good
(January 15, 2020)
2.09 km
Emerson Valley School Good
(September 22, 2021)
2.12 km
Newton Leys Primary School Good
(June 19, 2019)
2.28 km
KWS Milton Keynes 2.3 km
Bishop Parker Catholic School Good
(May 9, 2018)
2.41 km
Merebrook Infant School Good
(April 20, 2017)
2.43 km
Abbeys Primary School Good
(January 30, 2019)
2.49 km
Cold Harbour Church of England School Requires improvement
(October 20, 2021)
2.55 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from MK3 5EF - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Hightown Praetorian & Churches Housing Association Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
June 8, 2011
1.04 km
Chui Yuen Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
March 6, 2019
1.24 km
Greenway Grocery & P O Retailers - other 4
Good
September 2, 2010
1.24 km
P J Pollard & Son Retailers - other 5
Very Good
March 1, 2022
1.34 km
The Crooked Billet Pub/bar/nightclub Awaiting Inspection
1.58 km
Yew Tree Farm Bed & Breakfast Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house 5
Very Good
February 3, 2011
1.69 km
Chartwells at Newton Longville Primary School School/college/university 5
Very Good
May 3, 2018
1.87 km
Newton Longville Pre-school & Extended Services Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
December 1, 2014
1.87 km
The Brownie Kitchen Manufacturers/packers 5
Very Good
October 28, 2021
2.73 km
Richard Taylor / Richard Large Farmers/growers 5
Very Good
March 22, 2017
3.58 km
The Lindens Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
September 8, 2020
3.58 km
Food4Thought Cafe @ Thrift Farm Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
December 10, 2018
3.72 km
Thrift Farm Egg Packing Farmers/growers 5
Very Good
January 30, 2019
3.72 km
Dobbies Garden World Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
November 6, 2019
3.87 km
Stoke Hammond Sports Club Pub/bar/nightclub Exempt
September 15, 2005
4.03 km
The Three Horseshoes Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
March 29, 2022
4.22 km
Bryerly Springs Farm Mobile caterer 5
Very Good
October 6, 2017
4.25 km
Highfield House Day Nursery Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
March 10, 2022
4.25 km
Drayton Parslow Village School School/college/university 5
Very Good
March 6, 2019
4.27 km
J Hunter Farm Shop Retailers - other 5
Very Good
March 10, 2016
4.42 km

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to MK3 5EF - Data from Apr 2022

St. John's Road Bus Stop/Station 36 m
St. John's Road Bus Stop/Station 46 m
St. David's Road Bus Stop/Station 227 m
St. David's Road Bus Stop/Station 233 m
St Aidans Close Bus Stop/Station 306 m
Bletchley Rail Station Rail 2.05 km
Fenny Stratford Rail Station Rail 3.35 km
Fenny Stratford Rail Station Rail 3.57 km
London Luton Airport Air 29.18 km
London Oxford Airport Air 41.38 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to MK3 5EF - Data from Dec 2021

Water Spinney Woodland Or Forest 1.86 km
Old Fox Covert Woodland Or Forest 1.92 km
New Covert Woodland Or Forest 1.95 km
Coldharbour Spinney Woodland Or Forest 2.49 km
Furzton Lake Inland Water 2.88 km
Middle Salden Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.08 km
Bottlehouse Plantation Woodland Or Forest 3.18 km
Salden Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.2 km
Thrift Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.37 km
Elfield Park Urban Greenspace 3.44 km
Briary Plantation Woodland Or Forest 3.69 km
Broadway Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.75 km
Galleylane Spinney Woodland Or Forest 3.75 km
Ash Pole Spinney Woodland Or Forest 3.82 km
Coddimoorhill Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.97 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for MK3 5EF - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 30.9 Mbps 38.3 Mbps 63.2 Mbps
Upload 10 Mbps 10 Mbps 16.22 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 3 1
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 24.5 7
30-300 Mbps 0% 54.3 13.8
300+ Mbps 100% - -

Gas Consumption

7 meters consuming 107,504 kWh - mean 15,358 kWh : median 17,402 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for MK3 5EF - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
Latitude 51.98703200
Longitude -0.76326200
OS Easting 485025
OS Northing 0232786
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
11221
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Thames Valley

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Milton Keynes South
Electoral Ward Bletchley Park
Local Authority District Milton Keynes
Region / Government Office Region South East
European Electoral Region South East
Local Enterprise Partnership Primary: South East Midlands
Secondary:
Local Learning and Skills Council Milton Keynes, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire

ONS Statistical Regions

International Territorial Level Code E06000042
Travel To Work Area Milton Keynes

NHS

NHS England Region East of England
Primary Care Trust
(PCT or CT/LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
Milton Keynes
Cancer Alliance East of England - South
Strategic Health Authority
(SHA or LHB/HB/HA/HSCB)
South Central
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

2011 Census

Output Area Classification Supergroup: Hard-pressed living
Group: Migration and churn
Subgroup: Hard-pressed ethnic mix
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban city and town
Built-Up Area Milton Keynes BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Bletchley BUASD
Workplace Zone E33040618
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Milton Keynes 031
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Milton Keynes 031C
Output Area / Small Area 8D2