MK17 8EW postcode in Milton Keynes, England

MK17 8EW is a postcode in Milton Keynes, in the Broughton & Moulsoe ward. It is in the Milton Keynes Central parliamentary constituency and the Thames Valley police force area, and has been in use since October 2007.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 40% of homes and businesses at MK17 8EW can get it Across Milton Keynes: 96% Typical price £430,000 Homes sold in MK17 8, last 12 months. ▲ 1.5% on the year before Nearest station Woburn Sands 3.0 km in a straight line

Where MK17 8EW is, and what is near it

Map of MK17 8EW and what is near it Map of MK17 8EW: its centre point, with the 380 other postcodes in the MK17 8 sector, 3 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. MK17 8AA: also in MK17 8MK17 8AN: also in MK17 8MK17 8AU: also in MK17 8MK17 8AX: also in MK17 8MK17 8AY: also in MK17 8MK17 8BQ: also in MK17 8MK17 8BU: also in MK17 8MK17 8DB: also in MK17 8MK17 8ET: also in MK17 8MK17 8EX: also in MK17 8MK17 8FF: also in MK17 8MK17 8FL: also in MK17 8MK17 8HB: also in MK17 8MK17 8HD: also in MK17 8MK17 8HF: also in MK17 8MK17 8HG: also in MK17 8MK17 8HJ: also in MK17 8MK17 8LB: also in MK17 8MK17 8LD: also in MK17 8MK17 8LE: also in MK17 8MK17 8LG: also in MK17 8MK17 8LS: also in MK17 8MK17 8LT: also in MK17 8MK17 8LZ: also in MK17 8MK17 8NF: also in MK17 8MK17 8QT: also in MK17 8MK17 8RS: also in MK17 8MK17 8SF: also in MK17 8MK17 8TB: also in MK17 8MK17 8TD: also in MK17 8MK17 8TY: also in MK17 8MK17 8TZ: also in MK17 8MK17 8WA: also in MK17 8MK17 8WB: also in MK17 8MK17 8WD: also in MK17 8MK17 8WG: also in MK17 8MK17 8WH: also in MK17 8MK17 8WJ: also in MK17 8MK17 8WL: also in MK17 8MK17 8WN: also in MK17 8MK17 8XA: also in MK17 8MK17 8XN: also in MK17 8MK17 8XU: also in MK17 8MK17 8XW: also in MK17 8MK17 8YG: also in MK17 8MK17 8YL: also in MK17 8MK17 8YN: also in MK17 8MK17 8YS: also in MK17 8MK17 8ZE: also in MK17 8MK17 8ZF: also in MK17 8 Glebe Farm School 1.4 kmGP 2.2 kmDanesborough MK17 8EW Map of MK17 8EW and what is near it Map of MK17 8EW: its centre point, with the 380 other postcodes in the MK17 8 sector, 3 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Glebe Farm School 1.4 kmDanesborough MK17 8EW
  • MK17 8EW
  • Other postcodes in MK17 8: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 1 EV charging point
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 52.0439, longitude -0.6654)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after MK17 8EW?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at MK17 8EW?

80% of the homes and businesses at MK17 8EW can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 40% gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

MK17 8EW 40% Milton Keynes 96%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

MK17 8EW 80% Milton Keynes Over 99%
Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at MK17 8EW?

BinDayBuddy has not read Milton Keynes City Council's days for MK17 8EW today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for MK17 8EW on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is MK17 8EW at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include MK17 8EW.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Milton Keynes

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for MK17 8EW: 5,812 properties in Milton Keynes are at high risk (4.1% of all its properties). All the figures for Milton Keynes

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of MK17 8EW is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near MK17 8EW?

Homes in MK17 8 sold for a typical £430,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 177 sales, up 1.5% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£430,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£423,500 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 1.5% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £602,500 68 sales
  • Semi-detached £418,000 47 sales
  • Terraced £360,000 37 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £215,000 25 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole MK17 district: a typical £430,000 from 323 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in MK17 8EW

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in MK17 8EW from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Food hygiene ratings at MK17 8EW

The Food Standards Agency lists 3 food businesses at MK17 8EW. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 23 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near MK17 8EW?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 3,270 homes in the neighbourhood around MK17 8EW. The largest share of them, 27%, are in council tax band C. More were built in 2020 or later than in any other period (86%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around MK17 8EW

Band D in Milton Keynes for 2026‑27: £2,372. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,581 (band A) to £4,744 (band H); band C, the most common, is £2,109.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 220 (7%)£1,581
Band Babout 550 (17%)£1,845
Band Cabout 880 (27%)£2,109
Band Dabout 620 (19%)£2,372
Band Eabout 550 (17%)£2,899
Band Fabout 370 (11%)£3,427
Band Gabout 70 (2%)£3,954
Band Habout 10 (under 1%)£4,744

When the homes were built

  1. 1% Before 1900
  2. None 1900 to 1918
  3. 2% 1919 to 1939
  4. 2% 1945 to 1964
  5. 1% 1965 to 1982
  6. 1% 1983 to 1999
  7. 0% 2000 to 2009
  8. 6% 2010 to 2019
  9. 86% 2020 or later

1900 to 1918: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Milton Keynes before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of MK17 8EW is in (ONS area E01034451), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near MK17 8EW?

The nearest open schools to MK17 8EW, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near MK17 8EW, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to MK17 8EW?

The nearest railway station to the centre of MK17 8EW is Woburn Sands Rail Station, 3.0 km away in a straight line.

  • Woburn Sands Rail Station Railway station 3.0 kmCycle
  • Aspley Guise Rail Station Railway station 3.4 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

No bus stop within 400 metres in the Department for Transport's register.

More stations near MK17 8EW, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near MK17 8EW?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of MK17 8EW, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near MK17 8EW?

1 within 1 km 9 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of MK17 8EW, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • PodPoint Charging Station Charging point · No details mapped 900 mWalk
  • Polar Network Charging Station Charging point · No details mapped 1.3 kmCycle
  • MK Village Practice Charging Station Charging point · 2 chargers · Type 2 · up to 7.3 kW 2.2 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near MK17 8EW?

The nearest to the centre of MK17 8EW, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to MK17 8EW?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near MK17 8EW?

The nearest care homes to the centre of MK17 8EW, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near MK17 8EW?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of MK17 8EW, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near MK17 8EW?

The nearest vets to the centre of MK17 8EW on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is MK17 8EW in a conservation area?

The centre of MK17 8EW is in one area with planning rules of its own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near MK17 8EW?

Police.uk records 79 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of MK17 8EW in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences31 reports
Anti-social behaviour14 reports
Shoplifting7 reports
Vehicle crime6 reports
Public order5 reports
Burglary5 reports

Also: other theft 5, criminal damage and arson 3, other crime 2, drugs 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for MK17 8EW

Ward
Broughton & Moulsoe
Parish
Broughton and Milton Keynes
Region
South East
Country
England
Built-up area
Milton Keynes
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
October 2007

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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