MK3 5LA postcode in Buckinghamshire, England

MK3 5LA is a postcode in Buckinghamshire, in the Newton Longville ward. It is in the Buckingham and Bletchley parliamentary constituency and the Thames Valley police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

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 0% of homes and businesses can get it. Buckinghamshire: 82% Typical price £345,000 Homes sold in MK3 5, last 12 months. ▲ 7% on the year before Nearest station Bletchley 3.0 km in a straight line

Where MK3 5LA is, and what is near it

Map of MK3 5LA and what is near it Map of MK3 5LA: its centre point, with the 243 other postcodes in the MK3 5 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. MK3 5AJ: also in MK3 5MK3 5AL: also in MK3 5MK3 5BB: also in MK3 5MK3 5BD: also in MK3 5MK3 5BE: also in MK3 5MK3 5BG: also in MK3 5MK3 5BH: also in MK3 5MK3 5BJ: also in MK3 5MK3 5BL: also in MK3 5MK3 5BN: also in MK3 5MK3 5BQ: also in MK3 5MK3 5BS: also in MK3 5MK3 5BT: also in MK3 5MK3 5BU: also in MK3 5MK3 5BW: also in MK3 5MK3 5BX: also in MK3 5MK3 5BY: also in MK3 5MK3 5BZ: also in MK3 5MK3 5DA: also in MK3 5MK3 5DB: also in MK3 5MK3 5DD: also in MK3 5MK3 5DE: also in MK3 5MK3 5DF: also in MK3 5MK3 5DG: also in MK3 5MK3 5DH: also in MK3 5MK3 5DQ: also in MK3 5MK3 5DR: also in MK3 5MK3 5DS: also in MK3 5MK3 5DT: also in MK3 5MK3 5DU: also in MK3 5MK3 5DX: also in MK3 5MK3 5DY: also in MK3 5MK3 5DZ: also in MK3 5MK3 5EA: also in MK3 5MK3 5EB: also in MK3 5MK3 5ED: also in MK3 5MK3 5EE: also in MK3 5MK3 5EF: also in MK3 5MK3 5EG: also in MK3 5MK3 5EH: also in MK3 5MK3 5EJ: also in MK3 5MK3 5EL: also in MK3 5MK3 5EN: also in MK3 5MK3 5EP: also in MK3 5MK3 5EQ: also in MK3 5MK3 5ER: also in MK3 5MK3 5ES: also in MK3 5MK3 5ET: also in MK3 5MK3 5EU: also in MK3 5MK3 5EW: also in MK3 5MK3 5EX: also in MK3 5MK3 5EY: also in MK3 5MK3 5GZ: also in MK3 5MK3 5HA: also in MK3 5MK3 5HD: also in MK3 5MK3 5HF: also in MK3 5MK3 5HL: also in MK3 5MK3 5HP: also in MK3 5MK3 5HR: also in MK3 5MK3 5HS: also in MK3 5MK3 5HT: also in MK3 5MK3 5HX: also in MK3 5MK3 5HY: also in MK3 5MK3 5HZ: also in MK3 5MK3 5JA: also in MK3 5MK3 5JB: also in MK3 5MK3 5JD: also in MK3 5MK3 5JE: also in MK3 5MK3 5JF: also in MK3 5MK3 5JG: also in MK3 5MK3 5JH: also in MK3 5MK3 5JQ: also in MK3 5MK3 5JY: also in MK3 5MK3 5JZ: also in MK3 5MK3 5LH: also in MK3 5MK3 5LJ: also in MK3 5MK3 5LL: also in MK3 5MK3 5LP: also in MK3 5MK3 5LR: also in MK3 5MK3 5LS: also in MK3 5MK3 5LT: also in MK3 5MK3 5LU: also in MK3 5MK3 5LZ: also in MK3 5MK3 5NB: also in MK3 5MK3 5ND: also in MK3 5MK3 5NG: also in MK3 5MK3 5NH: also in MK3 5MK3 5NJ: also in MK3 5MK3 5NL: also in MK3 5MK3 5NP: also in MK3 5MK3 5NQ: also in MK3 5MK3 5NR: also in MK3 5MK3 5NS: also in MK3 5MK3 5NT: also in MK3 5MK3 5NU: also in MK3 5MK3 5PD: also in MK3 5MK3 5PZ: also in MK3 5MK3 5QT: also in MK3 5MK3 5SS: also in MK3 5MK3 5ST: also in MK3 5MK3 5SX: also in MK3 5MK3 5SY: also in MK3 5 GP 2.3 km2 railway stations, 3.0–4.5 kmNewton Longville MK3 5LA Map of MK3 5LA and what is near it Map of MK3 5LA: its centre point, with the 243 other postcodes in the MK3 5 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. 2 places, 1.9–2.4 kmGP 2.3 km2 railway stations, 3.0–4.5 kmNewton Longville MK3 5LA
  • MK3 5LA
  • Other postcodes in MK3 5: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.9883, longitude -0.7790)

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; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after MK3 5LA?

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 MK3 5LA?

50% of the homes and businesses at MK3 5LA can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and none gigabit, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)0% can get it

Buckinghamshire: 82%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)50% can get it

Buckinghamshire: 98%

The line marks the figure across Buckinghamshire.

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 MK3 5LA?

BinDayBuddy has not read Buckinghamshire Council's days for MK3 5LA today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for MK3 5LA 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 MK3 5LA 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 MK3 5LA.

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 Buckinghamshire

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for MK3 5LA: 11,515 properties in Buckinghamshire are at high risk (3.9% of all its properties). All the figures for Buckinghamshire

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 MK3 5LA 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 MK3 5LA?

Homes in MK3 5 sold for a typical £345,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 179 sales, up 7% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£345,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£322,500 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 7% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £450,000 41 sales
  • Semi-detached £342,500 88 sales
  • Terraced £300,000 28 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £187,500 22 sales

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

Across the whole MK3 district: a typical £347,000 from 308 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 MK3 5LA

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in MK3 5LA 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 MK3 5LA

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at MK3 5LA. 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 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near MK3 5LA?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 610 homes in the neighbourhood around MK3 5LA. The largest share of them, 25%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (29%). 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 MK3 5LA

Band D in Buckinghamshire for 2026‑27: £2,527. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,684 (band A) to £5,053 (band H); band C, the most common, is £2,246.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 20 (3%)£1,684
Band Babout 40 (7%)£1,965
Band Cabout 150 (25%)£2,246
Band Dabout 90 (15%)£2,527
Band Eabout 110 (18%)£3,088
Band Fabout 110 (18%)£3,650
Band Gabout 80 (13%)£4,211
Band Habout 10 (2%)£5,053

When the homes were built

  1. 15% Before 1900
  2. None 1900 to 1918
  3. 12% 1919 to 1939
  4. 15% 1945 to 1964
  5. 29% 1965 to 1982
  6. 10% 1983 to 1999
  7. 7% 2000 to 2009
  8. 5% 2010 to 2019
  9. 7% 2020 or later

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

Averages for Buckinghamshire 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 MK3 5LA is in (ONS area E01017696), 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 MK3 5LA?

The nearest open schools to MK3 5LA, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near MK3 5LA, 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 MK3 5LA?

The nearest railway station to the centre of MK3 5LA is Bletchley Rail Station, 3.0 km away in a straight line.

  • Bletchley Rail Station Railway station 3.0 kmCycle
  • Fenny Stratford Rail Station Railway station 4.5 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 MK3 5LA, 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 MK3 5LA?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of MK3 5LA, 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 MK3 5LA?

0 within 1 km 5 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of MK3 5LA, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 1.2 kmWalk
  • BP Pulse Charging point · 2 chargers 1.5 kmCycle
  • Bp Pulse Charging point · 2 chargers 1.5 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 MK3 5LA?

The nearest to the centre of MK3 5LA, 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 MK3 5LA?

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 MK3 5LA?

The nearest care homes to the centre of MK3 5LA, 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 MK3 5LA?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of MK3 5LA, 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 MK3 5LA?

The nearest vets to the centre of MK3 5LA 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 MK3 5LA in a conservation area?

The centre of MK3 5LA is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

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 MK3 5LA?

Police.uk records 46 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of MK3 5LA in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences20 reports
Anti-social behaviour11 reports
Public order4 reports
Burglary3 reports
Shoplifting3 reports
Criminal damage and arson2 reports

Also: vehicle crime 2, other theft 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 MK3 5LA

Ward
Newton Longville
Parish
Newton Longville
Region
South East
Country
England
Rural or urban
Smaller rural, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

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

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