MK5 6FD postcode in Milton Keynes, England

MK5 6FD is a postcode in Milton Keynes, in the Watling ward. It is in the Milton Keynes Central parliamentary constituency and the Thames Valley police force area, and has been in use since April 2003.

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 100% of homes and businesses at MK5 6FD can get it Across Milton Keynes: 96% Typical price £355,750 Homes sold in MK5 6, last 12 months. ▲ 3.1% on the year before Nearest station Milton Keynes Central 2.9 km in a straight line

Where MK5 6FD is, and what is near it

Map of MK5 6FD and what is near it Map of MK5 6FD: its centre point, with the 169 other postcodes in the MK5 6 sector, 3 schools, 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. MK5 6AA: also in MK5 6MK5 6AB: also in MK5 6MK5 6AD: also in MK5 6MK5 6AE: also in MK5 6MK5 6AF: also in MK5 6MK5 6AG: also in MK5 6MK5 6AJ: also in MK5 6MK5 6AN: also in MK5 6MK5 6AQ: also in MK5 6MK5 6AR: also in MK5 6MK5 6AT: also in MK5 6MK5 6AU: also in MK5 6MK5 6AW: also in MK5 6MK5 6BA: also in MK5 6MK5 6BB: also in MK5 6MK5 6BE: also in MK5 6MK5 6BF: also in MK5 6MK5 6BL: also in MK5 6MK5 6BS: also in MK5 6MK5 6BT: also in MK5 6MK5 6BU: also in MK5 6MK5 6BX: also in MK5 6MK5 6BY: also in MK5 6MK5 6BZ: also in MK5 6MK5 6DA: also in MK5 6MK5 6DB: also in MK5 6MK5 6DD: also in MK5 6MK5 6DE: also in MK5 6MK5 6DF: also in MK5 6MK5 6DG: also in MK5 6MK5 6DH: also in MK5 6MK5 6DJ: also in MK5 6MK5 6DL: also in MK5 6MK5 6DP: also in MK5 6MK5 6DQ: also in MK5 6MK5 6DR: also in MK5 6MK5 6DS: also in MK5 6MK5 6DT: also in MK5 6MK5 6DU: also in MK5 6MK5 6DX: also in MK5 6MK5 6DZ: also in MK5 6MK5 6EA: also in MK5 6MK5 6EH: also in MK5 6MK5 6EN: also in MK5 6MK5 6EP: also in MK5 6MK5 6ER: also in MK5 6MK5 6ES: also in MK5 6MK5 6ET: also in MK5 6MK5 6EU: also in MK5 6MK5 6EW: also in MK5 6MK5 6EX: also in MK5 6MK5 6EY: also in MK5 6MK5 6EZ: also in MK5 6MK5 6FE: also in MK5 6MK5 6FF: also in MK5 6MK5 6FG: also in MK5 6MK5 6FH: also in MK5 6MK5 6FP: also in MK5 6MK5 6FQ: also in MK5 6MK5 6FR: also in MK5 6MK5 6FT: also in MK5 6MK5 6FU: also in MK5 6MK5 6FX: also in MK5 6MK5 6FY: also in MK5 6MK5 6FZ: also in MK5 6MK5 6GA: also in MK5 6MK5 6GB: also in MK5 6MK5 6GD: also in MK5 6MK5 6GE: also in MK5 6MK5 6GF: also in MK5 6MK5 6GG: also in MK5 6MK5 6GH: also in MK5 6MK5 6GJ: also in MK5 6MK5 6GL: also in MK5 6MK5 6GN: also in MK5 6MK5 6GP: also in MK5 6MK5 6GQ: also in MK5 6MK5 6GR: also in MK5 6MK5 6GS: also in MK5 6MK5 6GT: also in MK5 6MK5 6GU: also in MK5 6MK5 6GW: also in MK5 6MK5 6GX: also in MK5 6MK5 6GY: also in MK5 6MK5 6GZ: also in MK5 6MK5 6HA: also in MK5 6MK5 6HB: also in MK5 6MK5 6HD: also in MK5 6MK5 6HE: also in MK5 6MK5 6HF: also in MK5 6MK5 6HL: also in MK5 6MK5 6HP: also in MK5 6MK5 6HR: also in MK5 6MK5 6HS: also in MK5 6MK5 6HT: also in MK5 6MK5 6HU: also in MK5 6MK5 6HX: also in MK5 6MK5 6HY: also in MK5 6MK5 6HZ: also in MK5 6MK5 6JE: also in MK5 6MK5 6JF: also in MK5 6MK5 6JG: also in MK5 6MK5 6JJ: also in MK5 6MK5 6JL: also in MK5 6MK5 6JN: also in MK5 6MK5 6JP: also in MK5 6MK5 6JQ: also in MK5 6MK5 6JR: also in MK5 6MK5 6JT: also in MK5 6MK5 6JW: also in MK5 6MK5 6JY: also in MK5 6MK5 6LB: also in MK5 6MK5 6LG: also in MK5 6MK5 6LH: also in MK5 6MK5 6LJ: also in MK5 6MK5 6LL: also in MK5 6MK5 6LN: also in MK5 6MK5 6LP: also in MK5 6MK5 6LR: also in MK5 6MK5 6LS: also in MK5 6MK5 6LT: also in MK5 6MK5 6LW: also in MK5 6MK5 6LX: also in MK5 6MK5 6LY: also in MK5 6MK5 6LZ: also in MK5 6MK5 6NA: also in MK5 6MK5 6NB: also in MK5 6MK5 6ND: also in MK5 6MK5 6NE: also in MK5 6MK5 6NF: also in MK5 6MK5 6NG: also in MK5 6MK5 6NH: also in MK5 6MK5 6NJ: also in MK5 6MK5 6NL: also in MK5 6MK5 6NN: also in MK5 6MK5 6NP: also in MK5 6MK5 6NQ: also in MK5 6 GP 2.2 kmMilton Keynes Central station 2.9 kmWhaddon Healthcare 3.1 kmBletchley station 5.2 kmWatling MK5 6FD Map of MK5 6FD and what is near it Map of MK5 6FD: its centre point, with the 169 other postcodes in the MK5 6 sector, 3 schools, 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. GP 2.2 km2 places, 3.1–5.2 kmWatling MK5 6FD
  • MK5 6FD
  • Other postcodes in MK5 6: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 2 bus stops
  • 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 52.0158, longitude -0.8047)

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 MK5 6FD?

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 MK5 6FD?

Every home and business at MK5 6FD can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

MK5 6FD 100% Milton Keynes 96%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

MK5 6FD 100% 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 MK5 6FD?

BinDayBuddy reads bin days from councils' own collection systems. It may have the days for MK5 6FD.

Check the bin days for MK5 6FD 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 MK5 6FD 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 MK5 6FD.

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 MK5 6FD: 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 MK5 6FD 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 MK5 6FD?

Homes in MK5 6 sold for a typical £355,750 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 58 sales, up 3.1% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£355,750 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£345,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 3.1% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £665,000 16 sales
  • Semi-detached £400,000 13 sales
  • Terraced £290,000 10 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £175,000 19 sales

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

Across the whole MK5 district: a typical £435,000 from 136 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 MK5 6FD

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in MK5 6FD from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 22 April 2025. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of 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

What council tax band are homes near MK5 6FD?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 560 homes in the neighbourhood around MK5 6FD. The largest share of them, 41%, are in council tax band B. More were built from 2010 to 2019 than in any other period (54%). 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 MK5 6FD

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 £3,954 (band G); band B, the most common, is £1,845.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 20 (4%)£1,581
Band Babout 230 (41%)£1,845
Band Cabout 230 (41%)£2,109
Band Dwithheld£2,372
Band Eabout 30 (5%)£2,899
Band Fabout 40 (7%)£3,427
Band Gabout 10 (2%)£3,954
Band Hwithheld£4,744

When the homes were built

  1. None Before 1900
  2. None 1900 to 1918
  3. None 1919 to 1939
  4. None 1945 to 1964
  5. None 1965 to 1982
  6. None 1983 to 1999
  7. 36% 2000 to 2009
  8. 54% 2010 to 2019
  9. 11% 2020 or later

Before 1900, 1900 to 1918, 1919 to 1939, 1945 to 1964, 1965 to 1982, 1983 to 1999: 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 MK5 6FD is in (ONS area E01034468), 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 MK5 6FD?

The nearest open schools to MK5 6FD, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near MK5 6FD, 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 MK5 6FD?

The nearest railway station to the centre of MK5 6FD is Milton Keynes Central Rail Station, 2.9 km away in a straight line.

  • Milton Keynes Central Rail Station Railway station 2.9 kmCycle
  • Bletchley Rail Station Railway station 5.2 kmDrive

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

2 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest HMP Woodhill, 130 m away.

More stations near MK5 6FD, 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 MK5 6FD?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of MK5 6FD, 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 MK5 6FD?

1 within 1 km 8 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of MK5 6FD, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • EVC Charging point · No details mapped 700 mWalk
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 1.6 kmCycle
  • Motor Fuel Group Charging point · No details mapped 1.6 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 MK5 6FD?

The nearest to the centre of MK5 6FD, 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 MK5 6FD?

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 MK5 6FD?

The nearest care homes to the centre of MK5 6FD, 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 MK5 6FD?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of MK5 6FD, 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 MK5 6FD?

The nearest vets to the centre of MK5 6FD 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 MK5 6FD in a conservation area?

The centre of MK5 6FD is in 2 areas with planning rules of their 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 MK5 6FD?

Police.uk records 120 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of MK5 6FD in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences61 reports
Criminal damage and arson15 reports
Anti-social behaviour12 reports
Vehicle crime7 reports
Public order6 reports
Shoplifting5 reports

Also: other theft 4, drugs 4, burglary 3, theft from the person 1, robbery 1, other crime 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 MK5 6FD

Ward
Watling
Parish
Shenley Church End
Region
South East
Country
England
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
April 2003

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

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MK5 6FH40 mMK5 6FG50 mMK5 6FE90 mMK5 6FQ120 mMK5 6FF180 mMK5 6LX340 m
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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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