MK6 3AY postcode in Milton Keynes, England

MK6 3AY is a postcode in Milton Keynes, in the Ouzel Valley ward. It is in the Milton Keynes Central 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 100% of homes and businesses at MK6 3AY can get it Across Milton Keynes: 96% Typical price £287,150 Homes sold in MK6 3, last 12 months. ▼ 5.1% on the year before Nearest station Fenny Stratford 2.1 km in a straight line

Where MK6 3AY is, and what is near it

Map of MK6 3AY and what is near it Map of MK6 3AY: its centre point, with the 140 other postcodes in the MK6 3 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 4 bus stops and 3 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. MK6 3AA: also in MK6 3MK6 3AB: also in MK6 3MK6 3AD: also in MK6 3MK6 3AE: also in MK6 3MK6 3AF: also in MK6 3MK6 3AG: also in MK6 3MK6 3AH: also in MK6 3MK6 3AJ: also in MK6 3MK6 3AL: also in MK6 3MK6 3AN: also in MK6 3MK6 3AP: also in MK6 3MK6 3AQ: also in MK6 3MK6 3AR: also in MK6 3MK6 3AS: also in MK6 3MK6 3AT: also in MK6 3MK6 3AU: also in MK6 3MK6 3AW: also in MK6 3MK6 3AX: also in MK6 3MK6 3AZ: also in MK6 3MK6 3BA: also in MK6 3MK6 3BB: also in MK6 3MK6 3BF: also in MK6 3MK6 3BH: also in MK6 3MK6 3BJ: also in MK6 3MK6 3BL: also in MK6 3MK6 3BN: also in MK6 3MK6 3BP: also in MK6 3MK6 3BQ: also in MK6 3MK6 3BU: also in MK6 3MK6 3DA: also in MK6 3MK6 3DB: also in MK6 3MK6 3DD: also in MK6 3MK6 3DH: also in MK6 3MK6 3DJ: also in MK6 3MK6 3DL: also in MK6 3MK6 3DN: also in MK6 3MK6 3DP: also in MK6 3MK6 3DR: also in MK6 3MK6 3DS: also in MK6 3MK6 3DT: also in MK6 3MK6 3DW: also in MK6 3MK6 3DY: also in MK6 3MK6 3DZ: also in MK6 3MK6 3EA: also in MK6 3MK6 3EF: also in MK6 3MK6 3EH: also in MK6 3MK6 3FD: also in MK6 3MK6 3FE: also in MK6 3MK6 3FF: also in MK6 3MK6 3PA: also in MK6 3MK6 3RL: also in MK6 3 GP 1.6 kmGP 1.7 kmOuzel Valley MK6 3AY Map of MK6 3AY and what is near it Map of MK6 3AY: its centre point, with the 140 other postcodes in the MK6 3 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 4 bus stops and 3 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. GP 1.6 kmGP 1.7 kmOuzel Valley MK6 3AY
  • MK6 3AY
  • Other postcodes in MK6 3: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 4 bus stops
  • 3 EV charging points
  • 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 52.0185, longitude -0.7156)

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 MK6 3AY?

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 MK6 3AY?

Every home and business at MK6 3AY can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

MK6 3AY 100% Milton Keynes 96%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

MK6 3AY 100% Milton Keynes Over 99%
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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 MK6 3AY?

BinDayBuddy has not read Milton Keynes City Council's days for MK6 3AY today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for MK6 3AY 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 MK6 3AY 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 MK6 3AY.

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 MK6 3AY: 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 MK6 3AY 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 MK6 3AY?

Homes in MK6 3 sold for a typical £287,150 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 27 sales, down 5.1% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£287,150 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£302,500 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 5.1% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £460,000 7 sales
  • Semi-detached 4 sales, too few to price
  • Terraced £262,325 10 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £184,998 6 sales

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

Across the whole MK6 district: a typical £275,000 from 120 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 MK6 3AY

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in MK6 3AY 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

What council tax band are homes near MK6 3AY?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 900 homes in the neighbourhood around MK6 3AY. The largest share of them, 36%, are in council tax band A. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (40%). 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 MK6 3AY

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 A, the most common, is £1,581.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 320 (36%)£1,581
Band Babout 200 (22%)£1,845
Band Cabout 110 (12%)£2,109
Band Dabout 110 (12%)£2,372
Band Eabout 90 (10%)£2,899
Band Fabout 60 (7%)£3,427
Band Gabout 10 (1%)£3,954
Band Hwithheld£4,744

When the homes were built

  1. 1% Before 1900
  2. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. 7% 1919 to 1939
  4. 5% 1945 to 1964
  5. 40% 1965 to 1982
  6. None 1983 to 1999
  7. 24% 2000 to 2009
  8. 23% 2010 to 2019
  9. 1% 2020 or later

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 MK6 3AY is in (ONS area E01033498), 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 MK6 3AY?

The nearest open schools to MK6 3AY, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near MK6 3AY, 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 MK6 3AY?

The nearest railway station to the centre of MK6 3AY is Fenny Stratford Rail Station, 2.1 km away in a straight line.

  • Fenny Stratford Rail Station Railway station 2.1 kmCycle
  • Bow Brickhill Rail Station Railway station 2.1 kmCycle

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

4 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Marshworth, 123 m away.

More stations near MK6 3AY, 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 MK6 3AY?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of MK6 3AY, 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 MK6 3AY?

3 within 1 km 13 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of MK6 3AY, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Open University Charging point · 2 chargers · Type 2 900 mWalk
  • Open University Charging point · 2 chargers · Type 2 950 mWalk
  • BP Pulse Charging point · 2 chargers · Type 2, CCS, CHAdeMO 950 mWalk

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 MK6 3AY?

The nearest to the centre of MK6 3AY, 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 MK6 3AY?

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 MK6 3AY?

The nearest care homes to the centre of MK6 3AY, 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 MK6 3AY?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of MK6 3AY, 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 MK6 3AY?

The nearest vets to the centre of MK6 3AY 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 MK6 3AY in a conservation area?

The centre of MK6 3AY 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 MK6 3AY?

Police.uk records 118 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of MK6 3AY in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences45 reports
Anti-social behaviour17 reports
Public order10 reports
Criminal damage and arson9 reports
Vehicle crime9 reports
Drugs7 reports

Also: shoplifting 5, burglary 4, other theft 4, robbery 4, possession of weapons 2, bicycle theft 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 MK6 3AY

Ward
Ouzel Valley
Parish
Simpson and Ashland
Region
South East
Country
England
Built-up area
Milton Keynes
Rural or urban
Urban, 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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