MK8 1BS postcode in Milton Keynes, England

MK8 1BS is a postcode in Milton Keynes, in the Watling ward. It is in the Milton Keynes North parliamentary constituency and the Thames Valley police force area, and has been in use since January 2017.

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 97% of homes and businesses at MK8 1BS can get it Across Milton Keynes: 96% Typical price £429,998 Homes sold in MK8 1, last 12 months. ▼ 3.4% on the year before Nearest station Milton Keynes Central 2.8 km in a straight line

Where MK8 1BS is, and what is near it

Map of MK8 1BS and what is near it Map of MK8 1BS: its centre point, with the 175 other postcodes in the MK8 1 sector, 4 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), 4 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. MK8 1AA: also in MK8 1MK8 1AB: also in MK8 1MK8 1AD: also in MK8 1MK8 1AE: also in MK8 1MK8 1AF: also in MK8 1MK8 1AG: also in MK8 1MK8 1AH: also in MK8 1MK8 1AJ: also in MK8 1MK8 1AL: also in MK8 1MK8 1AN: also in MK8 1MK8 1AP: also in MK8 1MK8 1AQ: also in MK8 1MK8 1AR: also in MK8 1MK8 1AS: also in MK8 1MK8 1AT: also in MK8 1MK8 1AU: also in MK8 1MK8 1AW: also in MK8 1MK8 1AX: also in MK8 1MK8 1AY: also in MK8 1MK8 1AZ: also in MK8 1MK8 1BA: also in MK8 1MK8 1BB: also in MK8 1MK8 1BL: also in MK8 1MK8 1BQ: also in MK8 1MK8 1BR: also in MK8 1MK8 1BT: also in MK8 1MK8 1BU: also in MK8 1MK8 1BW: also in MK8 1MK8 1BX: also in MK8 1MK8 1BY: also in MK8 1MK8 1BZ: also in MK8 1MK8 1DA: also in MK8 1MK8 1DB: also in MK8 1MK8 1DD: also in MK8 1MK8 1DE: also in MK8 1MK8 1DF: also in MK8 1MK8 1DG: also in MK8 1MK8 1DH: also in MK8 1MK8 1DJ: also in MK8 1MK8 1DL: also in MK8 1MK8 1DN: also in MK8 1MK8 1DP: also in MK8 1MK8 1DQ: also in MK8 1MK8 1DR: also in MK8 1MK8 1DS: also in MK8 1MK8 1DT: also in MK8 1MK8 1DU: also in MK8 1MK8 1DW: also in MK8 1MK8 1DX: also in MK8 1MK8 1DY: also in MK8 1MK8 1DZ: also in MK8 1MK8 1EA: also in MK8 1MK8 1EB: also in MK8 1MK8 1ED: also in MK8 1MK8 1EE: also in MK8 1MK8 1EF: also in MK8 1MK8 1EG: also in MK8 1MK8 1EH: also in MK8 1MK8 1EJ: also in MK8 1MK8 1EL: also in MK8 1MK8 1EN: also in MK8 1MK8 1EP: also in MK8 1MK8 1EQ: also in MK8 1MK8 1ER: also in MK8 1MK8 1ES: also in MK8 1MK8 1ET: also in MK8 1MK8 1EU: also in MK8 1MK8 1EW: also in MK8 1MK8 1EX: also in MK8 1MK8 1EY: also in MK8 1MK8 1EZ: also in MK8 1MK8 1FA: also in MK8 1MK8 1FB: also in MK8 1MK8 1FH: also in MK8 1MK8 1FL: also in MK8 1MK8 1FP: also in MK8 1MK8 1FQ: also in MK8 1MK8 1FR: also in MK8 1MK8 1FS: also in MK8 1MK8 1FT: also in MK8 1MK8 1FU: also in MK8 1MK8 1FW: also in MK8 1MK8 1FX: also in MK8 1MK8 1FY: also in MK8 1MK8 1FZ: also in MK8 1MK8 1GA: also in MK8 1MK8 1JS: also in MK8 1MK8 1JT: also in MK8 1MK8 1JZ: also in MK8 1MK8 1LD: also in MK8 1MK8 1LE: also in MK8 1MK8 1LF: also in MK8 1MK8 1LG: also in MK8 1MK8 1LH: also in MK8 1MK8 1LJ: also in MK8 1MK8 1LL: also in MK8 1MK8 1LN: also in MK8 1MK8 1LP: also in MK8 1MK8 1LT: also in MK8 1MK8 1LU: also in MK8 1MK8 1LW: also in MK8 1MK8 1ND: also in MK8 1MK8 1NE: also in MK8 1MK8 1NG: also in MK8 1MK8 1NH: also in MK8 1MK8 1NJ: also in MK8 1MK8 1NL: also in MK8 1 GP 2.6 kmMilton Keynes Central station 2.8 kmGP 3.1 kmWatling MK8 1BS Map of MK8 1BS and what is near it Map of MK8 1BS: its centre point, with the 175 other postcodes in the MK8 1 sector, 4 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), 4 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. GP 2.6 kmGP 3.1 kmWatling MK8 1BS
  • MK8 1BS
  • Other postcodes in MK8 1: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 4 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 52.0267, longitude -0.8131)

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 MK8 1BS?

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 MK8 1BS?

97% of the homes and businesses at MK8 1BS can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 97% gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

MK8 1BS 97% Milton Keynes 96%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

MK8 1BS 97% 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 MK8 1BS?

BinDayBuddy has not read Milton Keynes City Council's days for MK8 1BS today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for MK8 1BS 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 MK8 1BS 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 MK8 1BS.

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 MK8 1BS: 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 MK8 1BS 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 MK8 1BS?

Homes in MK8 1 sold for a typical £429,998 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 96 sales, down 3.4% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£429,998 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£445,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 3.4% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £545,000 31 sales
  • Semi-detached £432,125 32 sales
  • Terraced £375,000 19 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £120,125 14 sales

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

Across the whole MK8 district: a typical £370,500 from 215 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 MK8 1BS

HM Land Registry records 5 standard sales of homes in MK8 1BS from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 20 December 2024. The middle sale was £430,000, from £231,000 to £675,000. Across MK8 1, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £429,998. 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 MK8 1BS?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 800 homes in the neighbourhood around MK8 1BS. The largest share of them, 21%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 1983 to 1999 than in any other period (42%). 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 MK8 1BS

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 C, the most common, is £2,109.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 40 (5%)£1,581
Band Babout 140 (18%)£1,845
Band Cabout 170 (21%)£2,109
Band Dabout 170 (21%)£2,372
Band Eabout 120 (15%)£2,899
Band Fabout 120 (15%)£3,427
Band Gabout 40 (5%)£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. 42% 1983 to 1999
  7. 32% 2000 to 2009
  8. 12% 2010 to 2019
  9. 14% 2020 or later

Before 1900, 1900 to 1918, 1919 to 1939, 1945 to 1964, 1965 to 1982: 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 MK8 1BS is in (ONS area E01034467), 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 MK8 1BS?

The nearest open schools to MK8 1BS, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near MK8 1BS, 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 MK8 1BS?

The nearest railway station to the centre of MK8 1BS is Milton Keynes Central Rail Station, 2.8 km away in a straight line.

  • Milton Keynes Central Rail Station Railway station 2.8 kmCycle
  • Wolverton Rail Station Railway station 4.4 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 Boran Way, 99 m away.

More stations near MK8 1BS, 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 MK8 1BS?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of MK8 1BS, 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 MK8 1BS?

1 within 1 km 5 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of MK8 1BS, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • EVC Charging point · No details mapped 700 mWalk
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 1.5 kmCycle
  • Charge Master Charging point · 2 chargers 1.9 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 MK8 1BS?

The nearest to the centre of MK8 1BS, 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 MK8 1BS?

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 MK8 1BS?

The nearest care homes to the centre of MK8 1BS, 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 MK8 1BS?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of MK8 1BS, 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 MK8 1BS?

The nearest vets to the centre of MK8 1BS 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 MK8 1BS in a conservation area?

The centre of MK8 1BS 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 MK8 1BS?

Police.uk records 119 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of MK8 1BS in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences53 reports
Anti-social behaviour23 reports
Public order12 reports
Criminal damage and arson8 reports
Shoplifting7 reports
Other theft7 reports

Also: burglary 4, vehicle crime 2, drugs 2, 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 MK8 1BS

Ward
Watling
Parish
Whitehouse
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 2017

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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