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Thinking of living at MK17 8AG? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
Most daily things are within reach on foot; the supermarket and GP are further.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glebe Farm School | Primary | 950 m | – |
| Wavendon Gate School | Primary | 1.2 km | 62% met the expected standard |
| Swallowfield Primary | Primary | 1.3 km | 57% met the expected standard |
| St Mary's Wavendon CofE Primary | Primary | 1.5 km | – |
| Heronshill School and Nursery | Primary | 2.2 km | – |
| Glebe Farm School | Secondary | 950 m | – |
| Walton High | Secondary | 1.7 km | Attainment 8: 46.4 · 8.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Fulbrook School | Secondary | 1.9 km | Attainment 8: 42.9 · 8.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Broughton Manor Preparatory School | Independent | 3.6 km | – |
| Baytul Ilm Secondary School | Independent | 4.3 km | 10.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| KWS Milton Keynes | Independent | 6.2 km | 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near MK17 8AG, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Powerleague (Milton Keynes) | 1.7 km | 6 |
| Golf | Wavendon Golf Club Transco Site | 590 m | 5 |
| Swimming | Nuffield Health (Kents Hill Park) | 2.7 km | 4 |
| Cycling | Browns Wood Sports Ground | 1.8 km | 3 |
| Climbing | Climb Quest | 2.1 km | 3 |
| Football | Pitch 8 | 1.6 km | 2 |
| Squash | Nuffield Health (Kents Hill Park) | 2.7 km | 2 |
| Padel | Pitch 12 - Padel Pitches | 1.6 km | 1 |
| Gymnastics | Kingston Gym | 1.9 km | 1 |
| Basketball | Brooklands Basketball Half Court | 2.2 km | 1 |
| Multi-sport | Nuffield Health Fitness & Wellbeing | 2.7 km | 1 |
| Sailing | Caldecotte Xperience Sailing Club | 3.3 km | 1 |
| Hockey | Woughton All Weather Pitch | 3.8 km | 1 |
| Trials bike | Mount Farm Trials Park | 3.9 km | 1 |
| Climbing adventure | Treetop Extreme | 4.6 km | 1 |
| Rugby | Bletchley Rugby Club | 4.7 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 17. Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
Plenty of people here don't commute at all: 45% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Woburn Sands, about a 10-minute walk (1.0 km), with 48k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Bletchley.
The nearest bus stop is Cross End, 50 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route LOOP); 2 departures an hour from the 3 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Central London is 68 km away as the crow flies.
This is car country: only 9% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Glebe Farm School, about a 10-minute walk (950 m).
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Glebe Farm School, 950 m away.
The nearest supermarket is Tesco, 1.5 km away, with Harry's of Woburn closer still (600 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Asplands Medical Centre (1.7 km), with Peak Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (1.8 km).
For a haircut, Ali Barber is 1.3 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Milton Keynes Hospital, 4.9 km away, rated good by the CQC.
At its trust, 51% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 59% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 15 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 22 restaurants and cafés, 3 pubs and bars.
Frosts Garden Centre - Market Kitchen is the closest café or restaurant (600 m), and Wavendon Arms the nearest pub (350 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 120 per 1,000 residents a year.
There are 40 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 18% flats and 39% detached houses.
It's new: 66% of homes were built since 2000.
It's growing: about 2,677 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Wavendon Heights Playing Fields, 650 m away; for exercise, Powerleague Milton Keynes (1.7 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 9.0 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Luton is 26 km away.
Most households own their home, 15% rent privately.
10 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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It's highly educated: 44% of adults have a degree.
The nearest university is Open University, 3.1 km away (TEF Gold).
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.