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Thinking of living at MK17 8NP? 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.
The school, station, shops and GP are all within about a 15-minute walk.
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swallowfield Primary | Primary | 650 m | 57% met the expected standard |
| Aspley Guise Village School | Primary | 1.4 km | – |
| Glebe Farm School | Primary | 2.8 km | 65% met the expected standard |
| Fulbrook School | Secondary | 0 m | Attainment 8: 42.9 · 8.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Glebe Farm School | Secondary | 2.8 km | – |
| Walton High | Secondary | 3.2 km | Attainment 8: 46.4 · 8.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Kents Hill Park all-through school | Secondary | 4.4 km | Attainment 8: 50.2 · 15.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Brooklands Academy | Secondary | 4.6 km | – |
| Broughton Manor Preparatory School | Independent | 5.5 km | – |
Every primary near MK17 8NP, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golf | Aspley Guise And Woburn Sands Golf Club | 480 m | 5 |
| Swimming | Woburn Lido | 2.8 km | 3 |
| Tennis | Powerleague (Milton Keynes) | 3.0 km | 3 |
| Cycling | Aspley Woods | 1.4 km | 2 |
| Football | Pitch 8 | 3.0 km | 2 |
| Climbing | Climb Quest | 4.0 km | 2 |
| Squash | Nuffield Health (Kents Hill Park) | 4.4 km | 2 |
| Padel | Pitch 12 - Padel Pitches | 3.0 km | 1 |
| Gymnastics | Kingston Gym | 3.8 km | 1 |
| Basketball | Brooklands Basketball Half Court | 4.0 km | 1 |
| Sailing | Caldecotte Xperience Sailing Club | 4.4 km | 1 |
| Multi-sport | Nuffield Health Fitness & Wellbeing | 4.5 km | 1 |
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: 42% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Woburn Sands, about a 10-minute walk (900 m), with 48k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Bletchley.
The nearest bus stop is The Swan, 300 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route LOOP); 2 departures an hour from the 2 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Central London is 69 km away as the crow flies.
This is car country: only 9% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Swallowfield Primary, about a 10-minute walk (650 m); 57% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Fulbrook School, under 50 m away; Attainment 8: 42.9 · 8.3% of GCSEs at 8–9.
The nearest supermarket is Co-op, 300 m away; Aubergine Fine Foods (250 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Asplands Medical Centre (400 m), with Woburn Sands Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (250 m).
For a haircut, The Cutting Company is 250 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Milton Keynes Hospital, 8.5 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: 15 restaurants and cafés, 7 pubs and bars.
The Whisk Kitchen & Bar is the closest café or restaurant (250 m), and The Coal Hatch the nearest pub (300 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 44 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 82 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 43% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1973-1982.
It's growing: about 187 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Lakeside Park, 750 m away; for exercise, Woburn Lido (2.8 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 7.6 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Luton is 26 km away.
Most households own their home, 14% rent privately.
39 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 young: 22% of residents are aged 15–29.
It's highly educated: 45% of adults have a degree.
There's a sizeable student population: 16% of adults were full-time students in 2021.
The nearest university is Open University, 4.7 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.