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Thinking of living at MK3 5QR? 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.
You'll mostly drive: the nearest station, supermarket, GP are all over 1 km away.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newton Leys Primary School | Primary | 650 m | 56% met the expected standard |
| Water Hall Primary School | Primary | 1.1 km | 27% met the expected standard |
| Drayton Park School | Primary | 1.6 km | 60% met the expected standard |
| Bishop Parker Catholic School | Primary | 1.9 km | 60% met the expected standard |
| The Premier Academy | Primary | 2.2 km | 81% met the expected standard |
| Lift Sir Herbert Leon | Secondary | 1.3 km | Attainment 8: 33.7 · 1.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Lord Grey Academy | Secondary | 3.4 km | Attainment 8: 40.4 · 6.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Shenley Brook End School | Secondary | 5.6 km | Attainment 8: 45.4 · 10.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| KWS Milton Keynes | Independent | 1.9 km | 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Cambian Bletchley Park School | Independent | 3.3 km | – |
| Milton Keynes Preparatory School | Independent | 3.7 km | – |
Every primary near MK3 5QR, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swimming | Lift Sir Herbert Leon Leisure Centre | 1.3 km | 3 |
| Golf | Three Locks Golf Club | 3.1 km | 3 |
| Bowls | St Martins Bowls Club | 3.0 km | 2 |
| Rugby | Bletchley Rugby Club | 3.2 km | 2 |
| Tennis | Lord Grey Academy | 3.3 km | 2 |
| Squash | Bletchley Leisure Centre | 3.0 km | 1 |
| Rugby union | Bletchley Rugby Club | 3.2 km | 1 |
| Cricket | Soulbury Village Cricket Club | 3.9 km | 1 |
| Football | Stadium MK | 4.4 km | 1 |
| Climbing | Big Rock Bond | 4.7 km | 1 |
| Trials bike | Mount Farm Trials Park | 4.8 km | 1 |
| Bmx | BMX Track | 4.9 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: 48% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Bletchley, a short drive or bike ride (2.8 km), with 1.4m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Euston.
The nearest bus stop is Lansbury Road, 200 m away, with a bus about every 40 minutes on weekdays (routes X2, X14, 100); 3 departures an hour from the 2 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 55 minutes away by public transport (21 by car).
Central London is 65 km away as the crow flies.
This is car country: only 6% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Newton Leys Primary School, about a 10-minute walk (650 m); 56% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Lift Sir Herbert Leon, 1.3 km away; Attainment 8: 33.7 · 1.8% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Aylesbury Grammar School (14.8 km) and Aylesbury High School (15 km).
The nearest supermarket is Co-op, 2.3 km away, with Asda closer still (550 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Water Eaton Health Centre (1.3 km), with Bliep Chemist the closest pharmacy (2.7 km).
For a haircut, Madisons Hair Salon is 2.4 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Milton Keynes Hospital, 9.3 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: 6 restaurants and cafés, 12 pubs and bars.
Great Gelato - Ice Cream Shop is the closest café or restaurant (600 m), and Stoke Hammond Sports Club the nearest pub (1.6 km).
It's a low-crime area: about 42 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 196 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 54% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1973-1982.
It's growing: about 215 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Waterhall Park, 2.0 km away; for exercise, Bletchley Leisure Centre (3.0 km).
5 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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No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 6.3 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, London Luton is 27 km away.
Most households own their home, 13% rent privately.
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.