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Thinking of living at MK6 3AD? 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 station and GP are further.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lift Charles Warren | Primary | 350 m | 57% met the expected standard |
| Langland Community School | Primary | 950 m | 67% met the expected standard |
| Heronsgate School | Primary | 1.4 km | 61% met the expected standard |
| Heronshaw School | Primary | 1.4 km | – |
| Moorland Primary School | Primary | 1.5 km | 61% met the expected standard |
| Kents Hill Park all-through school | Secondary | 1.7 km | Attainment 8: 50.2 · 15.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Walton High | Secondary | 1.9 km | Attainment 8: 46.4 · 8.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Milton Keynes Academy | Secondary | 2.5 km | Attainment 8: 40.8 · 6.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Baytul Ilm Secondary School | Independent | 850 m | 10.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Cambian Bletchley Park School | Independent | 3.5 km | – |
| KWS Milton Keynes | Independent | 3.6 km | 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near MK6 3AD, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Open University (Walton Hall Campus) | 870 m | 13 |
| Swimming | Nuffield Health (Kents Hill Park) | 1.7 km | 11 |
| Golf | Golf Club Bow Brickhill | 3.7 km | 6 |
| Squash | Open University (Walton Hall Campus) | 870 m | 4 |
| Football | Stadium MK | 1.5 km | 4 |
| Cycling | Browns Wood Sports Ground | 2.2 km | 4 |
| Climbing | Big Rock Bond | 850 m | 3 |
| Bowls | Bletchley Town Bowls Club | 2.4 km | 2 |
| Rugby | Bletchley Rugby Club | 2.5 km | 2 |
| Ten-pin bowling | Hollywood Bowl | 3.5 km | 2 |
| Basketball | Brooklands Basketball Half Court | 3.9 km | 2 |
| Ice skating | Planet Ice Milton Keynes | 4.1 km | 2 |
| Trials bike | Mount Farm Trials Park | 670 m | 1 |
| Sailing | Caldecotte Xperience Sailing Club | 810 m | 1 |
| Hockey | Woughton All Weather Pitch | 1.2 km | 1 |
| Multi-sport | Nuffield Health Fitness & Wellbeing | 1.5 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 29. 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.
The nearest station is Fenny Stratford, a short drive or bike ride (1.9 km), with 26k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Bedford.
The nearest bus stop is Marshworth, 200 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.
Plenty of jobs are close by: somewhere with 5,000 or more jobs (a town centre, business park or big hospital) is about 11 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
Central London is 69 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Lift Charles Warren, a few minutes' walk (350 m); 57% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Kents Hill Park all-through school, 1.7 km away; Attainment 8: 50.2 · 15.6% of GCSEs at 8–9.
It's a family area: 23% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Tesco, 400 m away; Premier Store Ashland (850 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is The Grove Surgery (1.5 km), with Peak Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (1.4 km).
For a haircut, Designer Touch Stylist is 1.5 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Milton Keynes Hospital, 2.1 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).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 36 restaurants and cafés and 8 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Tinkers Bridge Community Larder is the closest café or restaurant (400 m), and The Plough the nearest pub (200 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (34 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 243 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
There are 26 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 33% flats and 10% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1973-1982.
It's growing: about 487 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Ouzel Valley Park, 250 m away; for exercise, Big Rock Bond (850 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 9.8 µg/m³).
15 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.
For holidays, London Luton is 29 km away.
Most households own their home, 19% rent privately.
The nearest university is Open University, 900 m 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.