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Thinking of living at MK7 6HA? 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 is further.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heronshill School and Nursery | Primary | 150 m | – |
| Kents Hill Park all-through school | Primary | 650 m | Attainment 8: 50.2 · 15.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Heronshaw School | Primary | 1.0 km | – |
| Heronsgate School | Primary | 1.0 km | 61% met the expected standard |
| Monkston Primary School | Primary | 1.2 km | 73% met the expected standard |
| Kents Hill Park all-through school | Secondary | 650 m | Attainment 8: 50.2 · 15.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Walton High | Secondary | 800 m | Attainment 8: 46.4 · 8.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Oakgrove School | Secondary | 1.7 km | Attainment 8: 54.7 · 17.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Glebe Farm School | Secondary | 1.9 km | – |
| Baytul Ilm Secondary School | Independent | 2.3 km | 10.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Broughton Manor Preparatory School | Independent | 2.9 km | – |
| KWS Milton Keynes | Independent | 4.8 km | 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Walton High (Walnut Tree Campus) | 810 m | 11 |
| Swimming | Nuffield Health (Kents Hill Park) | 660 m | 10 |
| Cycling | Browns Wood Sports Ground | 1.7 km | 5 |
| Golf | Wavendon Golf Club Transco Site | 2.4 km | 5 |
| Squash | Nuffield Health (Kents Hill Park) | 660 m | 4 |
| Football | Pitch 8 | 990 m | 3 |
| Climbing | Climb Quest | 1.2 km | 3 |
| Bowls | Bletchley Town Bowls Club | 3.7 km | 2 |
| Multi-sport | Nuffield Health Fitness & Wellbeing | 620 m | 1 |
| Padel | Pitch 12 - Padel Pitches | 1.1 km | 1 |
| Gymnastics | Kingston Gym | 1.3 km | 1 |
| Hockey | Woughton All Weather Pitch | 1.5 km | 1 |
| Sailing | Caldecotte Xperience Sailing Club | 1.6 km | 1 |
| Trials bike | Mount Farm Trials Park | 2.0 km | 1 |
| Basketball | Brooklands Basketball Half Court | 2.6 km | 1 |
| Climbing adventure | Treetop Extreme | 2.9 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 25. 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 Bow Brickhill, a short drive or bike ride (2.3 km), with 33k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Bletchley.
The nearest bus stop is Birdlip Lane bridge, 100 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 8); 2 departures an hour from the 5 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 9 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
Central London is 70 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Heronshill School and Nursery, a few minutes' walk (150 m).
The closest top-rated primary is Middleton Primary School (2 km).
The nearest secondary is Kents Hill Park all-through school, 650 m away; Attainment 8: 50.2 · 15.6% of GCSEs at 8–9.
It's a family area: 21% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Tesco, 650 m away, with Welcome Kents Hill Store in Partnership with Southern CO-OP closer still (200 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Walnut Tree Health Centre (550 m), with Peak Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (600 m).
For a haircut, Changes is 650 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Milton Keynes Hospital, 2.9 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: 23 restaurants and cafés, 2 pubs and bars.
MK Wanderers FC Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (250 m), and Intervet Walton Manor Club the nearest pub (600 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 104 per 1,000 residents a year.
It's a mix of homes: 16% flats and 31% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1993-1999.
It's growing: about 108 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Studley Knapp Play Area, 450 m away; for exercise, Nuffield Health Fitness & Wellbeing (600 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 10.3 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Luton is 28 km away.
29 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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Most households own their home, 29% rent privately.
The nearest university is Open University, 800 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.