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Thinking of living at MK7 8EH? 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 GP is further.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heronshaw School | Primary | 950 m | – |
| Bow Brickhill CofE VA Primary School | Primary | 1000 m | 77% met the expected standard |
| Heronsgate School | Primary | 1000 m | 61% met the expected standard |
| Wavendon Gate School | Primary | 1.1 km | 62% met the expected standard |
| Heronshill School and Nursery | Primary | 1.8 km | – |
| Walton High | Secondary | 1.1 km | Attainment 8: 46.4 · 8.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Glebe Farm School | Secondary | 2.4 km | – |
| Kents Hill Park all-through school | Secondary | 2.5 km | Attainment 8: 50.2 · 15.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Fulbrook School | Secondary | 2.7 km | Attainment 8: 42.9 · 8.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Oakgrove School | Secondary | 3.5 km | Attainment 8: 54.7 · 17.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Baytul Ilm Secondary School | Independent | 2.8 km | 10.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| KWS Milton Keynes | Independent | 4.3 km | 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Broughton Manor Preparatory School | Independent |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swimming | Nuffield Health (Kents Hill Park) | 2.5 km | 8 |
| Tennis | Powerleague (Milton Keynes) | 960 m | 7 |
| Golf | Golf Club Bow Brickhill | 1.7 km | 5 |
| Cycling | Browns Wood Sports Ground | 220 m | 3 |
| Football | Pitch 8 | 930 m | 3 |
| Climbing | Big Rock Bond | 2.3 km | 3 |
| Squash | Open University (Walton Hall Campus) | 2.4 km | 3 |
| Bowls | Bletchley Town Bowls Club | 3.5 km | 2 |
| Padel | Pitch 12 - Padel Pitches | 840 m | 1 |
| Sailing | Caldecotte Xperience Sailing Club | 1.7 km | 1 |
| Trials bike | Mount Farm Trials Park | 2.4 km | 1 |
| Multi-sport | Nuffield Health Fitness & Wellbeing | 2.4 km | 1 |
| Gymnastics | Kingston Gym | 2.6 km | 1 |
| Rugby | Bletchley Rugby Club | 2.7 km | 1 |
| Rugby union | Bletchley Rugby Club | 2.7 km | 1 |
| Hockey | Woughton All Weather Pitch | 3.1 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 18. 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, about a 15-minute walk (1.2 km), with 33k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Bletchley.
The nearest bus stop is Elgar Grove, 450 m away, with a bus about every 21 minutes on weekdays (route 8).
Central London is 69 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Heronshaw 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 Walton High, 1.1 km away; Attainment 8: 46.4 · 8.1% of GCSEs at 8–9.
The nearest supermarket is Tesco, 500 m away; Morrisco (950 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Walnut Tree Health Centre (1.3 km), with Peak Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (1.4 km).
For a haircut, Changes is 1.3 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Milton Keynes Hospital, 3.3 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: 11 restaurants and cafés, 1 pubs and bars.
BaxterStorey/Racing Bulls S.p.A. is the closest café or restaurant (300 m), and The Pavilion the nearest pub (1.1 km).
Crime is around the national middle: about 79 per 1,000 residents a year.
It's a mix of homes: 14% flats and 35% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1993-1999.
It's growing: about 257 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Browns Wood Field, 200 m away; for exercise, Powerleague Milton Keynes (1.0 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 9.3 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Luton is 27 km away.
Most households own their home, 20% rent privately.
The nearest university is Open University, 2.4 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.
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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Every primary near MK7 8EH, 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.