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Thinking of living at MK8 8AE? 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 supermarket are further.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Watling Primary School | Primary | 800 m | – |
| Ashbrook School | Primary | 850 m | – |
| Two Mile Ash School | Primary | 1.1 km | 75% met the expected standard |
| Fairfields Primary School | Primary | 1.2 km | 80% met the expected standard |
| Whitehouse Primary School | Primary | 1.2 km | 83% met the expected standard |
| Watling Academy | Secondary | 1.1 km | Attainment 8: 50.4 · 11.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Radcliffe School | Secondary | 2.1 km | Attainment 8: 38.2 · 3.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Denbigh School | Secondary | 2.5 km | Attainment 8: 54.3 · 18.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Redwood Park School | Independent | 3.2 km | – |
| The Webber Independent School | Independent | 4.1 km | 28.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Willow Park School | Independent | 4.1 km | – |
Every primary near MK8 8AE, 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 | Watling Academy | 1.1 km | 13 |
| Swimming | Wolverton Swimming & Fitness Centre | 2.0 km | 7 |
| Golf | Abbey Hill Golf Club | 380 m | 5 |
| Football | MK Dons SET - Fairfields Sports Hub | 1.3 km | 4 |
| Running | Fairfields Primary School Athletic Track | 1.2 km | 3 |
| Bowls | Bradwell Bowls Club | 1.8 km | 3 |
| Fitness | The DVCC - Personal Training Centre | 1.9 km | 3 |
| Multi-sport | Sportsmens Rest | 2.4 km | 3 |
| Ten-pin bowling | Tenpin Milton Keynes | 3.0 km | 2 |
| Ice skating | Planet Ice | 3.2 km | 2 |
| Basketball | MUGA | 3.6 km | 2 |
| Bmx | Stanton Low Park BMX Track | 4.5 km | 2 |
| Gymnastics | MK Springers Gymnastics Club | 1.0 km | 1 |
| Cricket | Crownhill Cricket Field | 1.8 km | 1 |
| Karting | Daytona Motorsport | 2.2 km | 1 |
| Squash | Shenley Leisure Centre | 2.5 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 27. 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 Wolverton, a short drive or bike ride (2.8 km), with 339k journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Euston.
The nearest bus stop is Abbey Hill Golf Course, 100 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route X91).
Central London is 76 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Watling Primary School, about a 10-minute walk (800 m).
The closest top-rated primary is Two Mile Ash School (0.7 km).
The nearest secondary is Watling Academy, 1.1 km away; Attainment 8: 50.4 · 11.8% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Royal Latin School (13.2 km).
The nearest supermarket is Tesco, 1.4 km away, with Coastline Spirits closer still (750 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Whitehouse Health Centre (900 m), with Jardines Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (900 m).
For a haircut, Hair Culture is 950 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Milton Keynes Hospital, 5.3 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: 12 restaurants and cafés, 1 pubs and bars.
Abbey Hill Golf Centre is the closest café or restaurant (400 m), and Mercure Milton Keynes the nearest pub (650 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 78 per 1,000 residents a year.
Detached houses make up 49% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1983-1992.
The nearest park is Ryeland Square, 500 m away; for exercise, MK Springers Gymnastics Club (1.0 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 8.4 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Luton is 35 km away.
Most households own their home, 27% 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.
13 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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