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Thinking of living at MK9 1AY? 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.
The school, station, shops and GP are all within about a 15-minute walk.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summerfield School | Primary | 600 m | 66% met the expected standard |
| Germander Park School | Primary | 1.2 km | – |
| Heelands School | Primary | 1.3 km | – |
| Bradwell Village School | Primary | 1.3 km | 61% met the expected standard |
| Priory Common School | Primary | 1.4 km | – |
| St Paul's Catholic School | Secondary | 2.0 km | Attainment 8: 44.9 · 7.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Milton Keynes Academy | Secondary | 2.0 km | Attainment 8: 40.8 · 6.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Denbigh School | Secondary | 2.1 km | Attainment 8: 54.3 · 18.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Redwood Park School | Independent | 1.4 km | – |
| Willow Park School | Independent | 1.9 km | – |
| The Webber Independent School | Independent | 2.4 km | 28.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near MK9 1AY, 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.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Sport Central | 450 m | 19 |
| Swimming | Bannatyne Health Club (Milton Keynes) | 760 m | 11 |
| Golf | American Golf | 470 m | 6 |
| Football | MUGA | 1.0 km | 5 |
| Cycling | Pump Track | 3.4 km | 5 |
| Multi-sport | Sportsmens Rest | 2.0 km | 4 |
| Squash | Shenley Leisure Centre | 2.0 km | 4 |
| Running | Up & Running | 580 m | 3 |
| Fitness | PureGym | 1.7 km | 3 |
| Bowls | Bradwell Bowls Club | 1.9 km | 3 |
| Ten-pin bowling | Tenpin Milton Keynes | 90 m | 2 |
| Ice skating | Planet Ice | 810 m | 2 |
| Basketball | MUGA | 1.0 km | 2 |
| Cricket | Campbell Park Cricket Ground | 2.5 km | 2 |
| Bmx | Stanton Low Park BMX Track | 3.7 km | 2 |
| Ice hockey | Planet Ice | 810 m | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 32. 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 Milton Keynes Central, about a 5-minute walk (600 m), with 6.1m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Euston.
The nearest bus stop is Rooksley Retail Park, 350 m away, with a bus about every 6 minutes on weekdays (routes 5, 7, 6, 2); 62 departures an hour from the 6 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 74 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Summerfield School, about a 5-minute walk (600 m); 66% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is St Paul's Catholic School, 2.0 km away; Attainment 8: 44.9 · 7.9% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Watling Academy (4.8 km).
The nearest supermarket is Aldi, 500 m away, with Boots UK closer still (350 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Central Milton Keynes Medical Centre (350 m), with Boots the closest pharmacy (350 m).
For a haircut, Aura Skin Clinic is 100 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Milton Keynes Hospital, 2.2 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: 137 restaurants and cafés and 12 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Tenpin is the closest café or restaurant (100 m), and Wetherspoons the nearest pub (350 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (43 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 531 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
Homes are mostly flats (65%).
It's new: 59% of homes were built since 2000.
It's growing: about 1,937 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Fred Roche Gardens, 600 m away; for exercise, Tenpin Milton Keynes (100 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 10.5 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Luton is 32 km away.
32 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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Many neighbours rent: 48% of households rent privately and 26% socially.
It's young: 27% of residents are aged 15–29.
The nearest university is Open University, 4.5 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.