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On Watling Street, in Bletchley East
What it's like at MK1 1BW: every home that has sold on Watling Street since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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ORR, DfE, police.uk, OS Terrain 50 and Open Greenspace, Forestry Commission, Defra noise maps (England), Xoserve. Every distance: Moving; radon, ground and flood checks: Buying.
1 home on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Watling Street; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 11 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 78, Watling StreetSemi-detached | Aug 2023 | £542,000 | 135 m² | £4,015/m² | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 92, Watling StreetDetached | Apr 2019 | £585,000 | 149 m² | £3,926/m² | 4 |
| 110, Watling StreetDetached | Jun 2022 | £1,379,883 | 88 m² | £15,680/m² | 3 |
| 112, Watling StreetDetached | Jun 2022 | £1,379,883 | 112 m² | £12,320/m² | 3 |
| 116, Watling StreetSemi-detached | Apr 2001 | £152,000 | 137 m² | £1,109/m² | 1 |
| 118, Watling StreetDetached | Feb 2018 | £425,000 | 82 m² | £5,183/m² | 2 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Fenny Stratford, a few minutes' walk (300 m), with 26k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Bedford.
The nearest bus stop is Beacon Roundabout, 350 m away, with a bus about every 43 minutes on weekdays (routes X1, X14); 3 departures an hour from the 2 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Central London is 68 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Knowles Primary School, about a 5-minute walk (550 m); 83% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Lord Grey Academy, 2.1 km away; Attainment 8: 40.4 · 6.4% of GCSEs at 8–9.
The nearest supermarket is Tesco Extra, 200 m away; Yo! To Go (200 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is The Red House Surgery (500 m), with Tesco Instore Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (300 m).
For a haircut, Fenny Barbers is 350 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Milton Keynes Hospital, 3.5 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: 38 restaurants and cafés and 6 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Tesco Family Dining is the closest café or restaurant (200 m), and Chequers the nearest pub (200 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (23 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 158 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
It's a mix of homes: 20% flats and 13% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
It's growing: about 197 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Leon Park, 700 m away; for exercise, PureGym (450 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 9.1 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Luton is 28 km away.
Most households own their home, 23% rent privately.
The nearest university is Open University, 2.8 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.
43 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.
| Building | Grade | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Fenny Stratford Station Building | II | 180 m |
Grade I and II* are the most important few per cent. Listing means consent is needed for most changes, inside and out. Contains Historic England data © Historic England 2026 (via planning.data.gov.uk), OGL.
Plaques recorded by Open Plaques (openplaques.org), a volunteer project; its data is public domain. Not every plaque is recorded.
Buckingham and Bletchley constituency: Callum Anderson MP (Labour), since July 2024. 2024 general election: Lab gain from Con, majority 2,421 (5.1%), turnout 64%. Vote shares: Labour 37%, Conservative 32%, Reform UK 16%, Liberal Democrat 9%.
18 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near MK1 1BW →
Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
No crimes recorded "on or near" Watling Street in the last 12 months.
Nearest: The Serpentine - Hyde Park · about 73 min
Nearest: Woburn Lido · about 31 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.
On this street: 0 of 7 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 0 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.2% | 0.5% | 1.1% |
| Mains gas | 92.7% | 90.4% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.1% | 0.9% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 5.3% | 6.0% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 1.6% | 1.9% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
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