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On Pollys Yard, in Newport Pagnell South
What it's like at MK16 8YU: every home that has sold on Pollys Yard 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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Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
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 Pollys Yard; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
2 of the 14 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 2, Pollys YardFlat | Oct 2003 | £114,995 | 54 m² | £2,130/m² | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3, Pollys YardFlat | Nov 2012 | £112,000 | 52 m² | £2,154/m² | 3 |
| 4, Pollys YardFlat | Jan 2005 | £115,000 | 53 m² | £2,170/m² | 3 |
| 5, Pollys YardFlat | Mar 2006 | £105,000 | 54 m² | £1,944/m² | 3 |
| 6, Pollys YardFlat | Dec 2005 | £113,000 | 50 m² | £2,260/m² | 2 |
| 7, Pollys YardFlat | Apr 2003 | £99,000 | – | – | 3 |
| 8, Pollys YardFlat | Dec 2022 | £190,000 | 53 m² | £3,585/m² | 3 |
| 9, Pollys YardFlat | Apr 2002 | £74,500 | 54 m² | £1,380/m² | 3 |
| 10, Pollys YardOther | Aug 2019 | £165,000 | 50 m² | £3,300/m² | 4 |
| 11, Pollys YardFlat · company-owned | Dec 2023 | £160,000 | 46 m² | £3,478/m² | 3 |
| 12, Pollys YardFlat | Aug 2009 | £102,500 | 54 m² | £1,898/m² | 3 |
| 13, Pollys YardFlat | Apr 2019 | £167,000 | 57 m² | £2,930/m² | 3 |
| 14, Pollys YardTerraced | Sept 2007 | £138,500 | – | – | 3 |
| 16, Pollys YardFlat · company-owned | Jul 2024 | £216,500 | 72 m² | £3,007/m² | 6 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
Plenty of people here don't commute at all: 41% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Wolverton, a drive away (6.2 km), with 339k journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Euston.
The nearest bus stop is Ousebank, 50 m away, with a bus about every 60 minutes on weekdays (route 21); 17 departures an hour from the 7 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Central London is 76 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Cedars Primary School, a few minutes' walk (400 m); 63% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is E-Act Ousedale School, 1.3 km away; Attainment 8: 49.4 · 11.2% of GCSEs at 8–9.
The nearest supermarket is Co-op, 300 m away, with Onkaar Home Essentials closer still (under 50 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Newport Pagnell Med.Ctr. (350 m), with Jardines Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (300 m).
For a haircut, Inspirations is 50 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Milton Keynes Hospital, 6.3 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: 22 restaurants and cafés, 13 pubs and bars.
Cake Secret is the closest café or restaurant (50 m), and Ousebank House the nearest pub (100 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (11 of them).
Crime is around the national middle: about 76 per 1,000 residents a year.
There are 102 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 12% flats and 25% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1973-1982.
The nearest park is Ousebank Gardens, 200 m away; for exercise, Alchemise Yoga Studio (450 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 9.3 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Luton is 33 km away.
Most households own their home, 21% 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.
44 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Numbers 5 and 7 (One Hereditament Occupied By G B J Willett) | II | 20 m |
| Premises occupied by H W Mason and Sons | II | 30 m |
| Premises Occupied By J H Walton | II | 40 m |
| 15, High Street | II | 40 m |
| Ouse Bank House | II | 40 m |
| War Memorial | II | 50 m |
| 17 and 19 High Street | II | 50 m |
| Revis'S Almshouses | II | 60 m |
| 21 and 23 High Street | II | 60 m |
| Ouse Bank House | II | 60 m |
| Church of St Peter and St Paul | I | 60 m |
| 25 and 27 High Street | II | 60 m |
Nearest 12 shown. 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.
Milton Keynes North constituency: Chris Curtis MP (Labour), since July 2024. 2024 general election: Lab gain from Con, majority 5,430 (11.8%), turnout 65%. Vote shares: Labour 42%, Conservative 30%, Reform UK 13%, Liberal Democrat 7%.
8 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 MK16 8YU →
No crimes recorded "on or near" Pollys Yard in the last 12 months.
Nearest: The Serpentine - Hyde Park · about 73 min
Nearest: Leighton Buzzard Light Railway · about 33 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.1% | 0.5% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 91.3% | 90.4% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.0% | 0.9% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 7.2% | 6.0% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 1.0% | 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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