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On Sturdy Lane, in Bow Brickhill & Woburn Sands
What it's like at MK17 8GD: every home that has sold on Sturdy Lane 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 Sturdy Lane; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 30 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 1, Sturdy LaneSemi-detached | Feb 2019 | £425,000 | 122 m² | £3,484/m² | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2, Sturdy LaneDetached | Jan 2021 | £525,000 | 198 m² | £2,652/m² | 2 |
| 3, Sturdy LaneDetached | Nov 2012 | £291,125 | 138 m² | £2,110/m² | 2 |
| 4, Sturdy LaneDetached | Jul 2020 | £465,000 | 154 m² | £3,019/m² | 2 |
| 5, Sturdy LaneDetached | Dec 2013 | £393,000 | 163 m² | £2,411/m² | 2 |
| 6, Sturdy LaneDetached | Oct 2010 | £345,000 | 143 m² | £2,413/m² | 1 |
| 7, Sturdy LaneDetached | Nov 2009 | £315,000 | 143 m² | £2,203/m² | 1 |
| 8, Sturdy LaneSemi-detached | Oct 2010 | £254,995 | 115 m² | £2,217/m² | 1 |
| 9, Sturdy LaneDetached | Mar 2021 | £492,500 | 144 m² | £3,420/m² | 2 |
| 11, Sturdy LaneTerraced | Jul 2018 | £370,000 | 102 m² | £3,627/m² | 2 |
| 12, Sturdy LaneDetached | Oct 2010 | £269,300 | 126 m² | £2,137/m² | 1 |
| 13, Sturdy LaneTerraced | Jul 2015 | £239,995 | 76 m² | £3,158/m² | 2 |
| 14, Sturdy LaneDetached | Mar 2011 | £300,000 | 140 m² | £2,143/m² | 1 |
| 15, Sturdy LaneTerraced | Oct 2025 | £330,000 | 74 m² | £4,459/m² | 3 |
| 16, Sturdy LaneDetached | Nov 2025 | £525,000 | 144 m² | £3,646/m² | 2 |
| 17, Sturdy LaneTerraced | Dec 2020 | £299,950 | 75 m² | £3,999/m² | 2 |
| 18, Sturdy LaneDetached | Dec 2010 | £330,000 | 140 m² | £2,357/m² | 1 |
| 19, Sturdy LaneTerraced | Feb 2013 | £235,000 | 115 m² | £2,043/m² | 2 |
| 21, Sturdy LaneTerraced | Jun 2010 | £250,000 | 113 m² | £2,212/m² | 1 |
| 23, Sturdy LaneTerraced | Apr 2026 | £428,000 | 114 m² | £3,754/m² | 2 |
| 25, Sturdy LaneTerraced | Feb 2025 | £402,500 | 110 m² | £3,659/m² | 4 |
| 27, Sturdy LaneTerraced | Jan 2021 | £343,000 | 105 m² | £3,267/m² | 3 |
| 29, Sturdy LaneTerraced | Jul 2010 | £235,000 | 105 m² | £2,238/m² | 1 |
| 31, Sturdy LaneTerraced | Apr 2023 | £405,000 | 111 m² | £3,649/m² | 2 |
| 33, Sturdy LaneSemi-detached | Jun 2026 | £500,000 | 126 m² | £3,968/m² | 3 |
| 35, Sturdy LaneSemi-detached | Jan 2023 | £485,000 | 141 m² | £3,440/m² | 3 |
| 37, Sturdy LaneDetached | Sept 2010 | £279,995 | 126 m² | £2,222/m² | 1 |
| 39, Sturdy LaneTerraced | Apr 2015 | £339,995 | 126 m² | £2,698/m² | 2 |
| 41, Sturdy LaneDetached | Feb 2022 | £450,000 | 124 m² | £3,629/m² | 2 |
| 43, Sturdy LaneDetached | Sept 2010 | £275,000 | 126 m² | £2,183/m² | 1 |
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: 45% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Woburn Sands, a few minutes' walk (400 m), with 48k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Bletchley.
The nearest bus stop is The Leys, 400 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route LOOP); 3 departures an hour from the 4 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Central London is 68 km away as the crow flies.
This is car country: only 9% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Swallowfield Primary, about a 5-minute walk (600 m); 57% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Fulbrook School, 800 m away; Attainment 8: 42.9 · 8.3% of GCSEs at 8–9.
The nearest supermarket is Co-op, 700 m away, with Woburn Sands Convenience Store closer still (400 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Asplands Medical Centre (450 m), with Woburn Sands Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (600 m).
For a haircut, Ali Barber is 400 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Milton Keynes Hospital, 4.9 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, 3 pubs and bars.
Willen Hospice Coffee Shop is the closest café or restaurant (400 m), and The Weathercock Inn the nearest pub (400 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 120 per 1,000 residents a year.
There are 40 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 18% flats and 39% detached houses.
It's new: 66% of homes were built since 2000.
It's growing: about 2,677 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Lakeside Park, 200 m away; for exercise, Powerleague Milton Keynes (2.3 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 9.0 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Luton is 26 km away.
Most households own their home, 15% rent privately.
It's highly educated: 44% of adults have a degree.
30 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.
Milton Keynes Central constituency: Emily Darlington MP (Labour), since July 2024. 2024 general election: Lab gain from Con, majority 7,291 (15.3%), turnout 59%. Vote shares: Labour 42%, Conservative 27%, Reform UK 13%, Liberal Democrat 10%.
12 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 MK17 8GD →
The nearest university is Open University, 3.9 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.
On this street: 0 of 30 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 | 0.5% | 1.3% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 1.5% | 0.5% | 1.1% |
| Mains gas | 95.6% | 90.4% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 1.2% | 0.9% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 1.7% | 6.0% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 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.
Tap a type to see what it covers and how it has changed in Milton Keynes since 2011.
police.uk, 2025-09 to 2026-08. Crimes are mapped to the nearest of a set of anonymised points and labelled with that point's street, so busy roads and junctions collect crimes from nearby; the street has about 30 homes that have sold since 1995. Greater Manchester Police data is not published, and national totals leave Greater Manchester out.
Nearest: The Serpentine - Hyde Park · about 71 min
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