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On Bowland Drive, in Tattenhoe & Emerson Valley
What it's like at MK4 2DN: every home that has sold on Bowland Drive 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 Bowland Drive; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
1 of the 33 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 23, Bowland DriveSemi-detached | Feb 2008 | £176,000 | 69 m² | £2,551/m² | 3 |
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| 25, Bowland DriveSemi-detached · company-owned | Apr 2024 | £276,000 | 53 m² | £5,208/m² | 2 |
| 27, Bowland DriveDetached | Dec 1998 | £109,950 | 78 m² | £1,410/m² | 1 |
| 28, Bowland DriveDetached | Dec 2005 | £279,995 | – | – | 3 |
| 29, Bowland DriveDetached | Feb 2017 | £550,000 | 159 m² | £3,459/m² | 2 |
| 30, Bowland DriveDetached | Jul 2007 | £295,000 | 115 m² | £2,565/m² | 3 |
| 31, Bowland DriveDetached | Oct 2002 | £248,650 | 179 m² | £1,389/m² | 2 |
| 32, Bowland DriveDetached | Apr 2023 | £520,000 | 104 m² | £5,000/m² | 4 |
| 33, Bowland DriveDetached | Feb 2025 | £590,000 | 128 m² | £4,609/m² | 6 |
| 34, Bowland DriveDetached | Jul 2022 | £515,000 | 102 m² | £5,049/m² | 3 |
| 35, Bowland DriveDetached | Oct 2012 | £345,000 | 129 m² | £2,674/m² | 4 |
| 36, Bowland DriveDetached | Jul 2025 | £535,000 | 114 m² | £4,693/m² | 4 |
| 37, Bowland DriveDetached | Jan 2021 | £435,000 | 117 m² | £3,718/m² | 2 |
| 38, Bowland DriveDetached | May 1997 | £116,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 39, Bowland DriveDetached | Jun 1997 | £124,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 40, Bowland DriveDetached | Nov 2015 | £450,000 | 140 m² | £3,214/m² | 2 |
| 41, Bowland DriveDetached | Jun 2001 | £186,500 | – | – | 2 |
| 42, Bowland DriveDetached | Apr 2006 | £332,500 | 153 m² | £2,173/m² | 2 |
| 43, Bowland DriveDetached | Jul 2002 | £241,000 | 141 m² | £1,709/m² | 3 |
| 44, Bowland DriveDetached | Feb 1999 | £152,950 | – | – | 1 |
| 46, Bowland DriveDetached | Jul 2005 | £314,950 | – | – | 2 |
| 50, Bowland DriveDetached | Aug 2015 | £690,000 | 241 m² | £2,863/m² | 4 |
| 52, Bowland DriveDetached | Feb 2025 | £685,000 | 161 m² | £4,255/m² | 2 |
| 54, Bowland DriveDetached | Jul 2026 | £435,000 | 80 m² | £5,438/m² | 4 |
| 56, Bowland DriveDetached | Apr 1999 | £144,950 | 118 m² | £1,228/m² | 1 |
| 58, Bowland DriveDetached | Aug 2007 | £282,500 | 102 m² | £2,770/m² | 5 |
| 60, Bowland DriveDetached | Jan 2009 | £245,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 62, Bowland DriveDetached | Sept 2025 | £600,000 | 123 m² | £4,878/m² | 5 |
| 64, Bowland DriveDetached | Aug 2014 | £322,500 | 118 m² | £2,733/m² | 3 |
| 66, Bowland DriveDetached | Sept 2013 | £292,000 | 118 m² | £2,475/m² | 2 |
| 68, Bowland DriveDetached | Aug 2004 | £212,500 | 80 m² | £2,656/m² | 3 |
| 70, Bowland DriveDetached | Jun 1999 | £108,950 | – | – | 1 |
| 74, Bowland DriveDetached | May 2014 | £348,000 | 118 m² | £2,949/m² | 3 |
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: 44% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Bletchley, a drive away (3.0 km), with 1.4m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Euston.
Central London is 71 km away as the crow flies.
This is car country: only 10% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Howe Park School, a few minutes' walk (200 m).
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Shenley Brook End School, 850 m away; Attainment 8: 45.4 · 10.9% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Watling Academy (4.5 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Royal Latin School (13.6 km).
It's a family area: 22% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Co-op, 200 m away; BP Connect Emerson Valley (700 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Whaddon Healthcare (900 m), with Jardines Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (700 m).
For a haircut, Essential Barbers is 700 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Milton Keynes Hospital, 4.7 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: 7 restaurants and cafés, 3 pubs and bars.
Church Of The Servant King is the closest café or restaurant (800 m), and Milton Keynes Rugby Club the nearest pub (under 50 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 56 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
Detached houses make up 45% of homes.
It's new: 53% of homes were built since 2000.
It's growing: about 760 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Emerson Valley District Park, 150 m away; for exercise, Emerson Valley Sports Pavillion (200 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 7.6 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Luton is 32 km away.
Most households own their home, 20% rent privately.
It's highly educated: 42% of adults have a degree.
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.
11 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%.
37 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 MK4 2DN →
No crimes recorded "on or near" Bowland Drive in the last 12 months.
On this street: 1 of 25 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 | 1.8% | 1.3% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.1% | 0.5% | 1.1% |
| Mains gas | 97.6% | 90.4% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.2% | 0.9% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 1.9% | 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.
Nearest: The Serpentine - Hyde Park · about 79 min
Nearest: Woburn Lido · about 34 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.
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