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On Emmett Close, in Tattenhoe & Emerson Valley
What it's like at MK4 2DY: every home that has sold on Emmett Close 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.
Sales and extensions on Emmett Close; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 20 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 1, Emmett CloseDetached | Oct 1997 | £86,000 | – | – | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2, Emmett CloseDetached | Jun 2007 | £238,000 | 88 m² | £2,705/m² | 4 |
| 3, Emmett CloseDetached | Oct 1997 | £98,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 4, Emmett CloseSemi-detached | Jun 2006 | £177,000 | – | – | 3 |
| 5, Emmett CloseTerraced | Dec 1997 | £69,950 | – | – | 1 |
| 6, Emmett CloseTerraced | Jun 2023 | £335,000 | 77 m² | £4,351/m² | 3 |
| 7, Emmett CloseDetached | May 2019 | £375,000 | 108 m² | £3,472/m² | 4 |
| 8, Emmett CloseSemi-detached | Jul 2010 | £174,000 | 56 m² | £3,107/m² | 4 |
| 9, Emmett CloseSemi-detached | Dec 2004 | £149,000 | 56 m² | £2,661/m² | 3 |
| 10, Emmett CloseSemi-detached | Nov 2001 | £127,000 | – | – | 3 |
| 11, Emmett CloseSemi-detached | Oct 2004 | £195,000 | 70 m² | £2,786/m² | 3 |
| 12, Emmett CloseDetached | May 1998 | £103,950 | – | – | 1 |
| 13, Emmett CloseDetached | Dec 2025 | £435,000 | 84 m² | £5,179/m² | 3 |
| 14, Emmett CloseDetached | Jul 2019 | £330,000 | 69 m² | £4,783/m² | 4 |
| 15, Emmett CloseSemi-detached | Nov 2024 | £403,000 | 92 m² | £4,380/m² | 3 |
| 16, Emmett CloseSemi-detached | May 2010 | £224,000 | 92 m² | £2,435/m² | 2 |
| 17, Emmett CloseDetached | Feb 2023 | £260,000 | – | – | 3 |
| 18, Emmett CloseDetached | May 2001 | £132,500 | – | – | 2 |
| 19, Emmett CloseDetached | May 2026 | £330,000 | 79 m² | £4,177/m² | 3 |
| 20, Emmett CloseDetached | Mar 2018 | £327,000 | 70 m² | £4,671/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 short drive or bike ride (2.9 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 (150 m).
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Shenley Brook End School, 1.1 km 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, 150 m away; BP Connect Emerson Valley (500 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Whaddon Healthcare (750 m), with Rainbow Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (750 m).
For a haircut, Mirror Mirror Hair & Beauty Salon is 650 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.
Windmill Hill Golf Centre is the closest café or restaurant (600 m), and Milton Keynes Rugby Club the nearest pub (300 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 Tattenhoe Valley Park, 250 m away; for exercise, Emerson Valley Sports Pavillion (250 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.
13 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%.
35 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 2DY →
No crimes recorded "on or near" Emmett Close in the last 12 months.
On this street: 1 of 12 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 | 1.7% | 1.2% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.1% | 0.5% | 1.0% |
| 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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