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MK2

Postcode district

Postcode district covering Bletchley, Fenny Stratford and Water Eaton, in Milton Keynes.

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an MK2 postcode. How census figures are added up

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Gigabit coverage by postcode district

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In MK2, 96.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Median sale price
£297,000
Joint 1,108th most expensive of 2,235
Worked out by Open Index
Population
16,486
1,090th least populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
96.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
6.4%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How MK2 compares

Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.

MK2Middle
Median sale price25 postcode districts, MK · 2025
Median sale price: every postcode district in MK25 areas from £232,500 to £472,000. The middle area is £350,000. MK2 is £297,000.
£297,0004th cheapest
Population27 postcode districts, MK · 2021
Population: every postcode district in MK27 areas from 251 to 56,180. The middle area is 18,995. MK2 is 16,486.
16,48613th least populated
Gigabit broadband coverage27 postcode districts, MK · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every postcode district in MK27 areas from 49.8% to 99.2%. The middle area is 96.0%. MK2 is 96.5%.
96.5%12th highest
Claimant rate25 postcode districts, MK · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every postcode district in MK25 areas from 1.7% to 6.6%. The middle area is 3.0%. MK2 is 6.4%.
6.4%3rd highest

Is MK2 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in MK2 at a rate of 131.9 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 87.5 per 1,000 people across the MK postcode area.

In August 2026 alone, 193 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in MK2.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (937), other crime (405) and shoplifting (236).

A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in MK2 was 127.4 per 1,000 people.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Deprivation in MK2, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

  • Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so MK2 has no single figure. Of its 9 neighbourhoods with a rank:
  • Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 2 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 2: 1 neighbourhood
  • Decile 3: 2 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 4: 3 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood

English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

Neighbourhoods in MK2

NamePeople (census)Recorded crime per 1,000Deprivation decileGigabit broadband
Milton Keynes 023E1,536241.3 per 1,000496.5%
Milton Keynes 030A1,99580.7 per 1,000497.3%
Milton Keynes 030B2,252205.8 per 1,000392.6%
Milton Keynes 030C2,561216.8 per 1,000491.9%
Milton Keynes 030D1,65939.3 per 1,0006100.0%
Milton Keynes 032A2,013132.3 per 1,000198.6%
Milton Keynes 032C1,80481.1 per 1,0001100.0%
Milton Keynes 032D1,81682.9 per 1,000397.3%
Milton Keynes 032F1,909122.8 per 1,000299.4%

Your MP

As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

Middle areas in MK22

Postcode sectors in MK22

Council1

Towns in MK21

Postcode districts next to MK23

Nearest rail stations3

More in the MK postcode area2

MK2 in brief

MK2 is a postcode district covering Bletchley, Fenny Stratford and Water Eaton, in Milton Keynes.

About 17,070 people lived in MK2 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £297,000 in 2025 across 143 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 131.9 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).

The median price paid for a home in MK2 was £297,000 in 2025.

MK2 had 16,486 usual residents at the census.

In MK2, 96.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In MK2, 6.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.