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Region
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Status
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Coordinates & Location for MK12 5BA
Postcode
MK12 5BA
Coordinates
52.0593, -0.8181
Grid reference
SP811407
Easting
481,128
Northing
240,764
Region
South East
Plus Code
9C4X355J+PQ
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Milton Keynes
Travel to Work
Milton Keynes
ITL Region
Milton Keynes
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
16677
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 16677 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesDemographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.67.5%
Pakistani12.0%
Other White6.9%
African3.5%
Other Asian3.0%
+ 1 other groups · 7.2%
Religion
No religion44.1%
Christian31.8%
Muslim17.8%
Not answered4.7%
+ other · 1.6%
Age groups
35–4924.8%
50–6416.3%
25–3415.1%
10–158.3%
65–747.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.4%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children17.2%
Other15.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.7%
Any member 66+8.3%
Cohabiting couple family: No children8.0%
+ 8 other households · 41.4%
Administrative Information
Milton Keynes
Local Authority
Council AreaMilton Keynes North E14001370
Constituency
E14001370Thames Valley
Police Force
England
Ward
Wolverton
Constituency code
E14001370
EU Electoral Region
South East
Parish
Wolverton and Greenleys
International Territorial Level
Milton Keynes
Health & NHS
South Central
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS EnglandEast of England
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
South Central
NHS Region
East of England
Integrated Care Board
NHS Central East Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Milton Keynes
Sub ICB Location
NHS Central East ICB - M1J4Y
Cancer Alliance
East of England
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Milton Keynes 008A E01016836
E01016836MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Milton Keynes 008 E02003466
E02003466LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Milton Keynes 008A E01016836
E01016836MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Milton Keynes 008 E02003466
E02003466Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
5:42 AM
Sunrise
6:12 PM
Sunset
12 hours 30 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:42 AM
Sunset (today)
6:12 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 30 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode MK12 5BA introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 16677
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01016836 and MSOA E02003466 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode MK12 5BA is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near MK12 5BA
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–19FSM 41%
Attainment 8
38.2
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–7FSM 27%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 58%
RWM expected
49%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–7FSM 49%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 4–19FSM 43%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 33%
RWM expected
78%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 24%
RWM expected
72%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 33%
RWM expected
54%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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