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Coordinates & Location for MK3 6EW
Postcode
MK3 6EW
Coordinates
51.9985, -0.7511
Grid reference
SP858340
Easting
485,839
Northing
234,073
Region
South East
Plus Code
9C3XX6XX+9H
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Bletchley
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.
6887
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 6887 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.67.2%
African10.4%
Other White4.9%
Pakistani2.8%
Indian2.2%
+ 6 other groups · 12.4%
Religion
No religion42.7%
Christian39.5%
Muslim9.9%
Not answered5.0%
Hindu1.9%
+ other · 0.9%
Age groups
35–4919.3%
50–6416.0%
25–3413.6%
10–158.9%
5–97.9%
+ 6 other age groups · 34.3%
Households
Lone parent family: With dependent children16.6%
Other14.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children12.7%
Any member 66+12.4%
All members 66+7.1%
+ 7 other households · 37.2%
Administrative Information
Milton Keynes
Local Authority
Council AreaBuckingham and Bletchley E14001141
Constituency
E14001141Thames Valley
Police Force
England
Ward
Bletchley West
Constituency code
E14001141
EU Electoral Region
South East
Parish
West Bletchley
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 027B E01016738
E01016738MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Milton Keynes 027 E02003485
E02003485LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Milton Keynes 027B E01016738
E01016738MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Milton Keynes 027 E02003485
E02003485Urban: 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 MK3 6EW 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: 6887
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01016738 and MSOA E02003485 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode MK3 6EW 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 MK3 6EW
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 4–19FSM 50%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 30%
RWM expected
47%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–19FSM 35%
Attainment 8
40.4
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 7–19FSM 0%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 34%
RWM expected
52%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 81%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 27%
RWM expected
80%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 31%
RWM expected
67%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 14%
RWM expected
71%
PrimaryIndependentMixed · Ages 0–11FSM 0%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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