📅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 ClassificationUrban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
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.
26266
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprivedLeast deprived
Rank 26266 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.
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,695
White Brit.56.3%
Other White10.2%
Indian9.0%
African4.6%
Other Asian4.5%
+ 6 other groups · 15.4%
Religion
Total residents: 1,689
Christian39.3%
No religion35.3%
Hindu8.9%
Muslim6.9%
Not answered6.8%
+ 1 other religions · 2.9%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,690
35–4924.5%
50–6420.9%
25–3413.1%
10–159.3%
65–747.8%
+ 5 other age groups · 24.4%
Households
Total households: 651
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children21.4%
Other16.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children12.4%
Any member 66+8.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: All children non-dependent7.4%
+ 7 other households · 34.6%
Sun & Time Information
🌅
5:56 AM
Sunrise
🌇
6:21 PM
Sunset
☀️ 10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
🌅Sunrise (today)5:56 AM
🌇Sunset (today)6:21 PM
⏱️Daylight duration10 hours 28 minutes
🕐Time zoneGMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
📅
October 1987
First Introduced
Active from
⛔
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
⏳
~39 years
Active Duration
1987 → Present
October 1987 — Introduced
Postcode MK5 6BB 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: 26266
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01016780 and MSOA E02007016 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode MK5 6BB is currently active and in use.
📅First introducedOctober 1987
⛔Usage endedNot terminated
📆Active duration~39 years
ℹ️Current statusLive
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