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South East
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Live
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Coordinates & Location for MK6 1BP
Milton Keynes
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
MK6 1BP
Coordinates
52.0259, -0.7604
Grid reference
SP851371
Easting
485,148
Northing
237,113
Region
South East
Plus Code
9C4X26GQ+9R
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.
19135
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 19135 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.30.9%
Other White18.1%
Indian12.8%
Other Asian11.5%
African8.2%
+ 8 other groups · 18.5%
Religion
Christian42.2%
No religion23.7%
Hindu16.4%
Muslim9.8%
Not answered5.5%
+ 1 other religions · 2.4%
Age groups
35–4925.9%
25–3419.7%
50–6414.0%
10–159.0%
5–97.5%
+ 5 other age groups · 23.9%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children23.7%
Other14.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.2%
Lone parent family: With dependent children8.5%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over7.8%
+ 8 other households · 36.6%
Administrative Information
Milton Keynes
Local Authority
Council AreaMilton Keynes Central E14001369
Constituency
E14001369Thames Valley
Police Force
England
Ward
Central Milton Keynes
Constituency code
E14001369
EU Electoral Region
South East
Parish
Campbell Park
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 021C E01016728
E01016728MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Milton Keynes 021 E02003479
E02003479LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Milton Keynes 021C E01016728
E01016728MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Milton Keynes 021 E02003479
E02003479Urban: 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
March 2007
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~19 years
Active Duration
2007 -> PresentMarch 2007 — Introduced
Postcode MK6 1BP introduced by Royal Mail.
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 19135
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01016728 and MSOA E02003479 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode MK6 1BP is currently active and in use.
First introduced
March 2007
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~19 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near MK6 1BP
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–19FSM 29%
Attainment 8
44.9
16 plusStateMixed · Ages 16–99
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–7FSM 33%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 48%
Attainment 8
40.8
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 39%
RWM expected
65%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 48%
RWM expected
41%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 50%
RWM expected
64%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 22%
RWM expected
87%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–7FSM 13%
SecondaryIndependentMixed · Ages 14–16
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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