Overview for High Street, MILTON KEYNES, MK17 8RF

Introduction

Milton Keynes (KEENZ) is a city and the largest settlement in Buckinghamshire, England, about 50 miles (80 km) north-west of London. At the 2021 Census, the population of its urban area was 264,349. The River Great Ouse forms the northern boundary of the urban area; a tributary, the River Ouzel, meanders through its linear parks and balancing lakes. Approximately 25% of the urban area is parkland or woodland and includes two Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs).

In the 1960s, the UK government decided that a further generation of new towns in the South East of England was needed to relieve housing congestion in London. This new town (in planning documents, 'new city'), Milton Keynes, was to be the biggest yet, with a target population of 250,000 and a 'designated area' of about 22,000 acres (9,000 ha). At designation, its area incorporated the existing towns of Bletchley, Fenny Stratford, Wolverton and Stony Stratford, along with another fifteen villages and farmland in between. These settlements had an extensive historical record since the Norman conquest; detailed archaeological investigations prior to development revealed evidence of human occupation from the Neolithic period to modern times, including in particular the Milton Keynes Hoard of Bronze Age gold jewellery. The government established Milton Keynes Development Corporation (MKDC) to design and deliver this new city. The Corporation decided on a softer, more human-scaled landscape than in the earlier English new towns but with an emphatically modernist architecture. Recognising how traditional towns and cities had become choked in traffic, they established a 'relaxed' grid of distributor roads about 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) between edges, leaving the spaces between to develop more organically. An extensive network of shared paths for leisure cyclists and pedestrians criss-crosses through and between them. Again rejecting the residential tower blocks that had been so recently fashionable but unloved, they set a height limit of three storeys outside the planned centre.

Facilities include a 1,400-seat theatre, a municipal art gallery, two multiplex cinemas, an ecumenical central church, a 400-seat concert hall, a teaching hospital, a 30,500-seat football stadium, an indoor ski-slope and a 65,000-capacity open-air concert venue. Seven railway stations serve the Milton Keynes urban area (one inter-city). The Open University is based here and there is a small campus of the University of Bedfordshire. Most major sports are represented at amateur level; Red Bull Racing (Formula One), MK Dons (association football), and Milton Keynes Lightning (ice hockey) are its professional teams. The Peace Pagoda overlooking Willen Lake was the first such to be built in Europe. The many works of sculpture in parks and public spaces include the iconic Concrete Cows at Milton Keynes Museum.

Milton Keynes is among the most economically productive localities in the UK, ranking highly against a number of criteria. It has the UK's fifth-highest number of business startups per capita (but equally of business failures). It is home to several major national and international companies. Despite economic success and personal wealth for some, there are pockets of nationally significant poverty. The employment profile is composed of about 90% service industries and 9% manufacturing.

On 15 August 2022, the Crown Office announced that the Queen had ordained by letters patent that the (then) Borough of Milton Keynes should have city status.

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Summary for High Street, MILTON KEYNES, MK17 8RF

South East
This postcode is in the parish of
Woburn Sands
in
Danesborough & Walton
within
Milton Keynes
Rural/Urban
Urban City and town   ?

Roadworks near MK17 8RF

Today's roadworks within 3 miles
Planned
4
In Progress
29
Completed
1
Cancelled
2

Road Safety near MK17 8RF

Details of personal injury accidents in and around High Street, MK17 8RF that have been reported to Thames Valley Police over the past 20 years.

Traffic Levels near MK17 8RF

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Police

This area is policed by Thames Valley Police.

Thames Valley Police split their policing area into 108 separate neighbourhoods and this postcode is in the Danesborough and Walton neighbourhood.

Thames Valley Police

Danesborough and Walton Neighbourhood Crime

Top 3 Categories

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Violent Crime
Jan 2024
88
Dec 2023
55
Anti-social Behaviour
Jan 2024
13
Dec 2023
8
Public Order
Jan 2024
12
Dec 2023
9

Member of UK Parliament

This postcode is in the Milton Keynes South parliamentary constituency.

Milton Keynes South is a constituency in the South East region of England. The seat has been held by Iain Stewart (Conservative) since May 2010.

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Most Recent House Sales for High Street, MK17 8RF

25 - 27 HIGH STREET, MK17 8RF
12 Jan 2009
£120,000
23 HIGH STREET, MK17 8RF
25 Mar 2004
£125,000
21 HIGH STREET, MK17 8RF
7 Apr 2003
£125,000

Local Petrol Station Prices

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Diesel Standard (B7)
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Coordinates for MK17 8RF

Latitude
52.011141
Longitude
-0.646645

Residents at MK17 8RF

Households
1
Male
1
Female
0
People per Household
1.00

Sunrise and Sunset at MK17 8RF

Sunrise
05:43
Sunset
18:31

Traffic Emission and Congestion Zones

MK17 8RF is not covered by a Traffic Emission or Congestion Zone

Historical Weather Summary

Clear22.80%
Cloudy64.88%
Rain6.27%
Windy5.92%
Other0.13%

Population

Milton Keynes
275,000

Deprivation Index

90.1 England
The lower the score (out of 100),
the more deprived the postcode

Average Energy Performance

Domestic Certificates

Companies Registered at MK17 8RF

Active
131
Inactive
31

Postcode Details for MK17 8RF

Introduced
1 Jan 1980

Recent Updates

17 Mar 2024
Schools Data updated for March 2024
16 Mar 2024
Companies Data updated for February 2024
2 Mar 2024
Police and Crime data updated for January 2024
1 Mar 2024
Energy Performance Certificates (England and Wales) updated January 2024
28 Feb 2024
Sold House Price data updated for January 2024
24 Feb 2024
Added National Park details to Postcodes
18 Feb 2024
Added Traffic Camera Views to Roadworks within London
17 Feb 2024
Schools Data updated for February 2024

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