Overview for Bedford Street, MILTON KEYNES, MK17 9QB

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 Bedford Street, MILTON KEYNES, MK17 9QB

East of England
This postcode is in the parish of
Woburn
in
Aspley & Woburn
within
Central Bedfordshire
Rural/Urban
Village   ?

Roadworks near MK17 9QB

Today's roadworks within 3 miles
Planned
3
In Progress
19
Completed
2
Cancelled
2

Road Safety near MK17 9QB

Details of personal injury accidents in and around Bedford Street, MK17 9QB that have been reported to Bedfordshire Police over the past 20 years.

Traffic Levels near MK17 9QB

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Milton Keynes and nearby Videos From YouTube

Milton Keynes - Tear Drop Lakes Spring 2020. Drone footage Captured with DJI Mavic Mini.

Highlight reel of the Oakhill Fields situated just beyond the borders of Milton Keynes. Footage captured Spring 2020. Footage ...

Channel: DAN CASIO (View Channel)

Published: 26 Apr 2020

Police

This area is policed by Bedfordshire Police.

Bedfordshire Police split their policing area into 17 separate neighbourhoods and this postcode is in the Flitwick, and Ampthill, Marston and Cranfield neighbourhood.

Bedfordshire Police

Flitwick, and Ampthill, Marston and Cranfield Neighbourhood Crime

Top 3 Categories

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Violent Crime
Jan 2024
87
Dec 2023
83
Shoplifting
Jan 2024
30
Dec 2023
12
Other Theft
Jan 2024
27
Dec 2023
13

Member of UK Parliament

This postcode is in the Mid Bedfordshire parliamentary constituency.

Mid Bedfordshire is a constituency in the East of England region of England. The seat has been held by Alistair Strathern (Labour) since October 2023.

MP photograph

Most Recent House Sales for Bedford Street, MK17 9QB

HOBOURN HOUSE, 12 BEDFORD STREET, MK17 9QB
1 Jul 2022
£1,582,500
1 BUTTERWORTH YARD, 15 BEDFORD STREET, MK17 9QB
29 Jan 2021
£825,000
30 BEDFORD STREET, MK17 9QB
6 Nov 2020
£740,000
11 BEDFORD STREET, MK17 9QB
11 Oct 2019
£570,000

Local Petrol Station Prices

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Diesel Standard (B7)
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Coordinates for MK17 9QB

Latitude
51.990076
Longitude
-0.619594

Residents at MK17 9QB

Households
22
Male
23
Female
28
People per Household
2.32

Sunrise and Sunset at MK17 9QB

Sunrise
05:43
Sunset
18:31

Traffic Emission and Congestion Zones

MK17 9QB is not covered by a Traffic Emission or Congestion Zone

Historical Weather Summary

Clear22.61%
Cloudy62.98%
Rain6.15%
Windy8.17%
Other0.09%

Population

Central Bedfordshire
291,000

Deprivation Index

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

Average Energy Performance

Domestic Certificates

Companies Registered at MK17 9QB

Active
9
Inactive
1

Postcode Details for MK17 9QB

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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