MK12 5DF is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood located 0.3km from Hodge Lea in Milton Keynes. Note: this is a large-user or commercial postcode — residential population data may be limited. Administratively it sits within Wolverton ward and the Milton Keynes North constituency.
Day-to-day life in MK12 5DF has the character of a mixed area of service workers, students and families in semi-detached housing. The daytime character shifts — ethnically mixed workforce primarily in care and education. An average age of 33 points to a young professional and early-career population — ambitious, mobile, and predominantly renting.
Safety: Crime rates are low here at 41 incidents per 1,000 residents — well below average and reassuring for families. The Index of Multiple Deprivation places this area in the most deprived 20% nationally — this often means more affordable prices and active local authority investment, but also fewer amenities and higher benefit dependency.
Census 2021 statistics for MK12 5DF are sourced from Output Area E00084944 (shared with 5 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.
MK12 5DF House Prices & Local Information
Comprehensive demographic deep-dive and infrastructure audit for MK12 5DF.
327
33
£ 41,000 /yr
45%
Neighbourhood Index
infoHow calculated?Score 1–10 — how this postcode ranks nationally (10 = top 10%)
Index Insight: MK12 5DF falls into the lower 30% nationally for affluence, pointing to a more accessible but economically challenged demographic. Employment metrics are below the national average, which typically reflects either economic deprivation or a highly retired population.
Area Character
No single demographic signal dominates MK12 5DF — age 33, 28% ownership, 23% private renting: a mixed-tenure, multi-generational community. prices and low crime put this mixed postcode in the more desirable bracket.
mapGeographic Location
Demographic Deep-Dive
The Census 2021 data below shows the full population breakdown for MK12 5DF. The average age is 32.5. Figures are sourced from the Office for National Statistics and cover ethnicity, age, religion, education, occupation, housing tenure, and more.
Ethnicity Profile
Economic Activity
Age & Housing: A mid-life demographic with high rental density. The population consists largely of working adults in their thirties and forties renting their homes.
gavel Crime Overview 12 Months (up to 2026-02)
MK12 5DF has low crime rates — 41 incidents per 1,000 residents. The most reported categories are violence and sexual offences and criminal damage and arson. Commercial streets and transport hubs naturally generate more incidents than quiet residential roads.
school Local Schools
Greenleys Junior School
Greenleys First School
Wyvern School
The Radcliffe School
Bushfield School
St Mary Magdalene Catholic Primary School
Slated Row School
storefront Nearby Amenities
Retailers - Other
15 nearby- Greenleys Wine0.2 km
- Premier0.5 km
- The Green Supermarket0.2 km
- Trading as Welcome Stratford Park Stores in Partnership with CO-OP0.6 km
- Well Pharmacy0.2 km
- + 10 more
Takeaway Shop
14 nearby- Oriental Inn Express1.0 km
- Sattvic Foods0.9 km
- Peri Peri Original1.0 km
- Turkish Grill1.0 km
- Wolverton Tandoori0.9 km
- + 9 more
Pub, NightClub
6 nearby- Masonic Hall0.8 km
- The Craufurd Arms Hotel0.9 km
- Milton Keynes Snooker Club0.8 km
- Wolverton Sports Club0.5 km
- Wolverton Town Bowls Club0.5 km
- + 1 more
Restaurant, Cafe
10 nearby- Cafe Balti0.9 km
- Faith Dimensions Ministries0.9 km
- MK Christian Foundation0.8 km
- MK Everest0.9 km
- Trading as Akasaka Wolverton1.0 km
- + 5 more
Supermarkets
2 nearby- Lidl1.0 km
- Tesco0.2 km
train Transport Links
Train Stations
- Wolverton1.4 km
- Milton Keynes Central3.6 km
- Milton Keynes4.1 km
Bus Stops
- Greenleys Lane0.1 km
- Greenleys Lane0.1 km
- Greenleys Lane0.2 km
- Gloucester Road0.2 km
- Gloucester Road0.2 km
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Postcode Profile: MK125DF · Data under Open Government Licence