Old Stratford

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• Today: 11° / 5° · 22% rain
• Tomorrow: 9° / 4° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:05Sunset 16:28

9h 22m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

22US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Leicester University, United Kingdom

• 7.3 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
• 5.4% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

29 reported · August 2026▲ 12% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences12
• Anti-social behaviour11
• Burglary1
• Drugs1

Neighbourhood team: Deanshanger and Grange Park · Northamptonshire

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

266 reported road collisions (2025)

40 killed or seriously injured · 339 casualties · 9.3 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

110 food businesses within 2 miles

• 94 rated 4–5 ★ (83 top)
• 1 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Wolverton (4.3 km)
• 8 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£323,868 average▲ 0.5% YoY

Across Milton Keynes · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,344 average monthly rent▲ 3.9% YoY

• 1 bed £978
• 2 bed £1,217
• 3 bed £1,451

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

8.4× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 8.4 times median annual pay (8.7× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

3,138 property sales in the last 12 months

12 months to May 2026

A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.

Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05

• Cheapest petrol: 157.9p · BP (7.8 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 192.9p · BP (7.8 km)

4 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

92 charging locations within ~8 km

• 24 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 150 kW
• Nearest: Milton Keynes-Hyundai (0.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports pitches10
• Playgrounds10

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

• Milton Keynes City Council to invest £3 million in major flood protection schemes· 4 Nov 2026
• City Council team helps thousands of residents live independently at home· 4 Nov 2026
• City Council welcomes new powers to help make homes safer· 30 Oct 2026
• FREE support for local businesses to cut energy bills· 30 Oct 2026
• Plans for the future of Milton Keynes move forward· 29 Oct 2026

Source: Milton Keynes Council

287,062 residents in Milton Keynes · 930/km²

• Under 16: 22%
• 16–64: 65%
• 65+: 14%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK16,318
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK16,075
• Net moves+243

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Around the average in England

Ranked 157 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

5% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£2,372 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band B (28% of 126,380)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

125 schools · 51,986 pupils

89 primary · 13 secondary · 23 other

Ofsted: 41 of 43 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (95%)

111 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Milton Keynes

379 CQC-registered services

• Care homes49
• GP practices54
• Dentists61
• Homecare agencies176
• Hospitals & hospices8

CQC ratings: 91% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 4 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Milton Keynes

• Not in the Green Belt
• 162 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

281 applications decided

88.3% granted · 248 granted, 33 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Sarah Bool

Conservative

South Northamptonshire

Source: UK Parliament

Liberal Democrat / Labour coalition

• Lab 19
• Con 12
• LD 20
• Ref 9

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools3
• GPs & clinics1
• Pharmacies2
• Parks & greens11
• Restaurants & cafés27

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

15,105 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

1 jobs advertised · £45,000 avg

e.g. Installations Field Service Engineer

Source: Adzuna

£818 median full-time weekly pay

4.1% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£25,064 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

61% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: C · 141,855 certificates

7.2% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

Life expectancy: 84.3 yrs women · 79.6 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy: 61.5 women · 60.8 men

68% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.5
• Feeling worthwhile7.7
• Happiness yesterday7.4
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.8

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

0 GP surgeries · 1 pharmacy in MK19

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in South Northamptonshire:

• Stop megasheds being built & operated 24/7 close to homes and communities 401 local signatures · 11,425 nationwide
• Protect legal right to support for children with SEND269 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth236 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills233 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks221 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

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  Old Stratford · 0.2 km

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  Stony Stratford Town F.C. · 0.9 km

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  St Mary & St Giles Church, Stony Stratford · 1.2 km

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  Stony Stratford · 1.3 km

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  Passenham · 1.8 km

  Passenham is a small village in West Northamptonshire, England. It is just north of the River Great Ouse, which forms the boundary with Buckinghamshire, and close to Stony Stratford in Milton Keynes.

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  Cosgrove Hall, Northamptonshire · 1.8 km

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