Old Stratford
Old Stratford is a town or village in Buckinghamshire, England, with 11 bus stops and the nearest railway station being Wolverton, 3.9 km away. It has around 27 restaurants and cafés, 2 pharmacies, and 1 GP surgery. There were around 30 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly Anti-social behaviour. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Old Stratford area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Milton Keynes area is around the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 287,062 residents at roughly 930 people per km².
- Council
- Milton Keynes
- County
- Buckinghamshire
- Constituency
- Milton Keynes South
- Police force
- Thames Valley
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 151st of 294 English council areas — better than 49% of them.
A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
17°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 22° / 17° · 75% rain
- Tomorrow: 24° / 14° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:33Sunset 19:25
12h 52m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
21US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Northampton Spring Park, United Kingdom
Crime
40 reported · July 2026▲ 43% YoY
- Anti-social behaviour11
- Violence & sexual offences8
- Other theft5
- Shoplifting5
2 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs
Neighbourhood team: Deanshanger and Grange Park · Northamptonshire
Local policing priorities
- The new priorities for this period (April 2026 to September 2026) are: • Rural crime • Road safety and road traffic offences • Drug deali…
- Road Safety & Road Traffic Offences
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
317 reported road collisions (2024)
43 killed or seriously injured · 396 casualties · 11 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
116 food businesses within 2 miles
- 101 rated 4–5 ★ (88 top)
- 2 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Wolverton (4.3 km)
- 8 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Wolverton (4.3 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£325,104 average▼ 0.1% YoY
Across Milton Keynes · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,343 average monthly rent▲ 3.8% YoY
- 1 bed £977
- 2 bed £1,216
- 3 bed £1,450
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
Affordability
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
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 157.9p · BP (7.8 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 187.7p · Asda (11.5 km)
11 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
91 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
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches10
- Playgrounds10
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local news
- Roadmap to deliver Bletchley and Fenny Stratford Vision· 10 Sept 2026
- Serpentine Court set for demolition· 9 Sept 2026
- City Council boosts local support for SEND· 9 Sept 2026
- The Big Conversation returns as residents shape future of council housing· 8 Sept 2026
- City Council to invest extra £2.5m in buying council homes· 7 Sept 2026
Source: Milton Keynes Council
Population
287,062 residents in Milton Keynes · 930/km²
- Under 16: 22%
- 16–64: 65%
- 65+: 14%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Deprivation
Around the average in England
Ranked 172 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
5% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Council tax
£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
Schools
124 schools · 52,938 pupils
89 primary · 12 secondary · 23 other
Ofsted: 41 of 43 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (95%)
113inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Watling AcademyOutstanding
- Lord Grey AcademyGood
- Walton HighGood
- Stantonbury SchoolRequires improvement
- Denbigh School
- E-Act Ousedale School
- Lift Sir Herbert Leon
- Shenley Brook End School
- St Paul's Catholic School
- The Hazeley Academy
- The Milton Keynes Academy
- The Radcliffe School
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Milton Keynes
Care & health services
379 CQC-registered services
- Care homes49
- GP practices55
- Dentists60
- Homecare agencies177
- Hospitals & hospices8
CQC ratings: 92% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 4 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · Milton Keynes
Heritage & planning
- Not in the Green Belt
- 162 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
222 applications decided
91% granted · 202 granted, 20 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Your MP
Sarah Bool
Conservative
South Northamptonshire
Recent votes:
- NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- NoClosure motion
- AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145
- NoRepresentation of the People Bill: Third Reading
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Liberal Democrat / Labour coalition
- Lab 18
- Con 12
- LD 20
- Ref 9
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools3
- GPs & clinics1
- Pharmacies2
- Parks & greens11
- Restaurants & cafés27
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
14,650 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
4 jobs advertised · £50,960 avg
e.g. Become a Geography Tutor in Old Stratford – Flexible & Remote, Online Computer science Tutoring Job in Old Stratford – Flexible Schedule, Tutor
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£818 median full-time weekly pay
4% 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
Energy efficiency
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
Grid electricity
74% low-carbon electricity
Biomass 40% · Wind 32% · Gas 26% · Nuclear 1%
151 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity
Latest estimate for East Midlands · National Grid ESO
Health
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
Wellbeing
- 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
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in South Northamptonshire:
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership425 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office413 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Stop megasheds being built & operated 24/7 close to homes and communities 401 local signatures · 10,809 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s354 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership327 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Old Stratford · 0.2 kmOld Stratford is a village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 Census was 1,935. The 'Stratford' part of the village name is Anglo-Saxon in origin and mea…
Stony Stratford Town F.C. · 0.9 kmStony Stratford Town F.C. is a football club based in Stony Stratford, a constituent town of Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England. The Senior Team are currently members of the Spartan South Midlands League Division…
St Mary & St Giles Church, Stony Stratford · 1.2 kmSt Mary & St Giles Church is a parish church in Stony Stratford, in Milton Keynes, England. It is a Grade II* listed building.
Stony Stratford · 1.3 kmStony Stratford is a market town in Buckinghamshire and a constituent town of Milton Keynes, England. It is located on Watling Street, historically the Roman road from London to Chester. It is also a civil parish with…
Passenham · 1.8 kmPassenham 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.
Cosgrove Hall, Northamptonshire · 1.8 kmCosgrove Hall is an early-18th-century Grade II listed country house in Cosgrove, Northamptonshire. It was built on the site of an earlier house by the Furtho family. It is not open to the public. It may have been bui…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Old Stratford?
- Old Stratford is a town in Buckinghamshire, England, in the Milton Keynes local authority.
- How deprived is Old Stratford?
- The Milton Keynes local authority, which includes Old Stratford, is around the average in England on the IoD2019.