Turvey
Turvey is a village in Buckinghamshire, England, with a population of around 940. It has 2 bus stops. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Turvey 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 North
- 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
18°COvercast
- Today: 25° / 16° · 42% rain
- Tomorrow: 21° / 13° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
8US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Northampton Spring Park, United Kingdom
Crime
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
17 food businesses within 2 miles
- 16 rated 4–5 ★ (15 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- 0 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Bedford (10.4 km):
Loading live departures…
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: 167.9p · Morrisons (11.1 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Morrisons (11.1 km)
2 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
10 charging locations within ~8 km
- Fastest nearby: 22 kW
- Nearest: Lavendon Pre-School (2.5 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches2
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
- In a conservation area (Turvey)
- Not in the Green Belt
- 73 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
Richard Fuller
Conservative
North Bedfordshire
Recent votes:
- NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- NoClosure motion
- AyeSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
- NoDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
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
- Schools1
- Parks & greens3
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
14,650 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
25 jobs advertised
e.g. Online Chemistry Tutor - Part Time, Become a Computer science Tutor in Turvey – Flexible & Remote, Online Arabic Tutoring Job in Turvey – Flexible Schedule
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
53% low-carbon electricity
Gas 46% · Nuclear 20% · Wind 16% · Biomass 8%
191 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity
Latest estimate for East England · 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 North Bedfordshire:
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases619 local signatures · 104,741 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership428 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test354 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office353 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s323 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Turvey, Bedfordshire · 0.1 kmTurvey is a village and civil parish on the River Great Ouse in the Borough of Bedford, Bedfordshire, England, about 7 miles (11 km) west of Bedford town centre. The village is on the A428 road between Bedford and Nor…
All Saints Church, Turvey · 0.1 kmAll Saints Church, Turvey is a Grade I listed parish church in Turvey, Bedfordshire, England. The church originated in the Saxon period, and was largely rebuilt in the 13th century with later additions in the 14th and…
Turvey House and Gardens · 0.4 kmTurvey House and Gardens are a country house, gardens and parkland, situated by the village of Turvey in Bedfordshire, England. The gardens and parkland are listed Grade II in Historic England's Register of Parks and…
A428 road · 0.5 kmThe A428 road is a major road in central and eastern England. It runs between the cities of Coventry and Cambridge by way of the county towns of Northampton and Bedford. The A428 was formerly part of the main route fr…
- Stevington and Turvey Light Railway · 0.5 km
The Stevington and Turvey Light Railway was a 2 ft narrow gauge light railway on the outskirts of the village of Turvey in Bedfordshire, England. It was about 3⁄4 mile (1.2 km) long. The railway was formed in the e…
Turvey Abbey · 0.5 kmTurvey Abbey is located in the village of Turvey in the English county of Bedfordshire. It is dated 1605 on the north facade and 1608 on the south facade. The building is stone, with a tile roof. A dovecote, which no…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Turvey?
- Turvey is a town in Buckinghamshire, England, in the Milton Keynes local authority.
- What is the population of Turvey?
- Turvey has an approximate settlement population of 940.
- How deprived is Turvey?
- The Milton Keynes local authority, which includes Turvey, is around the average in England on the IoD2019.