MK18 postcode area guide — Buckinghamshire
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the MK18 postcode district in Buckinghamshire — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in MK18
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
87.9%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
75.5%
Gigabit-capable
75.5%
Below USO (10Mb)
1.2%
Broadband availability in the MK18 postcode district (Buckinghamshire) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 1,227 postcodes Ofcom measures in MK18, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 87.9% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 75.5%.
Around 1.2% of premises in MK18 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in MK18
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| MK18 1AA | 100% | 0% |
| MK18 1AB | 100% | 100% |
| MK18 1AD | 100% | 66.7% |
| MK18 1AE | 100% | 100% |
| MK18 1AF | 100% | 100% |
| MK18 1AG | 100% | 66.7% |
| MK18 1AH | 100% | 100% |
| MK18 1AJ | 100% | 100% |
| MK18 1AL | 89.7% | 86.2% |
| MK18 1AN | 100% | 100% |
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Mobile signal around Buckinghamshire
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Buckinghamshire district (250,700 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
85.9%
4G outdoors — all networks
99.1%
5G outdoors — all networks
51%
Voice indoors — all networks
88.7%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in MK18
Police recorded 16 incidents within about a mile of the centre of MK18 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Shoplifting | 6 | 37.5% |
| Violence & sexual offences | 5 | 31.3% |
| Other theft | 2 | 12.5% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 1 | 6.3% |
| Public order | 1 | 6.3% |
| Other crime | 1 | 6.3% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in MK18
Based on 389 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in MK18 is £375,000, down 5.1% on the previous year (£395,000).
Detached
£522,000
145 sales
Semi-detached
£350,000
102 sales
Terraced
£292,500
101 sales
Flat / maisonette
£179,995
24 sales
Latest recorded sales in MK18
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 May 2026 | £467,500 | Detached | Portway Road | MK18 4EE |
| 20 May 2026 | £280,000 | Terraced | Bourtonville | MK18 1AZ |
| 14 May 2026 | £357,000 | Semi-detached | Catchpin Street | MK18 7RR |
| 8 May 2026 | £205,000 | Terraced | Ashgrove | MK18 2NW |
| 8 May 2026 | £823,500 | Detached | Shepperds Close | MK18 3PB |
| 7 May 2026 | £545,000 | Detached | Aris Way | MK18 1FW |
| 5 May 2026 | £1,000,000 | Detached | Queen Catherine Road | MK18 2PZ |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £247,500 | Terraced | Spinney Close | MK18 2QP |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £267,890 | Detached | Paradine Street | MK18 2GX |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £615,000 | Detached | Brook Dene | MK18 3FU |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Buckinghamshire demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Buckinghamshire district (553,079 residents, 220,327 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19.8% |
| 15–29 | 20.6% |
| 30–44 | 20.4% |
| 45–64 | 20.4% |
| 65+ | 18.8% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 70% |
| Private rented | 15.8% |
| Social rented | 10.3% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around MK18
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Latin School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,326 | MK18 1AX |
| Buckingham School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,110 | MK18 1AT |
| Stowe School | Not applicable | 12–19 | 876 | MK18 5EH |
| Sir Thomas Fremantle School | Secondary | 11–16 | 681 | MK18 3GH |
| Bourton Meadow Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 571 | MK18 7HX |
| Winslow Church of England School | Primary | 3–11 | 383 | MK18 3EN |
| Akeley Wood Senior School | Not applicable | 11–18 | 380 | MK18 5AE |
| Buckingham Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 354 | MK18 1TT |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in MK18
234 rated food businesses operate in MK18. 190 hold the top rating of 5, 20 are rated 4, and 4 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Aldi, Animal Antiks, Antep Kebab House, Aroma, Asda Express.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in MK18
From a sample of 151 Energy Performance Certificates across 9 MK18 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 32% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
1%
Band B
6%
Band C
26%
Band D
40%
Band E
19%
Band F
5%
Band G
3%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Buckinghamshire
Landlines around MK18 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.