MK3 5AX

a postcode in Milton Keynes

Introduced in January 1980

MK3 5AX	Normal (geographic) postcodes	Large user postcodes

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Streets Associated with MK3 5AX

Cottingham Grove - 35 properties, USRN 25800896

Street names are those nearest to properties in this postcode, they are not necessarily the postal address

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.9912 / 51°59'28"N

Longitude: -0.7409 / 0°44'27"W

UTM Reference: 30U 655106 5762467

OS Easting: 486548

OS Northing: 233273

OS Grid: SP865332

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR D0W.5GZ

Mapcode Global: VHDTF.36NX

Open Location Code: 9C3XX7R5+FJ

Maidenhead Locator System: IO91px17

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

urban city or town
a town or city, surrounded by populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 5a1

Ethnically Diverse Suburb-an Professionals
Outer Suburbs
Outer Suburb Asian Mix

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 24404 / 32844

8th decile
less deprived

Demographics are based on the LSOA containing this postcode and not necessarily this postcode alone

Sun and Moon Times for MK3 5AX on Wednesday 10 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light)	02:39
Civil twilight begins (Dawn)	03:55
Sunrise	04:43
Transit (sun is at its highest)	13:02
Sunset	21:21
Civil twilight ends (Dusk)	22:09
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall)	23:24

Hours of daylight today	04:13 to 21:51
Hours of darkness tonight (lighting-up time)	21:51 to 04:13
Moon Phase	Waning Crescent
Moon Rises	00:48
Moon sets	14:51

For a full sun and moon calendar for MK3 5AX, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in MK3 5AX

Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
15 June 2023	52 Cottingham Grove, Bletchley, Milton Keynes MK3 5AX	Semi-detached	Freehold	£405,000
10 December 2021	58 Cottingham Grove, Bletchley, Milton Keynes MK3 5AX	Semi-detached	Freehold	£155,000
8 December 2021	40 Cottingham Grove, Bletchley, Milton Keynes MK3 5AX	Semi-detached	Freehold	£425,000
21 May 2021	22 Cottingham Grove, Bletchley, Milton Keynes MK3 5AX	Semi-detached	Freehold	£495,000
29 October 2020	26 Cottingham Grove, Bletchley, Milton Keynes MK3 5AX	Semi-detached	Freehold	£280,000
8 November 2019	20 Cottingham Grove, Bletchley, Milton Keynes MK3 5AX	Semi-detached	Freehold	£330,000
27 August 2019	38 Cottingham Grove, Bletchley, Milton Keynes MK3 5AX	Semi-detached	Freehold	£310,000
6 January 2017	2 Cottingham Grove, Bletchley, Milton Keynes MK3 5AX	Detached	Freehold	£460,000
27 May 2015	2 Cottingham Grove, Bletchley, Milton Keynes MK3 5AX	Detached	Freehold	£280,000
15 August 2011	6 Cottingham Grove, Bletchley, Milton Keynes MK3 5AX	Semi-detached	Freehold	£170,000
8 July 2011	24 Cottingham Grove, Bletchley, Milton Keynes MK3 5AX	Semi-detached	Freehold	£235,000
25 March 2011	56 Cottingham Grove, Bletchley, Milton Keynes MK3 5AX	Semi-detached	Freehold	£229,995
3 December 2010	20 Cottingham Grove, Bletchley, Milton Keynes MK3 5AX	Semi-detached	Freehold	£225,000
12 May 2009	60 Cottingham Grove, Bletchley, Milton Keynes MK3 5AX	Semi-detached	Freehold	£130,000
26 January 2009	44 Cottingham Grove, Bletchley, Milton Keynes MK3 5AX	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£45,000
25 May 2007	14 Cottingham Grove, Bletchley, Milton Keynes MK3 5AX	Semi-detached	Freehold	£182,500
8 December 2006	54 Cottingham Grove, Bletchley, Milton Keynes MK3 5AX	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£227,000
8 August 2006	32 Cottingham Grove, Bletchley, Milton Keynes MK3 5AX	Semi-detached	Freehold	£90,000
12 August 2005	30 Cottingham Grove, Bletchley, Milton Keynes MK3 5AX	Semi-detached	Freehold	£190,000
13 January 2005	2b Cottingham Grove, Bletchley, Milton Keynes MK3 5AX	Detached	Freehold	£175,000
15 October 2004	22 Cottingham Grove, Bletchley, Milton Keynes MK3 5AX	Semi-detached	Freehold	£204,000
19 September 2003	20 Cottingham Grove, Bletchley, Milton Keynes MK3 5AX	Semi-detached	Freehold	£177,000
4 April 2003	14 Cottingham Grove, Bletchley, Milton Keynes MK3 5AX	Semi-detached	Freehold	£160,000
19 November 2001	30 Cottingham Grove, Bletchley, Milton Keynes MK3 5AX	Semi-detached	Freehold	£90,000
20 April 2000	38 Cottingham Grove, Bletchley, Milton Keynes MK3 5AX	Semi-detached	Freehold	£94,000
19 April 2000	22 Cottingham Grove, Bletchley, Milton Keynes MK3 5AX	Semi-detached	Freehold	£99,000
9 July 1999	4 Cottingham Grove, Bletchley, Milton Keynes MK3 5AX	Semi-detached	Freehold	£94,000
22 May 1998	24 Cottingham Grove, Bletchley, Milton Keynes MK3 5AX	Semi-detached	Freehold	£78,000
23 February 1996	22 Cottingham Grove, Bletchley, Milton Keynes MK3 5AX	Semi-detached	Freehold	£62,000

Key to property sale icons:

	First sale of newbuild property. This includes new properties created from existing properties, such as residential conversions of commercial or agricultural property, or subdivision of a larger residential property.
	Subsequent sale of existing property.
	Standard sale at market value to private individual.
	Additional (non-standard) sale. This includes repossessions, buy-to-lets and transfers of property sold to non-private individuals.

Elected Representatives for MK3 5AX

United Kingdom Parliament

Constituency

Buckingham and Bletchley

MP

Callum Anderson Labour

Milton Keynes Council

Unitary Authority ward (UTW)

Bletchley Park

Councillors

Waqas Ahmad Labour

Nigel Long Labour

Ayesha Khanom Labour

MK3 5AX also falls within the Civil Parish of West Bletchley, which has its own parish council and parish councillors. These are not shown here.

Elected representative data is updated approximately monthly, so may not include recent by-elections or vacancies.

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for MK3 5AX

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
E00084353		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 January 2009	ONS
E01016713	Milton Keynes 031B	Lower layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 February 2004	ONS
E02003489	Milton Keynes 031	Middle layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 August 2004	ONS
E04012194	West Bletchley	Civil Parishes	Administrative	1 April 2011	DLUHC
E05009407	Bletchley Park	Electoral Wards/Divisions	Administrative/Electoral	22 May 2014	DLUHC
E06000042	Milton Keynes	Unitary Authorities	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E12000008	South East	Regions	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E14001141	Buckingham and Bletchley	Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies	Electoral	4 July 2024	LGBC
E23000029	Thames Valley	Police Force Areas	Other	1 January 2009	Home Office
E30000243	Milton Keynes	Travel to Work Areas	Other	31 July 2015	ONS
E33037285		Workplace Zones	Census	31 December 2011	ONS
E37000057	South East Midlands	Local Enterprise Partnerships	Other	1 April 2020	BEIS
E38000249	NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes ICB - M1J4Y	Sub Integrated Care Board Locations	Health	1 July 2022	ODS
E40000007	East of England	NHS England Regions	Health	1 April 2019	ODS
E54000024	NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board	Integrated Care Boards	Health	1 July 2022	ODS
E56000035	East of England	Cancer Alliances	Health	1 April 2024	NHS England
E63011059	Bletchley	Built Up Areas	Census	17 April 2024	OS
E65000001	England Non-National Park Area	England Non-National Park Area	Census	27 February 2023	ONS
E92000001	England	Country	Administrative	1 January 2009	ONS

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