Stratford Road, Wolverton, Milton Keynes, MK12 5LJ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding MK12 5LJ has a slightly higher male population, with 52.6% of residents being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	46.1%	47.4%	1.3%	51.0%	-3.6%
Male	53.9%	52.6%	-1.3%	49.0%	3.6%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	40.4%	41.2%	0.8%	37.9%	3.3%
Married: Opposite sex	43.9%	44.9%	1.0%	44.2%	0.7%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Separated	3.1%	0.8%	-2.3%	2.2%	-1.4%
Divorced	9.1%	7.3%	-1.8%	9.1%	-1.8%
Widowed	3.4%	5.4%	2.0%	6.1%	-0.7%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (87.6%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either a younger population or more affluent area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	46.4%	54.1%	7.7%	48.4%	5.7%
Good health	39.8%	33.5%	-6.3%	33.6%	-0.1%
Fair health	10.1%	10%	-0.1%	12.7%	-2.7%
Bad health	3.1%	2.2%	-0.9%	4.0%	-1.8%
Very bad health	0.7%	0.2%	-0.5%	1.2%	-1.0%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	19.4%	15.6%	-3.8%	18.2%	-2.6%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	17.9%	10.5%	-7.4%	9.6%	0.9%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	16.3%	10.2%	-6.1%	13.4%	-3.2%
Apprenticeship	2.2%	5.9%	3.7%	5.3%	0.6%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9.1%	15.3%	6.2%	16.9%	-1.6%
Degree or Similar	29.8%	38.2%	8.4%	33.8%	4.4%
Other	5.3%	4.2%	-1.1%	2.8%	1.4%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 53.5% of the residents identify as white, which is lower than the UK average of 81.4%, there are significant representations of other ethnic groups.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	0%	0.6%	0.6%	1.1%	-0.5%
Chinese	0.7%	1.9%	1.2%	0.7%	1.2%
Indian	3.1%	3.7%	0.6%	3.1%	0.6%
Pakistani	20.2%	22.1%	1.9%	2.7%	19.4%
Other Asian	6.1%	5.6%	-0.5%	1.6%	4.0%
Black African	1.6%	5.4%	3.8%	2.5%	2.9%
Black Caribbean	0.5%	0.6%	0.1%	1.0%	-0.4%
Other Black	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.5%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	0.7%	0.4%	-0.3%	0.8%	-0.4%
Mixed White and African	0.2%	1.3%	1.1%	0.4%	0.9%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.6%	1.5%	-0.1%	0.9%	0.6%
Mixed Other	0%	2.2%	2.2%	0.8%	1.4%
White	63.5%	53.5%	-10.0%	81.4%	-27.9%
Arab	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	1.2%	1.1%	-0.1%	1.6%	-0.5%

Country of Birth

In this area, 64.6% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is lower than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	73.2%	64.6%	-8.6%	83.2%	-18.6%
European Union	4.2%	6.7%	2.5%	6.1%	0.6%
Rest of Europe	0.2%	2.6%	2.4%	0.8%	1.8%
Africa	1.9%	4.3%	2.4%	2.7%	1.6%
Middle East and Asia	20%	20%	0.0%	5.6%	14.4%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.2%	1.7%	1.5%	1.3%	0.4%
Oceania	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	72.5%	64.4%	-8.1%	83.2%	-18.8%
10+ Years	3.3%	18.4%	15.1%	9.8%	8.6%
5-10 Years	6.6%	6.1%	-0.5%	2.9%	3.2%
2-5 Years	7.3%	5.6%	-1.7%	2.2%	3.4%
Less than 2 years	10.4%	5.4%	-5.0%	1.9%	3.5%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	69.5%	76.7%	-7.2%
Ireland	0.9%	0.6%	0.3%
France	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Italy	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
Portugal	0.4%	0.5%	-0.1%
Spain	2.6%	0.4%	2.2%
Lithuania	1.9%	0.3%	1.6%
Poland	1.3%	1.3%	0.0%
Romania	0.9%	0.9%	0.0%
Other EU countries	4.3%	1.5%	2.8%
Turkey	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Central and Western Africa	1.1%	0.3%	0.8%
South and Eastern Africa	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
Eastern Asia	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Southern Asia	8.2%	1.2%	7.0%
Central and South America	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
No passport held	6.7%	13.5%	-6.8%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	31.1%	37.2%	-6.1%
Christian	29.2%	46.2%	-17.0%
Hindu	3.7%	1.7%	2.0%
Muslim	30%	6.5%	23.5%
Not answered	6%	6.0%	0.0%

Safety

Is Stratford Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Stratford Road was 0.0 per 1,000 residents, matching the Wolverton average.

Violent and sexual offences accounted for a small share of all recorded crimes .

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 78% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£54,200

Income Rank
8/10

Household Income in MK12 5LJ, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 5/10 (average )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 5/10 (average )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 4/10 (below average )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 5/10 (average )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 5/10 (average )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 6/10 (average )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 6/10 (average )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Stratford Road are based on 266 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Milton Keynes.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Stratford Road, Wolverton, Milton Keynes, MK12 5LJ

Estimated Average Property Prices for MK12 5LJ

Average Price
£305,422

Semi-Detached
£199,608

Terraced
£300,306

Detached
£949,565

Flats/Maisonettes
£149,976

Other
£241,546

Estimated Average Property Prices for Stratford Road

Average Price
£480,386

Semi-Detached
£356,331

Terraced
£341,818

Detached
£475,101

Flats/Maisonettes
£196,455

Other
£2,728,319

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Stratford Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
17A Stratford Road, Milton Keynes, Milton Keynes Terraced, an established residential building	£275,000	2023-09-22	£289,697
13 Stratford Road, Milton Keynes, Milton Keynes Other, an established residential building	£325,000	2021-06-23	£351,429
19 Stratford Road, Milton Keynes, Milton Keynes Terraced, an established residential building	£200,000	2020-09-14	£245,509
14 Stratford Road, Milton Keynes, Milton Keynes Other, an established residential building	£325,000	2020-05-28	£378,014
5A Stratford Road, Milton Keynes, Milton Keynes Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£130,000	2020-01-15	£151,206

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for MK12 5LJ

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	146
Part-Time Employee	39
Self-Employed	37
Looking after home or family	34
Retired	29
Other	17
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	14
Student (economically inactive)	14
Unemployed	13
Long-Term Sick or disabled	11

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	37
Education	26
Transport and storage	22
Manufacturing	19
Information and communication	18
Human health and social work activities	17
Accommodation and food service activities	15
Other	14
Financial and insurance activities	11
Administrative and support service activities	8
Construction	7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	7
Professional, scientific and technical activities	6
Real estate activities	4
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Wyvern School Aylesbury Street , Wolverton MK12 5HU	3out of 4	431 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bushfield School Moon Street , Wolverton MK12 5JG	3out of 4	598 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Greenleys Junior School Marron Lane , Wolverton MK12 5DE	4out of 4	1,065 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Greenleys First School Ardwell Lane , Greenleys MK12 6AT	3out of 4	1,265 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
New Bradwell Primary School Bounty Street , New Bradwell MK13 0BQ	4out of 4	1,364 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Radcliffe School Aylesbury Street West , Wolverton MK12 5BT	2out of 4	951 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Stantonbury School Purbeck , MK14 6BN	- not rated	2,967 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Watling Academy Barrosa Way , MK8 1EP	- not rated	3,748 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Denbigh School Burchard Crescent , Shenley Church End MK5 6EX	3out of 4	4,934 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Hazeley Academy Emperor Drive , Hazeley MK8 0PT	3out of 4	5,357 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Slated Row School Old Wolverton Road , Wolverton MK12 5NJ	4out of 4	1,110 yd	Community special school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Webber Independent School Soskin Drive , Stantonbury Fields MK14 6DP	- not rated	3,524 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Stephenson Academy Crosslands , Stantonbury MK14 6AX	3out of 4	3,703 yd	Academy special sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
SMK Gateway - Alternative Provision 1st Floor, The Point , 602 Midsummer Boulevard MK9 3GN	- not rated	4,973 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Grove Independent School Redland Drive , Loughton MK5 8HD	- not rated	5,138 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Aradela Ltd	19 Stratford Road	5 yd
Royal Grill & Sweets	21a Stratford Road	17 yd
Palm (Antep Kitchen)	1 Stratford Road	17 yd
FoodCycle Milton Keynes Wolverton	The Old Bath House, 205 Stratford Road	34 yd
Eating Greek MK	8 Church Street	97 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The North Western Hotel	11 Stratford Road	17 yd
The New Queen Victoria	42 Church Street	97 yd
Milton Keynes Snooker Club	First And Second Floor, 2-8 The Square	219 yd
Masonic Hall	22-24 The Square	219 yd
Wolverton Workmen's Social Club	49-51 Stratford Road	293 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Trading As Super Kebab & Pizza	3 Stratford Road	17 yd
Pizza Hut	8 Stratford Road	17 yd
Millennium	1a Stratford Road	17 yd
Forky's	1b Radcliffe Street	37 yd
Friars Fish and Chips	34 Church Street	97 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	Stratford Road	113 yd
Asda	1-2 Glyn Square	221 yd
Lidl	Stratford Road	420 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Old Bath House & Community Centre STRATFORD ROAD		34 yd
Frantic Uk (Closed) 6A-6C 6A-6C Church Street	health and fitness suite	139 yd
Atlas Fitness GLYN SQUARE	health and fitness suite	267 yd
Bushfield School MOON STREET	grass pitches	486 yd
Wolverton Sports Club Osborne Street	grass pitches, tennis courts	598 yd
Wolverton Pool (Closed) Aylesbury Street West	swimming pool	871 yd
Wolverton Swimming & Fitness Centre Addington Avenue	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	914 yd
Radcliffe School Aylesbury Street West	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, tennis courts	1,031 yd
Greenleys Junior School MARRON LANE	grass pitches	1,064 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	97.3%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	89.2%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	89.2%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	89.2%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	54.8 Mbit/s
Average download speed	52.4 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	80 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	80 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10.6 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	11.6 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.