West Bletchley
Parish in Milton Keynes, England
| Coordinates: | 51.998, -0.756 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 85 34 |
| Dialling code: | 01908 (Milton Keynes) |
West Bletchley is a civil parish and suburban area on the western edge of the town of Bletchley within the City of Milton Keynes. It is mainly residential, laid out with the characteristic grid roads and green belts of the wider new town, with local parks and the River Ouzel nearby and convenient rail and road links via Bletchley railway station.
The area’s identity is coloured by its proximity to the historic Bletchley Park, famous for Allied codebreaking in the Second World War, while day‑to‑day life centres on a mix of local shops, light industry and community facilities. Socially it is a mixed, multi‑generational neighbourhood with active community groups, sports clubs and regular local events, and housing that ranges from post‑war terraces to more recent developments.
Postcode districts covering West Bletchley
Most populated places nearby
- Milton Keynes 2.6 miles4.3 km
- Northampton 17 miles27.4 km
- Luton 15.3 miles24.5 km
- Bedford 15.8 miles25.4 km
- Stevenage 25 miles40.2 km
- Hemel Hempstead 20.8 miles33.5 km
- Aylesbury 12.7 miles20.4 km
- Dunstable 12.7 miles20.4 km
- Wellingborough 21.3 miles34.3 km
- Bletchley 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Bletchley and Fenny Stratford 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Rushden 20.9 miles33.7 km
Neighbouring places
- Bletchley Park Ward 0.2 miles0.3 km
- Bletchley West Ward 0.5 miles0.7 km
- Bletchley Built-up area 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Shenley Brook End Parish 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Bletchley East Ward 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Bletchley and Fenny Stratford Parish 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Tattenhoe Ward 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Simpson and Ashland Parish 1.8 miles2.8 km
- Newton Longville Built-up area 1.8 miles3 km
- Woughton on the Green Parish 2 miles3.2 km
- Woughton & Fishermead Ward 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Shenley Church End Parish 2.2 miles3.5 km
Example postcodes in West Bletchley
MK3 5HN, MK3 7NB, MK3 7SR, MK3 5JY, MK3 5EU, MK3 5DX, MK3 7AW, MK3 7QG, MK3 5NB … See all
Transport links
- Luton Airport 18.6 miles29.9 km
- London Heathrow Airport 38.6 miles62.1 km
- Bletchley Railway Station 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Fenny Stratford Railway Station 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Milton Keynes Bus Station 2.6 miles4.2 km
Hotels near West Bletchley Ad
- Doubletree by Hilton Milton Keynes 4 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Moxy Milton Keynes 4 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Swan Hotel 3 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Hotel La Tour 4 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Peartree Lodge Waterside 3 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Leonardo Hotel Milton Keynes 4 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Holiday Inn Milton Keynes - Central 4 2.8 miles4.6 km
- Holiday Inn Express Milton Keynes 3 4 miles6.5 km
- Mercure Milton Keynes 4 3.9 miles6.3 km
- Woughton House Hotel 4 2.5 miles4 km
Schools in West Bletchley
- Abbeys Primary School Primary
- Barleyhurst Park Primary Primary
- Cambian Bletchley Park School Independent - special
- Chestnuts Primary School Primary
- Cold Harbour C of E School Primary
- Milton Keynes Preparatory School Independent - primary
- Rickley Park Primary School Primary
- Romans Field School Special
- St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School Primary
- White Spire School Special
Local points of interest
- Stadium MK Stadium 1.2 miles2 km
- Howe Park Wood Forest 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Shenley Wood Forest 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Milton Keynes Xscape Shopping centre 3 miles4.8 km
- Midsummer Place Shopping centre 3 miles4.9 km
- Daytona Karting Recreation 3.1 miles5 km
- Theatre MK Theatre 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Ann's Wood Forest 3.7 miles5.9 km
- Stanton Wood Forest 3.7 miles6 km
- Linford Wood Forest 4 miles6.4 km
- Woburn Abbey Estate 6.9 miles11.2 km
- Wakefield Lodge Country house 9 miles14.5 km