Bacteriostatic water in Woburn Sands

Local facts for Woburn Sands

Woburn Sands sits in the MK17 postcode district (MK area), within Milton Keynes, South East, England.

MK17 is a mainland UK district, so orders to Woburn Sands go out on next-day UK delivery. How we deliver.

Nearest universities with REF 2021 research submissions in Biological Sciences or Chemistry:

• The University of Northampton, Biological Sciences, 30.8 km
• Oxford Brookes University, Biological Sciences, 48.9 km
• University of Oxford, Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 50.7 km

Straight-line distance. Listed for local context only; no affiliation implied.

Further universities within 80 km of Woburn Sands with REF 2021 submissions in these units:

• University of Cambridge (UKPRN 10007788): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 56.2 km east
• Institute of Zoology (UKPRN 10009315): Biological Sciences, 63.2 km south-east
• University College London (UKPRN 10007784): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 65.2 km south-east
• Birkbeck College (UKPRN 10007760): Biological Sciences, 65.5 km south-east
• Royal Holloway and Bedford New College (UKPRN 10005553): Biological Sciences, 66 km south
• Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine (UKPRN 10003270): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 66.1 km south-east
• Institute of Cancer Research: Royal Cancer Hospital (The) (UKPRN 10003324): Biological Sciences, 67 km south-east
• King's College London (UKPRN 10003645): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 67 km south-east

Nearby: Woburn (3.7 km), Fenny Stratford (5.2 km), Bletchley (6.6 km), Milton Keynes (7.7 km), Newport Pagnell (9.3 km).

Regional hub: Southampton.

Woburn Sands lies north-east of Southampton, about 134.1 km in a straight line.

Other location pages in the MK postcode area (12 of the 298 we list for South East):

• MK, 5.2 km
• Bletchley and Fenny Stratford, MK2, 5.4 km
• Wolverton, MK12, 12.5 km
• Stony Stratford, MK11, 14.2 km
• Olney, MK46, 16.2 km
• Winslow, MK18, 17.9 km
• Buckingham, MK18, 23.1 km

Postcode districts in the MK area covered by our South East location pages: MK2, MK3, MK9, MK11, MK12, MK16, MK17, MK18, MK46.

More nearby location pages in South East (up to 150 km, as few lie within 50 km; straight line, nearest first):

Also in Milton Keynes (10 location pages): Fenny Stratford 5.2 km, MK 5.2 km, Bletchley and Fenny Stratford 5.4 km, Bletchley 6.6 km, Milton Keynes 7.7 km, Newport Pagnell 9.3 km, Wolverton 12.5 km, Stony Stratford 14.2 km.

Nearest location page in each direction from Woburn Sands: north, Olney (16.2 km); east, DA (86.5 km); south, Fenny Stratford (5.2 km); west, MK (5.2 km).

Location pages in South East within 10 km of Woburn Sands: 6; within 25 km: 12; within 50 km: 28.

Map reference: 52.0159, -0.6498 (OS Open Names osgb4000000074545215).

Sources: OS Open Names and ONS Postcode Directory (OGL), OpenStreetMap (ODbL), REF 2021, Parcelforce zone list. Updated 12 Oct 2026.