Bacteriostatic water in Woburn

Local facts for Woburn

Woburn sits in the MK17 postcode district (MK area), within Central Bedfordshire, East of England, England.

MK17 is a mainland UK district, so orders to Woburn 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, 34.5 km
• Oxford Brookes University, Biological Sciences, 49 km
• University of Oxford, Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 50.8 km

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

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

• University of Cambridge (UKPRN 10007788): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 55.5 km north-east
• Institute of Zoology (UKPRN 10009315): Biological Sciences, 59.5 km south-east
• University College London (UKPRN 10007784): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 61.5 km south-east
• Birkbeck College (UKPRN 10007760): Biological Sciences, 61.8 km south-east
• Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine (UKPRN 10003270): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 62.4 km south-east
• Royal Holloway and Bedford New College (UKPRN 10005553): Biological Sciences, 62.8 km south
• Institute of Cancer Research: Royal Cancer Hospital (The) (UKPRN 10003324): Biological Sciences, 63.3 km south-east
• King's College London (UKPRN 10003645): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 63.3 km south-east

Nearby: Woburn Sands (3.7 km), Fenny Stratford (7 km), Bletchley (8.2 km), Leighton Buzzard (8.5 km), Flitwick (8.6 km).

Regional hub: St Albans.

Woburn lies north-west of St Albans, about 32.6 km in a straight line.

Other location pages in the MK postcode area (8 of the 227 we list for East of England):

• Central Bedfordshire, MK45, 9.6 km
• Ampthill, MK45, 9.9 km
• Wixams, MK42, 15.8 km
• Kempston, MK42, 16.3 km
• Bedford, MK40, 19.4 km
• Bedford, MK40, 19.4 km

Postcode districts in the MK area covered by our East of England location pages: MK17, MK40, MK42, MK45.

More nearby location pages in East of England (within 50 km; straight line, nearest first):

Also in Central Bedfordshire (15 location pages): Leighton Buzzard 8.5 km, Flitwick 8.6 km, Linslade 9 km, Central Bedfordshire 9.6 km, Ampthill 9.9 km, Houghton Regis 11.4 km, Dunstable 13 km, LU 18.3 km.

Nearest location page in each direction from Woburn: north, Ampthill (9.9 km); east, Flitwick (8.6 km); south, Leighton Buzzard (8.5 km).

Location pages in East of England within 10 km of Woburn: 5; within 25 km: 19; within 50 km: 60.

Map reference: 51.9886, -0.6191 (OS Open Names osgb4000000074547144).

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