Woburn Sands
| Station Name | Woburn Sands |
| Station Code | WOB |
| Station Owner | West Midlands Trains (London Northwestern Railway) |
| Developable Area | 5.54ha |
| Development Capacity | 111 homes (at 20dph) |
| Local Planning Authority | Milton Keynes |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Homes Required | 4,560 |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Homes Delivered | 5,850 |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Score | 128% |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Consequence | None |
| Network Rail Region | South East |
| Network Rail Sub-Region | Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire |
| Passengers, 2020 - 2021 | 7,534 |
| Passengers, 2019 - 2020 | 46,704 |
| UK Station Passenger Rank (Use) | 2,116 |
Development Potential
England's busiest station (apart from those serving airports) had 4,170,558 passenger movements in the period 2019-2020. The station with the least was 68. Woburn Sands station had 46,704 passengers enter or exit it during this period. That's roughly 128 people per day.
For a station with this number of passengers passing through it each year a density of 20 homes per hectare is reasonable, based on its proximity to major population centres and existing infrastructure.
Woburn Sands is located within the South East railway region. The potential area for development around the station (excluding existing buildings, national parks, flood zones, public green space, protected habitats, areas of outstanding natural beauty, world heritage sites and surface water) is approximately 5.54ha.
Assuming an appropriate (but not prevailing) development density of 20 dwellings per hectare, this area has a development capacity of around 111 homes.
The station sits within Milton Keynes planning authority, which in 2021 achieved a Housing Delivery Test Score of 128%, having delivered 5,850 homes from a target of 4,560. There are no consequences for the planning authority as a result.
The total capacity of all Milton Keynes's stations is 1,715 homes. That's 38% of its total 2021 Housing Delivery Test requirement.
Taking green belt into account, the capacity of Milton Keynes's stations is 1,715 homes without building on protected land. That's 38% of its total 2021 Housing Delivery Test requirement.
