The townscape in Fishermead is characterised by rectangular blocks of 100–150 metres in length, backing onto shared "garden squares".

[5] Newlands is primarily a leisure and recreational area just east of Campbell Park, between the Grand Union Canal and Brickhill Street (which separates it from Willen Lake).

Despite its proximity to the central business district of Milton Keynes, it has its own local centre comprising various shops and restaurants.

The council granted permission in July 2017 for the school to expand, creating an additional 8 classrooms and a new small hall.

Springfield's local pub was recently closed; but it boasts a newly refurbished community centre and a One Stop convenience store.

The other notable features of the district include its church (designed by the polymath Robert Hooke), the Milton Keynes Peace Pagoda and associated Buddhist temple, and the Willen Hospice.

[6][7] Winterhill is the most westerly district of the parish, butting up as it does to the West Coast Main Line, a little to the south of Milton Keynes Central railway station.