MK45 1DT

Flitwick · Central Bedfordshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Central Bedfordshire
Constituency
Mid Bedfordshire
Postcode district
MK45
Postcode sector
MK45 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
MK45 1FP 30 m
MK45 1WB 52 m
MK45 1WD 79 m
MK45 1FL 86 m
MK45 1GW 100 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
MK45 1DT
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1991
Postcode area
MK
Postcode district
MK45
Postcode sector
MK45 1
Latitude
52.006562
Longitude
-0.497904
British National Grid easting
503,200
British National Grid northing
235,300

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Central Bedfordshire · E06000056
Electoral ward
Flitwick · E05014409
Parish or community
E04011950
Westminster constituency
Mid Bedfordshire · E14001359
Output area
E00087908
Lower layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 016E · E01017407
Middle layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 016 · E02003614

Postcode source versions

Explore MK45

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
14
Primary
10
Secondary
4
  1. Templefield Lower School

    Community school

    297 m
  2. Woodland Middle School Academy

    Academy converter

    369 m
  3. Flitwick Lower School

    Community school

    672 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
620
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 225
  • Anti social behaviour 104
  • Vehicle crime 57
  • Criminal damage and arson 47
  • Public order 44

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
MK45 1 residents
13,306

Age bands in MK45 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.9%

2,252 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.1%

1,351 residents

Age 25 to 44
27.3%

3,647 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.3%

3,773 residents

Age 65 and over
17.4%

2,322 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

GP practices

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • FLITWICK SURGERY

    HIGHLANDS, FLITWICK, BEDFORD, MK45 1DW

    ODS code E81015

    386 m

  • HOUGHTON CLOSE SURGERY

    1 HOUGHTON CLOSE, AMPTHILL, BEDFORD, MK45 2TG

    ODS code E81074

    2.2 km

  • GREENSAND SURGERY (AMPTHILL)

    THE HEALTH CENTRE, 57 OLIVER STREET, AMPTHILL, BEDFORD, MK45 2SB

    ODS code E81002

    2.2 km

Nearby transport

  • Woodland Middle School

    BCT · Flitwick

    0.1 miles
  • Woodland Middle School

    BCT · Flitwick

    0.2 miles
  • The Ridgeway

    BCT · Flitwick

    0.2 miles
  • The Ridgeway

    BCT · Flitwick

    0.2 miles
  • Transport Interchange

    BCS · Flitwick

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Central Bedfordshire 016E, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

9 of 10

Overall England rank

29,858 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
8 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

14 open schools are in scope, including 10 primary and 4 secondary schools. Templefield Lower School is the nearest published school at 297 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

620 published events cover 12 months, averaging 51.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 225 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.