MK45 1UW

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 1UD 68 m
MK45 1DJ 97 m
MK45 1UR 99 m
MK45 1UN 119 m
MK45 1HG 141 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
MK45 1UW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 September 1991
Terminated
1 December 1996
Postcode area
MK
Postcode district
MK45
Postcode sector
MK45 1
Latitude
52.010120
Longitude
-0.494871
British National Grid easting
503,400
British National Grid northing
235,700

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
E00087886
Lower layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 015C · E01017401
Middle layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 015 · E02003613

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

    740 m
  2. Woodland Middle School Academy

    Academy converter

    810 m
  3. Kingsmoor Lower School

    Community school

    835 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
708
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 267
  • Anti social behaviour 124
  • Vehicle crime 60
  • Other theft 51
  • Criminal damage and arson 50

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

    569 m

  • HOUGHTON CLOSE SURGERY

    1 HOUGHTON CLOSE, AMPTHILL, BEDFORD, MK45 2TG

    ODS code E81074

    1.8 km

  • GREENSAND SURGERY (AMPTHILL)

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

    ODS code E81002

    1.8 km

Nearby transport

  • The Ridgeway

    BCT · Flitwick

    0.2 miles
  • Catherine Road

    BCT · Flitwick

    0.2 miles
  • Catherine Road

    BCT · Flitwick

    0.2 miles
  • The Ridgeway

    BCT · Flitwick

    0.2 miles
  • Ellenshaw Court

    BCT · Flitwick

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Central Bedfordshire 015C, 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

28,884 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
9 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 740 m.

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

Recorded crime

708 published events cover 12 months, averaging 59 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 267 events.

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