MK45 1XU

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 1XS 1 m
MK45 1XA 31 m
MK45 1XB 41 m
MK45 1BA 87 m
MK45 1FX 94 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
MK45 1XU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 October 2002
Terminated
1 May 2005
Postcode area
MK
Postcode district
MK45
Postcode sector
MK45 1
Latitude
52.014236
Longitude
-0.499658
British National Grid easting
503,062
British National Grid northing
236,151

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
E00087873
Lower layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 015A · E01017399
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
12
Primary
9
Secondary
3
  1. Redborne Upper School and Community College

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    576 m
  2. Templefield Lower School

    Community school

    1.1 km
  3. Woodland Middle School Academy

    Academy converter

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
723
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 273
  • Anti social behaviour 135
  • Vehicle crime 57
  • Other theft 52
  • 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

    1.1 km

  • HOUGHTON CLOSE SURGERY

    1 HOUGHTON CLOSE, AMPTHILL, BEDFORD, MK45 2TG

    ODS code E81074

    1.4 km

  • GREENSAND SURGERY (AMPTHILL)

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

    ODS code E81002

    1.4 km

Nearby transport

  • Williams Way

    BCT · Flitwick

    0.1 miles
  • Aldi

    BCT · Flitwick

    0.1 miles
  • Williams Way

    BCT · Flitwick

    0.1 miles
  • 101 Garage

    BCT · Flitwick

    0.1 miles
  • Redborne Upper School

    BCT · Ampthill

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Central Bedfordshire 015A, 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

29,983 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
6 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

12 open schools are in scope, including 9 primary and 3 secondary schools. Redborne Upper School and Community College is the nearest published school at 576 m.

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

Recorded crime

723 published events cover 12 months, averaging 60.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 273 events.

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