MK45 2HE

Ampthill · Central Bedfordshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Bedford
Local authority
Central Bedfordshire
Constituency
Mid Bedfordshire
Postcode district
MK45
Postcode sector
MK45 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
MK45 2HA 76 m
MK45 2HD 280 m
MK45 2EY 664 m
MK45 2EX 866 m
MK45 2LS 945 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
MK45 2HE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
MK
Postcode district
MK45
Postcode sector
MK45 2
Latitude
52.042798
Longitude
-0.496516
British National Grid easting
503,212
British National Grid northing
239,332

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Central Bedfordshire · E06000056
Electoral ward
Ampthill · E05014394
Parish or community
E04012803
Westminster constituency
Mid Bedfordshire · E14001359
Output area
E00087748
Lower layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 012D · E01017374
Middle layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 012 · E02003610

Postcode source versions

Explore MK45

2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Hazelwood Cottages, 7, Hazelwood Lane, Ampthill, Bedford, MK45 2HE 15 September 2017 £424,000
Hazelwood Cottages, 1, Hazelwood Lane, Ampthill, Bedford, MK45 2HE 26 November 2013 £355,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
15
Primary
10
Secondary
4
  1. Alameda Middle School

    Academy converter

    1.6 km
  2. Russell Lower School

    Community school

    1.7 km
  3. The Firs Lower School

    Academy converter

    1.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
127
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 51
  • Anti social behaviour 18
  • Burglary 13
  • Criminal damage and arson 12
  • Public order 8

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
10

6 female, 4 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
2.5
MK45 2 residents
12,287

Age bands in MK45 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.6%

2,164 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.8%

1,330 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.6%

2,774 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.7%

3,655 residents

Age 65 and over
19.2%

2,365 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider MK45 2 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

4

within 5 km straight-line

  • GREENSAND SURGERY (AMPTHILL)

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

    ODS code E81002

    1.9 km

  • HOUGHTON CLOSE SURGERY

    1 HOUGHTON CLOSE, AMPTHILL, BEDFORD, MK45 2TG

    ODS code E81074

    1.9 km

  • FLITWICK SURGERY

    HIGHLANDS, FLITWICK, BEDFORD, MK45 1DW

    ODS code E81015

    4.2 km

  • MARSTON FOREST HEALTHCARE

    59 BEDFORD ROAD, MARSTON MORETAINE, BEDFORD, MK43 0LA

    ODS code E81043

    4.2 km

Nearby transport

  • Hazelwood Lane

    BCT · Ampthill

    0.0 miles
  • Hazelwood Lane

    BCT · Ampthill

    0.0 miles
  • Lockheed Martin

    BCT · Ampthill

    0.2 miles
  • Lockheed Martin

    BCT · Ampthill

    0.2 miles
  • Prince of Wales

    BCT · Ampthill

    0.7 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Central Bedfordshire 012D, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

32,206 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
8 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

15 open schools are in scope, including 10 primary and 4 secondary schools. Alameda Middle School is the nearest published school at 1.0 miles.

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

Recorded crime

127 published events cover 12 months, averaging 10.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 51 events.

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