MK45 2QW

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 1PW 82 m
MK45 5YX 82 m
MK45 9AB 82 m
MK45 9AW 82 m
MK45 9AY 82 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
MK45 2QW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 August 1993
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
MK
Postcode district
MK45
Postcode sector
MK45 2
Latitude
52.023436
Longitude
-0.507601
British National Grid easting
502,496
British National Grid northing
237,163

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
E00177066
Lower layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 012C · E01017373
Middle layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 012 · E02003610

Postcode source versions

Explore MK45

6 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Unit 6, Ampthill Business Park, Ampthill, Bedford, MK45 2QW 24 July 2024 £675,000
Unit 9, Ampthill Business Park, Ampthill, Bedford, MK45 2QW 20 March 2020 £290,000
Unit 4, Ampthill Business Park, Ampthill, Bedford, MK45 2QW 14 January 2020 £395,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
13
Primary
10
Secondary
3
  1. The Firs Lower School

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    696 m
  2. Alameda Middle School

    Academy converter

    809 m
  3. Redborne Upper School and Community College

    Academy converter

    852 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
485
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 211
  • Anti social behaviour 91
  • Criminal damage and arson 37
  • Other theft 33
  • Vehicle crime 28

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • GREENSAND SURGERY (AMPTHILL)

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

    ODS code E81002

    1.0 km

  • HOUGHTON CLOSE SURGERY

    1 HOUGHTON CLOSE, AMPTHILL, BEDFORD, MK45 2TG

    ODS code E81074

    1.1 km

  • FLITWICK SURGERY

    HIGHLANDS, FLITWICK, BEDFORD, MK45 1DW

    ODS code E81015

    2.3 km

Nearby transport

  • Wagstaff Way

    BCT · Ampthill

    0.2 miles
  • Wagstaff Way

    BCT · Ampthill

    0.3 miles
  • Wagstaff Way Layby

    BCT · Flitwick

    0.4 miles
  • Grange Road

    BCT · Ampthill

    0.4 miles
  • Grange Road

    BCT · Ampthill

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Central Bedfordshire 012C, 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

32,052 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
9 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
2
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

Property market

The five-year median is £675,000 from 1 recorded sale in MK45 2QW. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Central Bedfordshire is £356,453 in June 2026, up 2.9% year on year.

Schools

13 open schools are in scope, including 10 primary and 3 secondary schools. The Firs Lower School is the nearest published school at 696 m.

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

Recorded crime

485 published events cover 12 months, averaging 40.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 211 events.

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