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MK45 2YU

Ampthill · Central Bedfordshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Ampthill
Local authority
Central Bedfordshire
Constituency
Mid Bedfordshire
Postcode district
MK45
Postcode sector
MK45 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
MK45 2JQ 123 m
MK45 2YT 207 m
MK45 2JB 426 m
MK45 2JD 456 m
MK45 2JE 599 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
MK45 2YU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 1999
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
MK
Postcode district
MK45
Postcode sector
MK45 2
Latitude
52.039163
Longitude
-0.529822
British National Grid easting
500,936
British National Grid northing
238,881

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
E04011970
Westminster constituency
Mid Bedfordshire · E14001359
Output area
E00087757
Lower layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 012C · E01017373
Middle layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 012 · E02003610

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
15
Primary
10
Secondary
4

  1. Thomas Johnson Lower School

    Community school

    2.3 km

  2. Alameda Middle School

    Academy converter

    2.4 km

  3. The Firs Lower School

    Academy converter

    2.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
22
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 11
  • Anti social behaviour 3
  • Other theft 2
  • Shoplifting 2
  • Vehicle crime 2

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.

GP practices

4

within 5 km

  • GREENSAND SURGERY (AMPTHILL)

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

    ODS code E81002

    2.9 km

  • HOUGHTON CLOSE SURGERY

    1 HOUGHTON CLOSE, AMPTHILL, BEDFORD, MK45 2TG

    ODS code E81074

    2.9 km

  • MARSTON FOREST HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code E81043

    3.0 km

  • FLITWICK SURGERY

    HIGHLANDS, FLITWICK, BEDFORD, MK45 1DW

    ODS code E81015

    4.6 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Sandhill Close

    BCT · Millbrook

    0.2 miles

  • Sandhill Close

    BCT · Millbrook

    0.2 miles

  • Center Parcs Roundabout

    BCT · Millbrook

    0.6 miles

  • Center Parcs Roundabout

    BCT · Millbrook

    0.6 miles

  • Center Parcs

    BCT · Millbrook

    0.9 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

15 open schools are in scope, including 10 primary and 4 secondary schools. Thomas Johnson Lower School is the nearest published school at 1.4 miles.

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

Recorded crime

22 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 11 events.

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