MK45 3BD

Kempston South · Bedford · England

Updated September 2026

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Local authority
Bedford
Constituency
Bedford
Postcode district
MK45
Postcode sector
MK45 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
MK42 7AZ 122 m
MK42 7TT 155 m
MK42 7TR 171 m
MK42 7RW 184 m
MK42 7RT 187 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
MK45 3BD
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1995
Terminated
1 December 1998
Postcode area
MK
Postcode district
MK45
Postcode sector
MK45 3
Latitude
52.108471
Longitude
-0.486614
British National Grid easting
503,739
British National Grid northing
246,650

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Bedford · E06000055
Parish or community
E04011894
Westminster constituency
Bedford · E14001084
Output area
E00088437
Lower layer super output area
Bedford 018G · E01034423
Middle layer super output area
Bedford 018 · E02003633

Postcode source versions

Explore MK45

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
53
Primary
28
Secondary
10
  1. Springfield Primary School

    Academy converter

    480 m
  2. Daubeney Academy

    Academy converter

    609 m
  3. Camestone School

    Community school

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,903
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 664
  • Shoplifting 331
  • Anti social behaviour 180
  • Criminal damage and arson 161
  • Public order 158

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
MK45 3 residents
7,839

Age bands in MK45 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.4%

1,357 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.1%

711 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.4%

1,903 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.3%

2,046 residents

Age 65 and over
22.7%

1,767 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

8

within 5 km straight-line

  • KING STREET SURGERY

    273 BEDFORD ROAD, KEMPSTON, BEDFORD, MK42 8QD

    ODS code E81038

    1.3 km

  • LONDON ROAD HEALTH CENTRE

    84-86 LONDON ROAD, BEDFORD, MK42 0NT

    ODS code E81019

    2.7 km

  • QUEENS PARK HEALTH CENTRE

    23C CARLISLE ROAD, QUEEN'S PARK, BEDFORD, MK40 4HR

    ODS code E81021

    2.8 km

  • ASHBURNHAM ROAD SURGERY

    8 ASHBURNHAM ROAD, BEDFORD, MK40 1DS

    ODS code E81615

    3.1 km

  • THE VALE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    WOOTTON VALE HLTH LIV CTR, FIELDS ROAD, WOOTTON, BEDFORD, MK43 9JJ

    ODS code Y00560

    3.3 km

  • LINDEN ROAD SURGERY

    13 LINDEN ROAD, BEDFORD, MK40 2DQ

    ODS code E81060

    3.9 km

  • THE DE PARYS GROUP

    ENHANCED SERVICES CENTRE, BEDFORD HEALTH VILLAGE, 3 KIMBOLTON ROAD, BEDFORD, MK40 2NT

    ODS code E81037

    4.1 km

  • GOLDINGTON AVENUE SURGERY

    85 GOLDINGTON AVENUE, BEDFORD, MK40 3DB

    ODS code E81047

    4.4 km

Nearby transport

  • Interchange Park

    BCT · Kempston

    0.2 miles
  • Magnolia Close

    BCT · Kempston

    0.2 miles
  • Magnolia Close

    BCT · Kempston

    0.2 miles
  • The Briars

    BCT · Kempston

    0.3 miles
  • The Briars

    BCT · Kempston

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bedford 018G, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

20,962 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
7 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

53 open schools are in scope, including 28 primary and 10 secondary schools. Springfield Primary School is the nearest published school at 480 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,903 published events cover 12 months, averaging 158.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 664 events.

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