MK45 3GL

Houghton Conquest & Haynes · 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 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
MK45 3GY 53 m
MK45 3GR 62 m
MK45 3GQ 70 m
MK45 3GS 107 m
MK45 3GP 139 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
MK45 3GL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 August 2018
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
MK
Postcode district
MK45
Postcode sector
MK45 3
Latitude
52.080049
Longitude
-0.483153
British National Grid easting
504,042
British National Grid northing
243,494

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Central Bedfordshire · E06000056
Parish or community
E04012807
Westminster constituency
Mid Bedfordshire · E14001359
Output area
E00177144
Lower layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 008G · E01033818
Middle layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 008 · E02003606

Postcode source versions

Explore MK45

51 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
4, Horseshoe Crescent, Houghton Conquest, Bedford, MK45 3GL 26 June 2026 £325,000
11, Horseshoe Crescent, Houghton Conquest, Bedford, MK45 3GL 12 March 2026 £450,000
31, Horseshoe Crescent, Houghton Conquest, Bedford, MK45 3GL 18 September 2025 £402,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
26
Primary
15
Secondary
6
  1. Willow Grove Primary School

    Free schools

    846 m
  2. Wixams Academy

    Free schools

    1.3 km
  3. Wixams Tree Primary Academy

    Free schools

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
367
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 183
  • Anti social behaviour 60
  • Public order 27
  • Criminal damage and arson 27
  • Burglary 15

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
125

62 female, 63 male

Postcode households
45
Residents per household
2.8
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

This postcode contained 1.6% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider MK45 3 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

3

within 5 km

  • THE VALE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y00560

    3.4 km

  • KING STREET SURGERY

    273 BEDFORD ROAD, KEMPSTON, BEDFORD, MK42 8QD

    ODS code E81038

    4.4 km

  • MARSTON FOREST HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code E81043

    4.8 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Straw Lane

    BCT · Wixams

    0.2 miles
  • Straw Lane

    BCT · Wixams

    0.2 miles
  • Juniper Drive

    BCT · Wixams

    0.2 miles
  • Juniper Drive

    BCT · Wixams

    0.3 miles
  • Manor Road

    BCT · Kempston Hardwick

    0.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Central Bedfordshire 008G, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

24,096 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
2 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.

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
34
Medium risk addresses
6
Low risk addresses
10
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 £363,750 from 10 recorded sales in MK45 3GL. 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

26 open schools are in scope, including 15 primary and 6 secondary schools. Willow Grove Primary School is the nearest published school at 846 m.

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

Recorded crime

367 published events cover 12 months, averaging 30.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 183 events.

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