MK45 3JJ

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 3JG 61 m
MK45 3FR 64 m
MK45 3FP 100 m
MK45 3FQ 117 m
MK45 3FS 146 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
MK45 3JJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
MK
Postcode district
MK45
Postcode sector
MK45 3
Latitude
52.082148
Longitude
-0.488321
British National Grid easting
503,683
British National Grid northing
243,720

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

3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Sheffield House, Ampthill Road, Houghton Conquest, Bedford, MK45 3JJ 15 June 2022 £452,000
Sheffield House, Ampthill Road, Houghton Conquest, Bedford, MK45 3JJ 28 August 2020 £300,000
Plot 132, Greenlakes Rise, Houghton Conquest, Bedford, MK45 3JJ 27 April 2020 £455,027

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
29
Primary
16
Secondary
6
  1. Willow Grove Primary School

    Free schools

    911 m
  2. Wixams Academy

    Free schools

    1.5 km
  3. Wixams Tree Primary Academy

    Free schools

    1.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
291
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 147
  • Anti social behaviour 31
  • Criminal damage and arson 23
  • Burglary 17
  • Vehicle crime 17

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.

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

  • THE VALE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y00560

    3.0 km

  • KING STREET SURGERY

    273 BEDFORD ROAD, KEMPSTON, BEDFORD, MK42 8QD

    ODS code E81038

    4.1 km

  • MARSTON FOREST HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code E81043

    4.5 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

  • Juniper Drive

    BCT · Wixams

    0.0 miles
  • Juniper Drive

    BCT · Wixams

    0.0 miles
  • Straw Lane

    BCT · Wixams

    0.2 miles
  • Straw Lane

    BCT · Wixams

    0.2 miles
  • Manor Road

    BCT · Kempston Hardwick

    0.2 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
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
1
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 £452,000 from 1 recorded sale in MK45 3JJ. 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

29 open schools are in scope, including 16 primary and 6 secondary schools. Willow Grove Primary School is the nearest published school at 911 m.

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

Recorded crime

291 published events cover 12 months, averaging 24.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 147 events.

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