MK45 3QJ

Houghton Conquest & Haynes · Central Bedfordshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Central Bedfordshire
Constituency
Mid Bedfordshire
Postcode district
MK45
Postcode sector
MK45 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
MK45 3RD 545 m
MK45 3RB 592 m
MK45 3BL 607 m
MK45 3BJ 756 m
MK45 3QR 968 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
MK45 3QJ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 2020
Terminated
1 May 2021
Postcode area
MK
Postcode district
MK45
Postcode sector
MK45 3
Latitude
52.064267
Longitude
-0.434874
British National Grid easting
507,388
British National Grid northing
241,809

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Central Bedfordshire · E06000056
Parish or community
E04011954
Westminster constituency
Mid Bedfordshire · E14001359
Output area
E00087920
Lower layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 008A · E01017410
Middle layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 008 · E02003606

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
10
Primary
9
Secondary
1
  1. Wilstead Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.0 km
  2. Houghton Conquest Lower School

    Community school

    2.8 km
  3. Haynes Lower School

    Community school

    2.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
25
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 13
  • Anti social behaviour 5
  • Public order 4
  • Burglary 2
  • Other theft 1

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.

Nearby transport

  • Wilstead Hill

    BCT · Haynes Church End

    0.7 miles
  • Applewood

    BCT · Haynes Church End

    0.7 miles
  • Applewood

    BCT · Haynes Church End

    0.7 miles
  • Wilstead Hill

    BCT · Haynes Church End

    0.7 miles
  • Briar Bank

    BCT · Wilstead

    1.0 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Central Bedfordshire 008A, 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

20,915 of 33,755

Income
8 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
1 of 10
Living environment
2 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

10 open schools are in scope, including 9 primary and 1 secondary schools. Wilstead Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.2 miles.

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

Recorded crime

25 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 13 events.

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