MK45 3RG

Wixams & Wilstead · Bedford · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Bedford
Local authority
Bedford
Constituency
Mid Bedfordshire
Postcode district
MK45
Postcode sector
MK45 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
MK42 6FZ 206 m
MK42 6BF 297 m
MK42 6BJ 332 m
MK42 6BL 348 m
MK42 6DE 352 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
MK45 3RG
Status
Current
Introduced
1 August 2021
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
MK
Postcode district
MK45
Postcode sector
MK45 3
Latitude
52.095546
Longitude
-0.468160
British National Grid easting
505,033
British National Grid northing
245,239

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Bedford · E06000055
Parish or community
E04012998
Westminster constituency
Mid Bedfordshire · E14001359
Output area
E00183601
Lower layer super output area
Bedford 022C · E01034433
Middle layer super output area
Bedford 022 · E02007011

Postcode source versions

Explore MK45

4 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Unit 6, Fisherswood Road, Wilstead, Bedford, MK45 3RG 6 May 2022 £16,630,000
Unit 6, Fisherswood Road, Wilstead, Bedford, MK45 3RG 22 October 2021 £13,148,969
Unit 6, Fisherswood Road, Wilstead, Bedford, MK45 3RG 21 June 2019 £3,540,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
41
Primary
22
Secondary
8
  1. Lakeview School

    Academy converter

    770 m
  2. Wixams Tree Primary Academy

    Free schools

    837 m
  3. Wixams Academy

    Free schools

    903 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
550
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 210
  • Anti social behaviour 94
  • Shoplifting 77
  • Public order 44
  • Criminal damage and arson 30

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+
25%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
25%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
25%
Gigabit-capable
25%
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

6

within 5 km

  • KING STREET SURGERY

    273 BEDFORD ROAD, KEMPSTON, BEDFORD, MK42 8QD

    ODS code E81038

    3.2 km

  • LONDON ROAD HEALTH CENTRE

    84-86 LONDON ROAD, BEDFORD, MK42 0NT

    ODS code E81019

    3.5 km

  • THE VALE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y00560

    4.1 km

  • QUEENS PARK HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E81021

    4.5 km

  • ASHBURNHAM ROAD SURGERY

    8 ASHBURNHAM ROAD, BEDFORD, MK40 1DS

    ODS code E81615

    4.6 km

  • BEDOC HEALTHCARE

    UNIT 16, STEPHENSON COURT, FRASER ROAD, BEDFORD, MK44 3WJ

    ODS code Y06153

    5.0 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

  • Retirement Village

    BCT · Wixams

    0.2 miles
  • Retirement Village

    BCT · Wixams

    0.2 miles
  • Wilstead Industrial Park

    BCT · Wixams

    0.2 miles
  • Wilstead Industrial Park

    BCT · Wixams

    0.2 miles
  • Retirement Village

    BCT · Wixams

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bedford 022C, 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

21,167 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
10 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

Property market

The five-year median is £14,889,484 from 2 recorded sales in MK45 3RG. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Bedford is £329,830 in June 2026, up 4.4% year on year.

Schools

41 open schools are in scope, including 22 primary and 8 secondary schools. Lakeview School is the nearest published school at 770 m.

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

Recorded crime

550 published events cover 12 months, averaging 45.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 210 events.

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