MK45 3RN

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
MK45 3SS 65 m
MK45 3TB 75 m
MK45 3RS 80 m
MK45 3SU 85 m
MK45 3SX 97 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
MK45 3RN
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 2023
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
MK
Postcode district
MK45
Postcode sector
MK45 3
Latitude
52.087517
Longitude
-0.477952
British National Grid easting
504,381
British National Grid northing
244,332

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
28, Fisherswood Road, Wixams, Bedford, MK45 3RN 31 March 2025 £415,000
30, Fisherswood Road, Wixams, Bedford, MK45 3RN 31 March 2025 £415,000
26, Fisherswood Road, Wixams, Bedford, MK45 3RN 31 March 2025 £412,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
32
Primary
18
Secondary
6
  1. Willow Grove Primary School

    Free schools

    95 m
  2. Wixams Academy

    Free schools

    634 m
  3. Wixams Tree Primary Academy

    Free schools

    735 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
557
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 253
  • Anti social behaviour 109
  • Public order 42
  • Criminal damage and arson 39
  • Other theft 24

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+
83.3%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
83.3%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
83.3%
Gigabit-capable
83.3%
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

    3.5 km

  • KING STREET SURGERY

    273 BEDFORD ROAD, KEMPSTON, BEDFORD, MK42 8QD

    ODS code E81038

    3.7 km

  • LONDON ROAD HEALTH CENTRE

    84-86 LONDON ROAD, BEDFORD, MK42 0NT

    ODS code E81019

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

Nearby transport

  • Orchid Way

    BCT · Wixams

    0.1 miles
  • Orchid Way

    BCT · Wixams

    0.1 miles
  • Straw Lane

    BCT · Wixams

    0.4 miles
  • Straw Lane

    BCT · Wixams

    0.4 miles
  • B+M Distribution Centre

    BCT · Wixams

    0.5 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 £415,000 from 4 recorded sales in MK45 3RN. 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

32 open schools are in scope, including 18 primary and 6 secondary schools. Willow Grove Primary School is the nearest published school at 95 m.

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

Recorded crime

557 published events cover 12 months, averaging 46.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 253 events.

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