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MK45 3YT

Shortstown · Bedford · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Shortstown
Local authority
Bedford
Constituency
North Bedfordshire
Postcode district
MK45
Postcode sector
MK45 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
MK45 3DU 55 m
MK45 3DT 319 m
MK45 3BA 597 m
MK45 3DS 610 m
MK45 3AU 649 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
MK45 3YT
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 September 1991
Terminated
1 December 1996
Postcode area
MK
Postcode district
MK45
Postcode sector
MK45 3
Latitude
52.087318
Longitude
-0.416378
British National Grid easting
508,600
British National Grid northing
244,400

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Bedford · E06000055
Electoral ward
Shortstown · E05014515
Parish or community
E04012995
Westminster constituency
North Bedfordshire · E14001384
Output area
E00088294
Lower layer super output area
Bedford 021D · E01034429
Middle layer super output area
Bedford 021 · E02007010

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
13
Primary
11
Secondary
2

  1. Cotton End Forest School

    Community school

    921 m

  2. Wilstead Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.3 km

  3. Haynes Lower School

    Community school

    2.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
43
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 27
  • Public order 4
  • Anti social behaviour 4
  • Other crime 2
  • Other theft 2

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.

GP practices

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • BEDOC HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code Y06153

    4.6 km

Nearby transport

  • High Road

    BCT · Cotton End

    0.4 miles

  • High Road

    BCT · Cotton End

    0.4 miles

  • Elms Lane

    BCT · Littleworth

    0.4 miles

  • Bunkers Drive

    BCT · Cotton End

    0.4 miles

  • Elms Lane

    BCT · Littleworth

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bedford 021D, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

16,036 of 33,755

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

13 open schools are in scope, including 11 primary and 2 secondary schools. Cotton End Forest School is the nearest published school at 921 m.

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

Recorded crime

43 published events cover 12 months, averaging 3.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 27 events.

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