MK45 4AY

Ampthill · 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 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
MK45 4BD 31 m
MK45 4AD 85 m
MK45 4AG 94 m
MK45 2AL 113 m
MK45 2AJ 117 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
MK45 4AY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
MK
Postcode district
MK45
Postcode sector
MK45 4
Latitude
52.027907
Longitude
-0.424876
British National Grid easting
508,161
British National Grid northing
237,780

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Central Bedfordshire · E06000056
Electoral ward
Ampthill · E05014394
Parish or community
E04011939
Westminster constituency
Mid Bedfordshire · E14001359
Output area
E00087969
Lower layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 008E · E01017421
Middle layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 008 · E02003606

Postcode source versions

Explore MK45

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
9
Primary
8
Secondary
0
  1. St Mary's VA CofE Lower School

    Voluntary aided school

    843 m
  2. Maulden Lower School

    Community school

    2.3 km
  3. Esland Bedford School

    Other independent special school

    2.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
94
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 33
  • Anti social behaviour 14
  • Other theft 12
  • Vehicle crime 9
  • Burglary 7

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
27

15 female, 12 male

Postcode households
25
Residents per household
1.1
MK45 4 residents
11,003

Age bands in MK45 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.6%

1,892 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.8%

1,051 residents

Age 25 to 44
21.6%

2,321 residents

Age 45 to 64
30.5%

3,281 residents

Age 65 and over
20.5%

2,202 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider MK45 4 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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+
92%
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

2

within 5 km

  • HOUGHTON CLOSE SURGERY

    1 HOUGHTON CLOSE, AMPTHILL, BEDFORD, MK45 2TG

    ODS code E81074

    4.7 km

  • GREENSAND SURGERY (AMPTHILL)

    THE HEALTH CENTRE, 57 OLIVER STREET, AMPTHILL, BEDFORD, MK45 2SB

    ODS code E81002

    4.7 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

  • The Flying Horse

    BCT · Clophill

    0.0 miles
  • The Green

    BCT · Clophill

    0.1 miles
  • The Green

    BCT · Clophill

    0.1 miles
  • Pine View Park

    BCT · Maulden

    0.2 miles
  • Pine View Park

    BCT · Maulden

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Central Bedfordshire 008E, 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

26,828 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
9 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
0
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

Schools

9 open schools are in scope, including 8 primary and 0 secondary schools. St Mary's VA CofE Lower School is the nearest published school at 843 m.

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

Recorded crime

94 published events cover 12 months, averaging 7.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 33 events.

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