MK45 4BE

Ampthill · Central Bedfordshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Bedford
Local authority
Central Bedfordshire
Constituency
Mid Bedfordshire
Postcode district
MK45
Postcode sector
MK45 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
MK45 4BF 84 m
MK45 4AF 104 m
MK45 4BG 203 m
MK45 4BB 224 m
MK45 4BA 262 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
MK45 4BE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
MK
Postcode district
MK45
Postcode sector
MK45 4
Latitude
52.030510
Longitude
-0.415790
British National Grid easting
508,778
British National Grid northing
238,083

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
E00087966
Lower layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 008E · E01017421
Middle layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 008 · E02003606

Postcode source versions

Explore MK45

82 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
83, High Street, Clophill, Bedford, MK45 4BE 28 July 2025 £773,500
75, High Street, Clophill, Bedford, MK45 4BE 21 February 2025 £265,000
98, High Street, Clophill, Bedford, MK45 4BE 29 August 2024 £450,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
8
Primary
7
Secondary
0
  1. St Mary's VA CofE Lower School

    Voluntary aided school

    167 m
  2. Esland Bedford School

    Other independent special school

    2.5 km
  3. Maulden Lower School

    Community school

    2.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
79
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 27
  • Anti social behaviour 13
  • Other theft 9
  • Burglary 7
  • Vehicle crime 5

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
118

60 female, 58 male

Postcode households
56
Residents per household
2.1
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 1.1% 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+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
98.2%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
98.2%
Gigabit-capable
98.2%
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.

Nearby transport

  • St Mary's Church

    BCT · Clophill

    0.1 miles
  • St Mary's Church

    BCT · Clophill

    0.1 miles
  • St Mary's Church

    BCT · Clophill

    0.2 miles
  • St Mary's Church

    BCT · Clophill

    0.2 miles
  • Jacques Lane

    BCT · Clophill

    0.4 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
1
Low risk addresses
1
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

Property market

The five-year median is £412,500 from 8 recorded sales in MK45 4BE. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Central Bedfordshire is £356,453 in June 2026, up 2.9% year on year.

Schools

8 open schools are in scope, including 7 primary and 0 secondary schools. St Mary's VA CofE Lower School is the nearest published school at 167 m.

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

Recorded crime

79 published events cover 12 months, averaging 6.583 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.