MK45 4HB

Barton-le-Clay & Silsoe · 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 4RU 48 m
MK45 4EZ 101 m
MK45 4EX 182 m
MK45 4EN 184 m
MK45 4FT 201 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
MK45 4HB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
MK
Postcode district
MK45
Postcode sector
MK45 4
Latitude
52.013133
Longitude
-0.434254
British National Grid easting
507,553
British National Grid northing
236,123

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Central Bedfordshire · E06000056
Parish or community
E04011982
Westminster constituency
Mid Bedfordshire · E14001359
Output area
E00088090
Lower layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 017G · E01033825
Middle layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 017 · E02003615

Postcode source versions

Explore MK45

4 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
76, Ampthill Road, Silsoe, Bedford, MK45 4HB 11 May 2018 £595,000
78, Ampthill Road, Silsoe, Bedford, MK45 4HB 28 August 2003 £495,000
78, Ampthill Road, Silsoe, Bedford, MK45 4HB 27 July 2001 £360,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
15
Primary
10
Secondary
3
  1. Silsoe CofE VC Lower School

    Voluntary controlled school

    997 m
  2. Esland Bedford School

    Other independent special school

    1.9 km
  3. Greenfield CofE VC Lower School

    Academy converter

    2.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
133
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 43
  • Anti social behaviour 41
  • Vehicle crime 11
  • Criminal damage and arson 11
  • Other theft 10

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
12

3 female, 9 male

Postcode households
5
Residents per household
2.4
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 0.1% 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+
80%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
80%
Gigabit-capable
80%
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

  • FLITWICK SURGERY

    HIGHLANDS, FLITWICK, BEDFORD, MK45 1DW

    ODS code E81015

    4.1 km

  • HOUGHTON CLOSE SURGERY

    1 HOUGHTON CLOSE, AMPTHILL, BEDFORD, MK45 2TG

    ODS code E81074

    4.3 km

  • GREENSAND SURGERY (AMPTHILL)

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

    ODS code E81002

    4.3 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

  • Silbury Court

    BCT · Silsoe

    0.0 miles
  • Silbury Court

    BCT · Silsoe

    0.1 miles
  • Newbury Close

    BCT · Silsoe

    0.1 miles
  • Newbury Close

    BCT · Silsoe

    0.1 miles
  • Mulberry End

    BCT · Silsoe

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Central Bedfordshire 017G, 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

26,294 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
3 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
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

Schools

15 open schools are in scope, including 10 primary and 3 secondary schools. Silsoe CofE VC Lower School is the nearest published school at 997 m.

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

Recorded crime

133 published events cover 12 months, averaging 11.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 43 events.

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