MK45 4QU

Westoning, Flitton & Greenfield · 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 4QR 88 m
MK45 4QT 659 m
MK45 4QX 738 m
MK45 5HR 802 m
MK45 4QP 1.0 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
MK45 4QU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
MK
Postcode district
MK45
Postcode sector
MK45 4
Latitude
51.991020
Longitude
-0.428689
British National Grid easting
507,988
British National Grid northing
233,672

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Central Bedfordshire · E06000056
Parish or community
E04011977
Westminster constituency
Mid Bedfordshire · E14001359
Output area
E00087869
Lower layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 017A · E01017398
Middle layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 017 · E02003615

Postcode source versions

Explore MK45

11 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
8, Sand Lane, Silsoe, Bedford, MK45 4QU 25 October 2024 £325,000
9, Sand Lane, Silsoe, Bedford, MK45 4QU 31 July 2015 £275,000
5, Sand Lane, Silsoe, Bedford, MK45 4QU 3 November 2014 £200,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
14
Primary
10
Secondary
2
  1. Silsoe CofE VC Lower School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.5 km
  2. Orchard School & Nursery

    Other independent school

    2.3 km
  3. Esland Bedford School

    Other independent special school

    2.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
30
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Anti social behaviour 10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8
  • Vehicle crime 3
  • Drugs 2
  • Other crime 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
44

17 female, 27 male

Postcode households
13
Residents per household
3.4
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 0.4% 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+
78.6%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
78.6%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
78.6%
Gigabit-capable
78.6%
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 straight-line

  • DR A SULAKSHANA & PARTNERS

    HEXTON ROAD, BARTON-LE-CLAY, BEDFORD, MK45 4TA

    ODS code E81046

    3.0 km

  • FLITWICK SURGERY

    HIGHLANDS, FLITWICK, BEDFORD, MK45 1DW

    ODS code E81015

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Taymer Nursing Home

    BCT · Silsoe

    0.7 miles
  • Taymer Nursing Home

    BCT · Silsoe

    0.7 miles
  • Obelisk Way

    BCT · Silsoe

    1.0 miles
  • Obelisk Way

    BCT · Silsoe

    1.0 miles
  • Co-op

    BCT · Silsoe

    1.0 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Central Bedfordshire 017A, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

29,599 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
10 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
2
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 £325,000 from 1 recorded sale in MK45 4QU. 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

14 open schools are in scope, including 10 primary and 2 secondary schools. Silsoe CofE VC Lower School is the nearest published school at 0.9 miles.

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

Recorded crime

30 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Anti social behaviour with 10 events.

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