MK45 4ZU

Barton-le-Clay & Silsoe · 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 4QR 181 m
MK45 4QU 267 m
MK45 4QT 681 m
MK45 4QX 863 m
MK45 4HL 898 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
MK45 4ZU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1997
Terminated
1 December 1997
Postcode area
MK
Postcode district
MK45
Postcode sector
MK45 4
Latitude
51.989833
Longitude
-0.425308
British National Grid easting
508,223
British National Grid northing
233,545

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
E00177152
Lower layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 017F · E01033824
Middle layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 017 · E02003615

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
13
Primary
9
Secondary
2
  1. Silsoe CofE VC Lower School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.7 km
  2. Orchard School & Nursery

    Other independent school

    2.1 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
15
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Anti social behaviour 5
  • Violence and sexual offences 3
  • Other crime 2
  • Vehicle crime 2
  • Drugs 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • DR A SULAKSHANA & PARTNERS

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

    ODS code E81046

    2.9 km

  • FLITWICK SURGERY

    HIGHLANDS, FLITWICK, BEDFORD, MK45 1DW

    ODS code E81015

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Taymer Nursing Home

    BCT · Silsoe

    0.7 miles
  • Taymer Nursing Home

    BCT · Silsoe

    0.8 miles
  • Orchard School

    BCT · Barton-le-Clay

    1.1 miles
  • Obelisk Way

    BCT · Silsoe

    1.1 miles
  • Obelisk Way

    BCT · Silsoe

    1.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Central Bedfordshire 017F, 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

26,141 of 33,755

Income
7 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
3 of 10
Living environment
10 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 9 primary and 2 secondary schools. Silsoe CofE VC Lower School is the nearest published school at 1.0 miles.

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

Recorded crime

15 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Anti social behaviour with 5 events.

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