MK45 5AE

Westoning, Flitton & Greenfield · 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 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
MK45 5HJ 625 m
MK45 4SL 719 m
MK45 4SP 727 m
MK45 4SJ 872 m
MK45 5HH 963 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
MK45 5AE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
MK
Postcode district
MK45
Postcode sector
MK45 5
Latitude
51.977175
Longitude
-0.470465
British National Grid easting
505,152
British National Grid northing
232,071

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Central Bedfordshire · E06000056
Parish or community
E04011998
Westminster constituency
Mid Bedfordshire · E14001359
Output area
E00088121
Lower layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 017E · E01017450
Middle layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 017 · E02003615

Postcode source versions

Explore MK45

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
13
Primary
9
Secondary
3
  1. Harlington Upper School

    Academy converter

    1.6 km
  2. Westoning Lower School

    Academy converter

    1.8 km
  3. Harlington Lower School

    Academy converter

    1.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Anti social behaviour 3
  • Vehicle crime 1
  • Criminal damage and arson 1
  • Violence and sexual offences 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
5

2 female, 3 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
1.7
MK45 5 residents
5,007

Age bands in MK45 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16%

821 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.2%

525 residents

Age 25 to 44
20.9%

1,074 residents

Age 45 to 64
31.3%

1,610 residents

Age 65 and over
21.7%

1,114 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider MK45 5 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+
0%
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

  • FLITWICK SURGERY

    HIGHLANDS, FLITWICK, BEDFORD, MK45 1DW

    ODS code E81015

    3.5 km

  • DR A SULAKSHANA & PARTNERS

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

    ODS code E81046

    3.5 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

  • Lovett Green

    BCT · Sharpenhoe

    0.5 miles
  • Lovett Green

    BCT · Sharpenhoe

    0.5 miles
  • Goswell End Road

    BCT · Harlington

    0.9 miles
  • Goswell End Road

    BCT · Harlington

    0.9 miles
  • Harlington Upper School

    BCT · Harlington

    1.0 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Central Bedfordshire 017E, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

23,527 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
5 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

13 open schools are in scope, including 9 primary and 3 secondary schools. Harlington Upper 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

6 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Anti social behaviour with 3 events.

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