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MK45 5BY

Flitwick · Central Bedfordshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Flitwick
Local authority
Central Bedfordshire
Constituency
Mid Bedfordshire
Postcode district
MK45
Postcode sector
MK45 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
MK45 1UQ 86 m
MK45 1UF 95 m
MK45 5BS 108 m
MK45 1UX 126 m
MK45 5BG 179 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
MK45 5BY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 February 1990
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
MK
Postcode district
MK45
Postcode sector
MK45 5
Latitude
52.009575
Longitude
-0.486701
British National Grid easting
503,962
British National Grid northing
235,651

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Central Bedfordshire · E06000056
Electoral ward
Flitwick · E05014409
Parish or community
E04011950
Westminster constituency
Mid Bedfordshire · E14001359
Output area
E00087878
Lower layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 015B · E01017400
Middle layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 015 · E02003613

Postcode source versions

Explore MK45

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
14
Primary
10
Secondary
4

  1. Kingsmoor Lower School

    Community school

    648 m

  2. Templefield Lower School

    Community school

    1.1 km

  3. Woodland Middle School Academy

    Academy converter

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
666
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 256
  • Anti social behaviour 116
  • Vehicle crime 57
  • Criminal damage and arson 48
  • Public order 45

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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+
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

3

within 5 km

  • FLITWICK SURGERY

    HIGHLANDS, FLITWICK, BEDFORD, MK45 1DW

    ODS code E81015

    642 m

  • HOUGHTON CLOSE SURGERY

    1 HOUGHTON CLOSE, AMPTHILL, BEDFORD, MK45 2TG

    ODS code E81074

    1.9 km

  • GREENSAND SURGERY (AMPTHILL)

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

    ODS code E81002

    1.9 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • St Pauls Close

    BCT · Flitwick

    0.2 miles

  • St Pauls Close

    BCT · Flitwick

    0.2 miles

  • Ellenshaw Court

    BCT · Flitwick

    0.2 miles

  • Hatfield Road

    BCT · Flitwick

    0.3 miles

  • Hatfield Road

    BCT · Flitwick

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Central Bedfordshire 015B, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

6,101 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
6 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.

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

14 open schools are in scope, including 10 primary and 4 secondary schools. Kingsmoor Lower School is the nearest published school at 648 m.

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

Recorded crime

666 published events cover 12 months, averaging 55.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 256 events.

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