MK45 5LF

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 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
MK45 5LD 65 m
MK45 5LB 106 m
MK45 5LH 115 m
MK45 5LJ 121 m
MK45 5JG 134 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
MK45 5LF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
MK
Postcode district
MK45
Postcode sector
MK45 5
Latitude
51.980836
Longitude
-0.495037
British National Grid easting
503,456
British National Grid northing
232,443

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
E00088123
Lower layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 017E · E01017450
Middle layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 017 · E02003615

Postcode source versions

Explore MK45

28 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
11a, Sampshill Road, Westoning, Bedford, MK45 5LF 16 November 2022 £310,000
25, Sampshill Road, Westoning, Bedford, MK45 5LF 29 January 2021 £363,000
23, Sampshill Road, Westoning, Bedford, MK45 5LF 27 September 2019 £282,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
12
Primary
8
Secondary
4
  1. Westoning Lower School

    Academy converter

    172 m
  2. Harlington Upper School

    Academy converter

    1.6 km
  3. Harlington Lower School

    Academy converter

    1.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
106
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 46
  • Anti social behaviour 17
  • Vehicle crime 15
  • Public order 9
  • Other theft 7

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
75

38 female, 37 male

Postcode households
29
Residents per household
2.6
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 1.5% 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+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
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

    2.7 km

  • TODDINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    LUTON ROAD, TODDINGTON, DUNSTABLE, LU5 6DE

    ODS code E81034

    4.6 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

  • Newlands Road

    BCT · Westoning

    0.0 miles
  • The Chequers

    BCT · Westoning

    0.1 miles
  • The Chequers

    BCT · Westoning

    0.1 miles
  • Bunyan Road

    BCT · Westoning

    0.1 miles
  • Village Hall

    BCT · Westoning

    0.2 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
4
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 £310,000 from 1 recorded sale in MK45 5LF. 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

12 open schools are in scope, including 8 primary and 4 secondary schools. Westoning Lower School is the nearest published school at 172 m.

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

Recorded crime

106 published events cover 12 months, averaging 8.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 46 events.

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