Among the least deprived
IMD England
Around average · 4.5 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£400,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
East of England
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for MK45 1AJ
Postcode
MK45 1AJ
Coordinates
52.0049, -0.4987
Grid reference
TL031351
Easting
503,149
Northing
235,111
Region
East of England
Plus Code
9C4X2G32+WG
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Flitwick
Travel to Work
Bedford
ITL Region
Central Bedfordshire
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
29858
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 29858 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesProperty sales · MK45 1AJ
HM Land Registry · Central Bedfordshire
Average price
£429,166
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £400,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Oct '23 – Nov '25Nov '25: 1 sales · avg £397,500
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£490k£444k£398k
Oct '23Oct '24Nov '25
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime near MK45 1AJ
England & WalesCrime trends · near MK45 1AJ
Counts are for Flitwick electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
27
YoY +35%
29199
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
15
YoY —
21123
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
3
YoY —
18101
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
740
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
7
YoY —
740
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.86.5%
Other White4.3%
White Irish2.1%
Indian1.8%
White & Asian1.1%
+ other · 4.2%
Religion
Christian50.2%
No religion42.8%
Not answered4.8%
+ other · 2.2%
Age groups
35–4922.3%
50–6421.3%
25–3415.2%
65–7410.2%
≤46.2%
+ 5 other age groups · 24.7%
Households
Other21.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children15.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.4%
Any member 66+10.3%
Cohabiting couple family: No children8.7%
+ 7 other households · 33.4%
Administrative Information
Central Bedfordshire
Local Authority
Council AreaMid Bedfordshire E14001359
Constituency
E14001359Bedfordshire
Police Force
England
Ward
Flitwick
Constituency code
E14001359
EU Electoral Region
Eastern
Parish
Flitwick
International Territorial Level
Central Bedfordshire
Health & NHS
East of England
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS EnglandEast of England
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
East of England
NHS Region
East of England
Integrated Care Board
NHS Central East Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Bedfordshire
Sub ICB Location
NHS Central East ICB - M1J4Y
Cancer Alliance
East of England
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Central Bedfordshire 016E E01017407
E01017407MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Central Bedfordshire 016 E02003614
E02003614LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Central Bedfordshire 016E E01017407
E01017407MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Central Bedfordshire 016 E02003614
E02003614Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
5:47 AM
Sunrise
6:02 PM
Sunset
12 hours 15 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:47 AM
Sunset (today)
6:02 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 15 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode MK45 1AJ introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 29858
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01017407 and MSOA E02003614 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode MK45 1AJ is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near MK45 1AJ
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–9FSM 11%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 9–13FSM 16%
RWM expected
39%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–9FSM 9%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–9FSM 12%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 13–18FSM 14%
Attainment 8
46.6
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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