Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
29799
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 29799 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.
Police Recorded Crime near MK45 1BW
Crime trends · near MK45 1BW
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
17
YoY -23%
ASB
3
YoY -79%
Vehicle Crime
4
YoY stable
Burglary
3
YoY +50%
Criminal damage
2
YoY -60%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
3 of 5 key categories improving · burglary rising
47
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,508
White Brit.86.5%
Other White4.3%
White Irish2.1%
Indian1.8%
White & Asian1.1%
+ other · 4.2%
Religion
Total residents: 1,511
Christian50.2%
No religion42.8%
Not answered4.8%
+ other · 2.2%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,504
35–4922.3%
50–6421.3%
25–3415.2%
65–7410.2%
≤46.2%
+ 5 other age groups · 24.7%
Households
Total households: 682
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 Area
Mid Bedfordshire E14001359
Constituency
E14001359
Bedfordshire
Police Force
Scotland-wide
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 Scotland
East of England
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
East of England
NHS Region
East of England
Integrated Care Board
NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Bedfordshire
Sub ICB Location
NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes ICB - M1J4Y
Cancer Alliance
East of England
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Central Bedfordshire 016E E01017407
E01017407
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Central Bedfordshire 016 E02003614
E02003614
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Central Bedfordshire 016E E01017407
E01017407
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Central Bedfordshire 016 E02003614
E02003614
Urban: 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
4:13 AM
Sunrise
7:43 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:13 AM
Sunset (today)
7:43 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
July 1990
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~36 years
Active Duration
1990 -> Present
July 1990 — Introduced
Postcode MK45 1BW 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: 29799
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 1BW is currently active and in use.
First introduced
July 1990
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~36 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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