Around average
IMD England
Low · 2.9 per 1k
Crime · Aug '26
£477,500
Median property price
East of England
Region
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.
17746
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 17746 out of 33,755 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 2BJ
HM Land Registry · Central Bedfordshire
Average price
£496,708
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £477,500
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Oct '23 – May '26May '26: 1 sales · avg £605,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£730k£477k£223k
Oct '23Aug '24Dec '24Oct '25May '26
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Police Recorded Crime near MK45 2BJ
England & WalesCrime trends · near MK45 2BJ
Counts are for Ampthill electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearSep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
12
YoY +9%
29198
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
10
YoY stable
1790
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
4
YoY —
630
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
1
YoY —
740
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
5
YoY —
630
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.90.7%
Other White1.9%
White & Asian1.2%
White & Black Caribbean1.2%
+ other · 5.0%
Religion
Christian49.1%
No religion43.5%
Not answered5.2%
+ other · 2.2%
Age groups
50–6421.3%
35–4920.8%
65–7411.2%
25–3410.0%
10–159.8%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.0%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children17.1%
Other13.8%
Any member 66+12.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.7%
All members 66+10.7%
+ 8 other households · 34.1%
Coordinates & Location for MK45 2BJ
Postcode
MK45 2BJ
Coordinates
52.0277, -0.4754
Grid reference
TL046376
Easting
504,693
Northing
237,684
Region
East of England
Plus Code
9C4X2GHF+3R
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Maulden
Travel to Work
Bedford
ITL Region
Central Bedfordshire
National Park
Non-National Park
Administrative Information
Central Bedfordshire
Local Authority
Council AreaMid Bedfordshire E14001359
Constituency
E14001359Bedfordshire
Police Force
England
Ward
Ampthill
Constituency code
E14001359
EU Electoral Region
Eastern
Parish
Maulden
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 008D E01017420
E01017420MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Central Bedfordshire 008 E02003606
E02003606LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Central Bedfordshire 008D E01017420
E01017420MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Central Bedfordshire 008 E02003606
E02003606Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling – less sparse: OA falls within the Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 8
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1
2021 Classification
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1
Sun & Time Information
6:08 AM
Sunrise
5:31 PM
Sunset
11 hours 23 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
6:08 AM
Sunset (today)
5:31 PM
Daylight duration
11 hours 23 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 2BJ introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling – less sparse: OA falls within the Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 8
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1. IMD England rank: 17746
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1. LSOA E01017420 and MSOA E02003606 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode MK45 2BJ 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
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Schools near MK45 2BJ
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–9FSM 5%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–9FSM 11%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 9–13FSM 12%
RWM expected
51%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–9FSM 4%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 13–18FSM 14%
Attainment 8
46.6
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