Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
20627
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 20627 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 2BS
Crime trends · near MK45 2BS
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
10
YoY -44%
ASB
8
YoY stable
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY -100%
Burglary
3
YoY +200%
Criminal damage
1
YoY -75%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
3 of 5 key categories improving · burglary rising
29
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,679
White Brit.90.7%
Other White1.9%
White & Asian1.2%
White & Black Caribbean1.2%
+ other · 5.0%
Religion
Total residents: 1,679
Christian49.1%
No religion43.5%
Not answered5.2%
+ other · 2.2%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,672
50–6421.3%
35–4920.8%
65–7411.2%
25–3410.0%
10–159.8%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.0%
Households
Total households: 703
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%
Administrative Information
Central Bedfordshire
Local Authority
Council Area
Mid Bedfordshire E14001359
Constituency
E14001359
Bedfordshire
Police Force
Scotland-wide
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 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 008D E01017420
E01017420
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Central Bedfordshire 008 E02003606
E02003606
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Central Bedfordshire 008D E01017420
E01017420
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Central Bedfordshire 008 E02003606
E02003606
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Village – less sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 7
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1
2021 Classification
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1
Sun & Time Information
4:12 AM
Sunrise
7:43 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:12 AM
Sunset (today)
7:43 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> Present
January 1980 — Introduced
Postcode MK45 2BS introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Village – less sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 7
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1. IMD England rank: 20627
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 2BS is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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