# MK45 1RJ: area report for a postcode in Central Bedfordshire

MK45 1RJ is a postcode in Central Bedfordshire.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Central Bedfordshire. Open the map at MK45 1RJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Central Bedfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire) › [MK45](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk45) › [MK45 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk45-1)

## Around this postcode

- **3 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 73% on July. Central Bedfordshire 016B: 18 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.5035,51.9992,MK451RJ
- **Flitwick, 750 m**: About 9 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.5035,51.9992,MK451RJ
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 430 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.5035,51.9992,MK451RJ
- **No property in MK45 1RJ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-0.5035,51.9992,MK451RJ
- **England’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Central Bedfordshire 016B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.5035,51.9992,MK451RJ
- **£356,758 average price**: For the whole of Central Bedfordshire, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.5035,51.9992,MK451RJ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 990 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.5035,51.9992,MK451RJ
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 550 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.5035,51.9992,MK451RJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at MK45 1RJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.5035,51.9992,MK451RJ
- **Low road and rail noise at MK45 1RJ**: Road 49 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.5035,51.9992,MK451RJ
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-0.5035,51.9992,MK451RJ
- **9.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.5035,51.9992,MK451RJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Flitwick Lower School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/flitwick-lower-school-e109452) | Primary | 430 m (5 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2023 | – |
| [Woodland Middle School Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/woodland-middle-school-academy-e136560) | Secondary | 560 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2023 | 39% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Templefield Lower School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/templefield-lower-school-e109527) | Primary | 620 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, January 2023 | – |
| [Kingsmoor Lower School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kingsmoor-lower-school-e109507) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [Westoning Lower School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/westoning-lower-school-e147994) | Primary | 2 km (24 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2024 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2025 | £328,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 60 m |
| November 2025 | £305,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| December 2025 | £361,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| October 2025 | £350,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| December 2025 | £500,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| January 2025 | £385,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| May 2026 | £487,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| June 2026 | £375,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Flitwick (750 m, 9 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: FLITWICK SURGERY (990 m)
- Pharmacies: TESCO INSTORE PHARMACY (550 m); THE HIGHLANDS PHARMACY LTD (920 m)
- Dental practices: FLITWICK DENTAL GROUP (820 m); FLITWICK CLINIC (920 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Bedford Superstore (550 m, Tesco); Co-op Flitwick (630 m, The Co-operative Group)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £356,758** (July 2026). Central Bedfordshire’s average house price was £356,758 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 1.2% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £43,645** (2025). Full-time workers living in Central Bedfordshire earned a median of £43,645 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 73rd highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 8.2×** (2025). A home in Central Bedfordshire costs 8.2 times local full-time pay. Joint 123rd least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 13.1** (2025). Central Bedfordshire has a deprivation score of 13.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 65th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Central Bedfordshire 016B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 2.0** (2025). Central Bedfordshire 016B has a deprivation score of 2.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 338th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,252** (2021). Central Bedfordshire 016B had 1,252 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 13,513th least populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 96.6%** (January 2026). In Central Bedfordshire 016B, 96.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.
- **Claimant rate: 1.5%** (August 2026). In Central Bedfordshire 016B, 1.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026.

## MK45 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £395,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in MK45 was £395,000 in 2025. Joint 615th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 49,941** (2021). MK45 had 49,941 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 213th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 1%** (2022). About 1% of people in MK45 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 82.7%** (January 2026). In MK45, 82.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Central Bedfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire)
- Centre: 51.9992, -0.5035

Council: [Central Bedfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire) (Unitary authority, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Mid Bedfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/mid-bedfordshire): Blake Stephenson (Conservative), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-0.5035,51.9992,MK451RJ

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