MK45 3QZ
PostcodeA postcode in Bedford 022C, Wixams & Wilstead ward, Bedford.
This report describes the area around MK45 3QZ, not any one home. Each figure is shown at the level it was published: the postcode, a 1 km square, the neighbourhood or the whole council, as its tag says.
Around MK45 3QZ
- 5 crimes within 500 mAugust, down 29% on JulyBedford 022C: 110 a year per 1,000 peopleMap point
- Kempston Hardwick, 1.5 kmAbout 19 minutes on footExact point
- 1 school within 800 mNearest is 390 m awayExact point
- No property in MK45 3QZ listed at risk of floodingFrom rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessmentPostcode
- England’s least deprived 40%This neighbourhood, Bedford 022CNeighbourhood
- £333,824 average priceFor the whole of Bedford, July 2026Council
- No GP practices within 1 kmNone found within 2 kmPostcode
- No supermarkets within 1 kmNearest is 1.6 km awayExact point
- Gigabit broadband for every home and business at MK45 3QZSuperfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026Postcode
- Moderate road and rail noise at MK45 3QZRoad 46 dB, rail 57 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021)Postcode
- Not in a radon Affected AreaUnder 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level1 km grid
- 10.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxideModelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 20251 km grid
Schools near MK45 3QZ
Within 2 km, nearest first| School | Distance | Latest Ofsted outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Willow Grove Primary School Primary | 390 m 5 minutes on foot | No outcome in Ofsted's file |
| Wixams Academy Secondary. Attainment 8 of 43.9 (2025/26, provisional) | 980 m 12 minutes on foot | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met |
| Wixams Tree Primary Academy Primary. 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 1.1 km 14 minutes on foot | Good (overall), April 2024 |
| Lakeview School Primary | 1.7 km 22 minutes on foot | Good (overall), October 2022, before the school changed |
Distances are in a straight line. Councils and schools set catchments and admissions, which Open Index doesn’t map: the council’s schools pages. Ofsted outcomes are as published, each with its date; grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Recent sales near MK45 3QZ
Latest sale at each postcode- £312,000Pitchfork Way, MK45 3QZNovember 2025, terraced, established, freehold10 m
- £225,000Meadow Road, MK45 3REAugust 2025, flat or maisonette, established, leasehold80 m
- £335,000Bridle Road, MK45 3QYJune 2026, semi-detached, established, freehold90 m
- £440,000Priory Road, MK45 3QWMarch 2025, detached, established, freehold140 m
- £260,000Emmer Drive, MK45 3RTMay 2025, flat or maisonette, new build, leasehold210 m
- £417,500Emmer Drive, MK45 3RSAugust 2025, detached, new build, freehold280 m
- £565,000Middleham Road, MK45 3TLOctober 2025, detached, new build, freehold290 m
- £378,000Grasmere Place, MK45 3SSMay 2025, semi-detached, established, freehold290 m
HM Land Registry sales at nearby postcodes, by street and postcode only, never a house number. Sales take weeks to be registered. Every sale on the map
The neighbourhood: Bedford 022C
Everything about Bedford 022CThe postcode district: MK45
Everything about MK45Your MP
- Blake StephensonConservativeMP for Mid Bedfordshire
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Where these figures come from
- Street-level crimeAugust 2026Map point
- Rail and Tube stations2024/25Exact point
- SchoolsExact point
- Flood risk by postcodeJune 2026Postcode
- English Indices of Deprivation 20252025Neighbourhood
- Average house priceJuly 2026Council
- GP practicesPostcode
- SupermarketsExact point
- Broadband by postcodeJanuary 2026Postcode
- Road and rail noise by postcode2021Postcode
- Radon potential1 km grid
- Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)20251 km grid
Counts, distances and walking times are worked out by Open Index from each layer’s published points and outlines, in a straight line from the postcode’s centre. Street names © OpenStreetMap contributors.