# MK45 5LG: area report for a postcode in Central Bedfordshire

MK45 5LG 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 5LG for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Central Bedfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire) › [MK45](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk45) › [MK45 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk45-5)

## Around this postcode

- **3 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 25% on July. Central Bedfordshire 017E: 42 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.4943,51.9796,MK455LG
- **Harlington (Bedfordshire), 2 km**: About 24 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.4943,51.9796,MK455LG
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 310 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.4943,51.9796,MK455LG
- **No property in MK45 5LG 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=-0.4943,51.9796,MK455LG
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Central Bedfordshire 017E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.4943,51.9796,MK455LG
- **£355,263 average price**: For the whole of Central Bedfordshire, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.4943,51.9796,MK455LG
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.4943,51.9796,MK455LG
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.4943,51.9796,MK455LG
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at MK45 5LG**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.4943,51.9796,MK455LG
- **Moderate road and rail noise at MK45 5LG**: Road 52 dB, rail 64 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.4943,51.9796,MK455LG
- **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=-0.4943,51.9796,MK455LG
- **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=-0.4943,51.9796,MK455LG

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Westoning Lower School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/westoning-lower-school-e147994) | Primary | 310 m (4 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2024 | – |
| [Harlington Upper School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/harlington-upper-school-e137941) | Secondary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2023 | Attainment 8 of 46.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Harlington Lower School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/harlington-lower-school-e138938) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), December 2023 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| May 2026 | £470,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| December 2025 | £192,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| August 2023 | £344,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| March 2025 | £375,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| March 2025 | £475,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| October 2025 | £400,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 200 m |
| April 2025 | £150,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 240 m |
| June 2026 | £210,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 280 m |

## Within 1 km

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £355,263** (August 2026). Central Bedfordshire’s average house price was £355,263 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 0.1% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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: 8.1×** (2025). A home in Central Bedfordshire costs 8.1 times local full-time pay. Joint 127th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 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 017E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 11.2** (2025). Central Bedfordshire 017E has a deprivation score of 11.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 10,152nd least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £410,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Central Bedfordshire 017E was £410,000 in 2025. Joint 8,178th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,258** (2021). Central Bedfordshire 017E had 2,258 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 2,351st most 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: 82.4%** (January 2026). In Central Bedfordshire 017E, 82.4% 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.

## 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: 51.9796, -0.4943

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), August 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=-0.4943,51.9796,MK455LG

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