MK45 1EA postcode in Flitwick, Central Bedfordshire

MK45 1EA is a postcode in Flitwick, in the Flitwick ward of Central Bedfordshire. It is in the Mid Bedfordshire parliamentary constituency and the Bedfordshire police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 84% of homes and businesses can get it. Central Bedfordshire: 87% Typical price £350,000 Homes sold in MK45 1, last 12 months. 0% on the year before Nearest station Flitwick 700 m in a straight line

Where MK45 1EA is, and what is near it

Map of MK45 1EA and what is near it Map of MK45 1EA: its centre point, with the 313 other postcodes in the MK45 1 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 5 bus stops and 2 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. MK45 1AB: also in MK45 1MK45 1AF: also in MK45 1MK45 1AG: also in MK45 1MK45 1AH: also in MK45 1MK45 1AJ: also in MK45 1MK45 1AL: also in MK45 1MK45 1AN: also in MK45 1MK45 1AP: also in MK45 1MK45 1AQ: also in MK45 1MK45 1AR: also in MK45 1MK45 1AS: also in MK45 1MK45 1AT: also in MK45 1MK45 1AU: also in MK45 1MK45 1AW: also in MK45 1MK45 1AX: also in MK45 1MK45 1AY: also in MK45 1MK45 1AZ: also in MK45 1MK45 1BB: also in MK45 1MK45 1BF: also in MK45 1MK45 1BG: also in MK45 1MK45 1BJ: also in MK45 1MK45 1BL: also in MK45 1MK45 1BN: also in MK45 1MK45 1BP: also in MK45 1MK45 1BQ: also in MK45 1MK45 1BT: also in MK45 1MK45 1BU: also in MK45 1MK45 1BW: also in MK45 1MK45 1BX: also in MK45 1MK45 1BY: also in MK45 1MK45 1BZ: also in MK45 1MK45 1DA: also in MK45 1MK45 1DB: also in MK45 1MK45 1DD: also in MK45 1MK45 1DH: also in MK45 1MK45 1DJ: also in MK45 1MK45 1DL: also in MK45 1MK45 1DN: also in MK45 1MK45 1DP: also in MK45 1MK45 1DS: also in MK45 1MK45 1DU: also in MK45 1MK45 1DW: also in MK45 1MK45 1DX: also in MK45 1MK45 1DY: also in MK45 1MK45 1DZ: also in MK45 1MK45 1EB: also in MK45 1MK45 1ED: also in MK45 1MK45 1EF: also in MK45 1MK45 1EN: also in MK45 1MK45 1EZ: also in MK45 1MK45 1FA: also in MK45 1MK45 1FB: also in MK45 1MK45 1FD: also in MK45 1MK45 1FE: also in MK45 1MK45 1FF: also in MK45 1MK45 1FG: also in MK45 1MK45 1FH: also in MK45 1MK45 1FJ: also in MK45 1MK45 1FL: also in MK45 1MK45 1FN: also in MK45 1MK45 1FP: also in MK45 1MK45 1FS: also in MK45 1MK45 1FW: also in MK45 1MK45 1FX: also in MK45 1MK45 1FY: also in MK45 1MK45 1FZ: also in MK45 1MK45 1GD: also in MK45 1MK45 1GE: also in MK45 1MK45 1GF: also in MK45 1MK45 1GG: also in MK45 1MK45 1GH: also in MK45 1MK45 1GJ: also in MK45 1MK45 1GL: also in MK45 1MK45 1GN: also in MK45 1MK45 1GP: also in MK45 1MK45 1GQ: also in MK45 1MK45 1GR: also in MK45 1MK45 1GS: also in MK45 1MK45 1GT: also in MK45 1MK45 1GU: also in MK45 1MK45 1GW: also in MK45 1MK45 1HA: also in MK45 1MK45 1HB: also in MK45 1MK45 1HG: also in MK45 1MK45 1HH: also in MK45 1MK45 1HL: also in MK45 1MK45 1HW: also in MK45 1MK45 1JZ: also in MK45 1MK45 1LX: also in MK45 1MK45 1NE: also in MK45 1MK45 1NF: also in MK45 1MK45 1NG: also in MK45 1MK45 1NP: also in MK45 1MK45 1NQ: also in MK45 1MK45 1NR: also in MK45 1MK45 1NS: also in MK45 1MK45 1NW: also in MK45 1MK45 1PA: also in MK45 1MK45 1PB: also in MK45 1MK45 1PD: also in MK45 1MK45 1PE: also in MK45 1MK45 1PF: also in MK45 1MK45 1PG: also in MK45 1MK45 1PH: also in MK45 1MK45 1PJ: also in MK45 1MK45 1PL: also in MK45 1MK45 1PN: also in MK45 1MK45 1PP: also in MK45 1MK45 1PQ: also in MK45 1MK45 1PR: also in MK45 1MK45 1PS: also in MK45 1MK45 1PU: also in MK45 1MK45 1PY: also in MK45 1MK45 1PZ: also in MK45 1MK45 1QA: also in MK45 1MK45 1QB: also in MK45 1MK45 1QD: also in MK45 1MK45 1QE: also in MK45 1MK45 1QF: also in MK45 1MK45 1QG: also in MK45 1MK45 1QN: also in MK45 1MK45 1QW: also in MK45 1MK45 1QY: also in MK45 1MK45 1QZ: also in MK45 1MK45 1RP: also in MK45 1MK45 1SP: also in MK45 1MK45 1TG: also in MK45 1MK45 1TH: also in MK45 1MK45 1TJ: also in MK45 1MK45 1TQ: also in MK45 1MK45 1TY: also in MK45 1MK45 1TZ: also in MK45 1MK45 1UA: also in MK45 1MK45 1UD: also in MK45 1MK45 1UH: also in MK45 1MK45 1UJ: also in MK45 1MK45 1UL: also in MK45 1MK45 1UN: also in MK45 1MK45 1UR: also in MK45 1MK45 1UT: also in MK45 1MK45 1UZ: also in MK45 1MK45 1WB: also in MK45 1MK45 1WD: also in MK45 1MK45 1XB: also in MK45 1MK45 1XD: also in MK45 1MK45 1XE: also in MK45 1MK45 1XF: also in MK45 1MK45 1XG: also in MK45 1 3 places, 1.2–2.1 kmFlitwick MK45 1EA Map of MK45 1EA and what is near it Map of MK45 1EA: its centre point, with the 313 other postcodes in the MK45 1 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 5 bus stops and 2 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. 3 places, 1.2–2.1 kmFlitwick MK45 1EA
  • MK45 1EA
  • Other postcodes in MK45 1: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 5 bus stops
  • 2 EV charging points
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 52.0084, longitude -0.5016)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after MK45 1EA?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at MK45 1EA?

Every home and business at MK45 1EA can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 84% can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)84% can get it

Central Bedfordshire: 87%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Central Bedfordshire: 98%

The line marks the figure across Central Bedfordshire.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at MK45 1EA?

BinDayBuddy has not read Central Bedfordshire Council's days for MK45 1EA today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

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Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is MK45 1EA at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include MK45 1EA.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Central Bedfordshire

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for MK45 1EA: 6,186 properties in Central Bedfordshire are at high risk (3.9% of all its properties). All the figures for Central Bedfordshire

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of MK45 1EA is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near MK45 1EA?

Homes in MK45 1 sold for a typical £350,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 191 sales, no change on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£350,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£350,000 12 months to August 2025
■ no change on the 12 months before
  • Detached £485,000 48 sales
  • Semi-detached £355,000 71 sales
  • Terraced £315,000 57 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £205,000 15 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole MK45 district: a typical £398,000 from 681 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in MK45 1EA

HM Land Registry records 3 standard sales of homes in MK45 1EA from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 16 May 2025. The middle sale was £365,000, from £261,000 to £548,000. Across MK45 1, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £350,000. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near MK45 1EA?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,050 homes in the neighbourhood around MK45 1EA. The largest share of them, 30%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 2010 to 2019 than in any other period (38%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around MK45 1EA

Band D in Central Bedfordshire for 2026‑27: £2,516. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,677 (band A) to £4,194 (band G); band C, the most common, is £2,237.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 10 (1%)£1,677
Band Babout 160 (15%)£1,957
Band Cabout 320 (30%)£2,237
Band Dabout 280 (27%)£2,516
Band Eabout 140 (13%)£3,075
Band Fabout 90 (9%)£3,634
Band Gabout 50 (5%)£4,194
Band Hwithheld£5,032

When the homes were built

  1. 10% Before 1900
  2. 8% 1900 to 1918
  3. 4% 1919 to 1939
  4. 1% 1945 to 1964
  5. 16% 1965 to 1982
  6. 21% 1983 to 1999
  7. 1% 2000 to 2009
  8. 38% 2010 to 2019
  9. 1% 2020 or later

Averages for Central Bedfordshire before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of MK45 1EA is in (ONS area E01017406), rounded by the VOA.

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Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near MK45 1EA?

The nearest open schools to MK45 1EA, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near MK45 1EA, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to MK45 1EA?

The nearest railway station to the centre of MK45 1EA is Flitwick Rail Station, 700 metres away in a straight line.

  • Flitwick Rail Station Railway station 700 mWalk
  • Harlington (Beds) Rail Station Railway station 5.2 kmDrive

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

5 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest The Ridgeway, 230 m away.

More stations near MK45 1EA, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near MK45 1EA?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of MK45 1EA, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near MK45 1EA?

2 within 1 km 4 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of MK45 1EA, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 600 mWalk
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 600 mWalk
  • Abby-Dawn Charging point · 2 chargers · Type 2 · up to 7 kW 2.6 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near MK45 1EA?

The nearest to the centre of MK45 1EA, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to MK45 1EA?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near MK45 1EA?

The nearest care homes to the centre of MK45 1EA, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near MK45 1EA?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of MK45 1EA, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near MK45 1EA?

The nearest vets to the centre of MK45 1EA on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is MK45 1EA in a conservation area?

The centre of MK45 1EA is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near MK45 1EA?

Police.uk records 68 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of MK45 1EA in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences23 reports
Anti-social behaviour14 reports
Criminal damage and arson9 reports
Vehicle crime8 reports
Burglary4 reports
Shoplifting3 reports

Also: other theft 3, public order 2, robbery 1, other crime 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for MK45 1EA

Ward
Flitwick
Parish
Flitwick
Region
East of England
Country
England
Built-up area
Flitwick
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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