MK45 2EA postcode in Central Bedfordshire, England

MK45 2EA is a postcode in Central Bedfordshire, in the Ampthill ward. 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 68% of homes and businesses can get it. Central Bedfordshire: 87% Typical price £443,750 Homes sold in MK45 2, last 12 months. ▼ 0.6% on the year before Nearest station Flitwick 5.0 km in a straight line

Where MK45 2EA is, and what is near it

Map of MK45 2EA and what is near it Map of MK45 2EA: its centre point, with the 310 other postcodes in the MK45 2 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. MK45 2AB: also in MK45 2MK45 2AG: also in MK45 2MK45 2AP: also in MK45 2MK45 2AQ: also in MK45 2MK45 2AS: also in MK45 2MK45 2AU: also in MK45 2MK45 2BJ: also in MK45 2MK45 2BL: also in MK45 2MK45 2BN: also in MK45 2MK45 2BP: also in MK45 2MK45 2BS: also in MK45 2MK45 2BT: also in MK45 2MK45 2BW: also in MK45 2MK45 2DA: also in MK45 2MK45 2DB: also in MK45 2MK45 2DD: also in MK45 2MK45 2DE: also in MK45 2MK45 2DF: also in MK45 2MK45 2DG: also in MK45 2MK45 2DH: also in MK45 2MK45 2DJ: also in MK45 2MK45 2DL: also in MK45 2MK45 2DN: also in MK45 2MK45 2DP: also in MK45 2MK45 2DQ: also in MK45 2MK45 2DR: also in MK45 2MK45 2DS: also in MK45 2MK45 2DT: also in MK45 2MK45 2DU: also in MK45 2MK45 2DW: also in MK45 2MK45 2DX: also in MK45 2MK45 2DY: also in MK45 2MK45 2DZ: also in MK45 2MK45 2EB: also in MK45 2MK45 2ED: also in MK45 2MK45 2EE: also in MK45 2MK45 2EF: also in MK45 2MK45 2EG: also in MK45 2MK45 2EL: also in MK45 2MK45 2EN: also in MK45 2MK45 2EP: also in MK45 2MK45 2EQ: also in MK45 2MK45 2ER: also in MK45 2MK45 2ES: also in MK45 2MK45 2EW: also in MK45 2MK45 2EY: also in MK45 2MK45 2EZ: also in MK45 2MK45 2FE: also in MK45 2MK45 2FT: also in MK45 2MK45 2FW: also in MK45 2MK45 2GG: also in MK45 2MK45 2GN: also in MK45 2MK45 2HL: also in MK45 2MK45 2JL: also in MK45 2MK45 2PG: also in MK45 2MK45 2PN: also in MK45 2MK45 2PP: also in MK45 2MK45 2PR: also in MK45 2MK45 2PS: also in MK45 2MK45 2PT: also in MK45 2MK45 2PU: also in MK45 2MK45 2PX: also in MK45 2MK45 2PZ: also in MK45 2MK45 2RD: also in MK45 2MK45 2UJ: also in MK45 2MK45 2US: also in MK45 2MK45 2XA: also in MK45 2MK45 2XB: also in MK45 2MK45 2XD: also in MK45 2MK45 2XE: also in MK45 2MK45 2XF: also in MK45 2MK45 2XG: also in MK45 2MK45 2XQ: also in MK45 2MK45 2YA: also in MK45 2MK45 2YH: also in MK45 2 School 2.5 kmAlameda Middle School 3.2 kmSchool 3.7 kmStewartby station 5.1 kmMaulden MK45 2EA Map of MK45 2EA and what is near it Map of MK45 2EA: its centre point, with the 310 other postcodes in the MK45 2 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. School 2.5 km2 GP practices, 3.0 kmAlameda Middle School 3.2 kmStewartby station 5.1 kmMaulden MK45 2EA
  • MK45 2EA
  • Other postcodes in MK45 2: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 52.0429, longitude -0.4592)

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; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after MK45 2EA?

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 2EA?

74% of the homes and businesses at MK45 2EA can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 68% gigabit, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)68% can get it

Central Bedfordshire: 87%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)74% 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 2EA?

BinDayBuddy has not read Central Bedfordshire Council's days for MK45 2EA today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for MK45 2EA on BinDayBuddy

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 2EA 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 2EA.

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 2EA: 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 2EA 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 2EA?

Homes in MK45 2 sold for a typical £443,750 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 162 sales, down 0.6% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£443,750 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
12 months to August 2025
£446,250
12 months to August 2026
£443,750

▼ down 0.6% on the 12 months before

Detached£610,000 50 sales
Semi-detached£460,000 45 sales
Terraced£379,500 51 sales
Flat or maisonette£235,000 16 sales

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 2EA

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in MK45 2EA from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 5 September 2025. 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 2EA?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 720 homes in the neighbourhood around MK45 2EA. The largest share of them, 28%, are in council tax band E. 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 2EA

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 E, the most common, is £3,075.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 70 (10%)£1,677
Band Babout 30 (4%)£1,957
Band Cabout 50 (7%)£2,237
Band Dabout 80 (11%)£2,516
Band Eabout 200 (28%)£3,075
Band Fabout 160 (22%)£3,634
Band Gabout 130 (18%)£4,194
Band Hwithheld£5,032

When the homes were built

  1. 17% Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. 13% 1919 to 1939
  4. 7% 1945 to 1964
  5. 14% 1965 to 1982
  6. 18% 1983 to 1999
  7. 14% 2000 to 2009
  8. 6% 2010 to 2019
  9. 10% 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 2EA is in (ONS area E01017419), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

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 2EA?

The nearest open schools to MK45 2EA, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near MK45 2EA, 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 2EA?

The nearest railway station to the centre of MK45 2EA is Flitwick Rail Station, 5.0 km away in a straight line.

  • Flitwick Rail Station Railway station 5.0 kmDrive
  • Stewartby Rail Station Railway station 5.1 kmDrive

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

No bus stop within 400 metres in the Department for Transport's register.

More stations near MK45 2EA, 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 2EA?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of MK45 2EA, 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 2EA?

0 within 1 km 4 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of MK45 2EA, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 1.4 kmCycle
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 1.4 kmCycle
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 1.4 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 2EA?

The nearest to the centre of MK45 2EA, 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 2EA?

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 2EA?

The nearest care homes to the centre of MK45 2EA, 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 2EA?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of MK45 2EA, 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 2EA?

The nearest vets to the centre of MK45 2EA 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 2EA in a conservation area?

The centre of MK45 2EA 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 2EA?

Police.uk records 8 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of MK45 2EA in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Anti-social behaviour3 reports
Violence and sexual offences2 reports
Burglary1 report
Shoplifting1 report
Other crime1 report

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 2EA

Ward
Ampthill
Parish
Maulden
Region
East of England
Country
England
Rural or urban
Smaller rural, 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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Nearby postcodes

The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

MK45 2EB500 mMK45 3QX950 mMK45 2DX1.0 kmMK45 3RA1.1 kmMK45 2FW1.2 kmMK45 3QU1.2 km
All of MK45

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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