MK45 2LE postcode in Ampthill, Central Bedfordshire

MK45 2LE is a postcode in Ampthill, in the Ampthill 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 100% 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 2.9 km in a straight line

Where MK45 2LE is, and what is near it

Map of MK45 2LE and what is near it Map of MK45 2LE: its centre point, with the 310 other postcodes in the MK45 2 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 11 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 200 m. MK45 2AR: also in MK45 2MK45 2BU: also in MK45 2MK45 2EH: also in MK45 2MK45 2EN: also in MK45 2MK45 2EP: also in MK45 2MK45 2EW: also in MK45 2MK45 2FS: also in MK45 2MK45 2GJ: also in MK45 2MK45 2GQ: also in MK45 2MK45 2GR: also in MK45 2MK45 2GS: also in MK45 2MK45 2GT: also in MK45 2MK45 2GU: also in MK45 2MK45 2GY: also in MK45 2MK45 2HB: also in MK45 2MK45 2HP: also in MK45 2MK45 2HT: also in MK45 2MK45 2HU: also in MK45 2MK45 2HX: also in MK45 2MK45 2JN: also in MK45 2MK45 2JP: also in MK45 2MK45 2JR: also in MK45 2MK45 2JS: also in MK45 2MK45 2JT: also in MK45 2MK45 2JW: also in MK45 2MK45 2JX: also in MK45 2MK45 2JY: also in MK45 2MK45 2JZ: also in MK45 2MK45 2LA: also in MK45 2MK45 2LB: also in MK45 2MK45 2LD: also in MK45 2MK45 2LF: also in MK45 2MK45 2LH: also in MK45 2MK45 2LJ: also in MK45 2MK45 2LL: also in MK45 2MK45 2LN: also in MK45 2MK45 2LP: also in MK45 2MK45 2LQ: also in MK45 2MK45 2LR: also in MK45 2MK45 2LT: also in MK45 2MK45 2LU: also in MK45 2MK45 2LW: also in MK45 2MK45 2LY: also in MK45 2MK45 2LZ: also in MK45 2MK45 2NB: also in MK45 2MK45 2NE: also in MK45 2MK45 2NG: also in MK45 2MK45 2NJ: also in MK45 2MK45 2NL: also in MK45 2MK45 2NQ: also in MK45 2MK45 2NZ: also in MK45 2MK45 2PH: also in MK45 2MK45 2PJ: also in MK45 2MK45 2PL: 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 2PY: also in MK45 2MK45 2QA: also in MK45 2MK45 2QB: also in MK45 2MK45 2QD: also in MK45 2MK45 2QE: also in MK45 2MK45 2QF: also in MK45 2MK45 2QG: also in MK45 2MK45 2QH: also in MK45 2MK45 2QJ: also in MK45 2MK45 2QP: also in MK45 2MK45 2QQ: also in MK45 2MK45 2QR: also in MK45 2MK45 2QU: also in MK45 2MK45 2RL: also in MK45 2MK45 2SA: also in MK45 2MK45 2SB: also in MK45 2MK45 2SD: also in MK45 2MK45 2SU: also in MK45 2MK45 2SX: also in MK45 2MK45 2TA: also in MK45 2MK45 2TB: also in MK45 2MK45 2TD: also in MK45 2MK45 2TG: also in MK45 2MK45 2UJ: also in MK45 2MK45 2XD: also in MK45 2MK45 2YA: also in MK45 2 Ampthill MK45 2LE Map of MK45 2LE and what is near it Map of MK45 2LE: its centre point, with the 310 other postcodes in the MK45 2 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 11 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 200 m. Russell Lower School 450 mAmpthill MK45 2LE
  • MK45 2LE
  • Other postcodes in MK45 2: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 11 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 52.0296, longitude -0.4958)

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 2LE?

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 2LE?

Every home and business at MK45 2LE can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% 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 2LE?

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

Check the bin days for MK45 2LE 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 2LE 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 2LE.

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 2LE: 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 2LE 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 2LE?

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
£446,250 12 months to August 2025
▼ 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

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 2LE

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in MK45 2LE from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 10 December 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 2LE?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 740 homes in the neighbourhood around MK45 2LE. The largest share of them, 23%, are in council tax band B. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (33%). 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 2LE

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 B, the most common, is £1,957.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 140 (19%)£1,677
Band Babout 170 (23%)£1,957
Band Cabout 130 (18%)£2,237
Band Dabout 90 (12%)£2,516
Band Eabout 80 (11%)£3,075
Band Fabout 90 (12%)£3,634
Band Gabout 40 (5%)£4,194
Band Hwithheld£5,032

When the homes were built

  1. 33% Before 1900
  2. 7% 1900 to 1918
  3. 5% 1919 to 1939
  4. 4% 1945 to 1964
  5. 23% 1965 to 1982
  6. 15% 1983 to 1999
  7. 3% 2000 to 2009
  8. 9% 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 2LE is in (ONS area E01017375), 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 2LE?

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

Primary

Secondary

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

The nearest railway station to the centre of MK45 2LE is Flitwick Rail Station, 2.9 km away in a straight line.

  • Flitwick Rail Station Railway station 2.9 kmCycle
  • Millbrook (Beds) Rail Station Railway station 3.7 kmCycle

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

11 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Alameda Walk, 125 m away.

More stations near MK45 2LE, 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 2LE?

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

0 within 1 km 8 within 3 km

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

  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 1.9 kmCycle
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 1.9 kmCycle
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 1.9 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 2LE?

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

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 2LE?

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

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

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

The centre of MK45 2LE 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 2LE?

Police.uk records 37 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of MK45 2LE in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Anti-social behaviour9 reports
Criminal damage and arson8 reports
Violence and sexual offences7 reports
Vehicle crime3 reports
Other theft3 reports
Public order2 reports

Also: other crime 2, shoplifting 1, drugs 1, robbery 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 2LE

Ward
Ampthill
Parish
Ampthill
Region
East of England
Country
England
Built-up area
Ampthill
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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