MK45 4QS postcode in Central Bedfordshire, England

MK45 4QS is a postcode in Central Bedfordshire, in the Barton-le-Clay & Silsoe ward. It is in the Mid Bedfordshire parliamentary constituency and the Bedfordshire police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Medium flood risk 1 of 12 homes and businesses at medium risk, from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 0% of homes and businesses at MK45 4QS can get it Across Central Bedfordshire: 87% Typical price £429,975 Homes sold in MK45 4, last 12 months. ▲ 8.4% on the year before Nearest station Flitwick 5.9 km in a straight line

Where MK45 4QS is, and what is near it

Map of MK45 4QS and what is near it Map of MK45 4QS: its centre point, with the 254 other postcodes in the MK45 4 sector, 4 schools (2 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 1 km. MK45 4DS: also in MK45 4MK45 4DU: also in MK45 4MK45 4EQ: also in MK45 4MK45 4FJ: also in MK45 4MK45 4FL: also in MK45 4MK45 4FP: also in MK45 4MK45 4FQ: also in MK45 4MK45 4FS: also in MK45 4MK45 4GA: also in MK45 4MK45 4GE: also in MK45 4MK45 4GF: also in MK45 4MK45 4GG: also in MK45 4MK45 4GH: also in MK45 4MK45 4GJ: also in MK45 4MK45 4GL: also in MK45 4MK45 4GN: also in MK45 4MK45 4GP: also in MK45 4MK45 4GQ: also in MK45 4MK45 4GR: also in MK45 4MK45 4GS: also in MK45 4MK45 4GT: also in MK45 4MK45 4GU: also in MK45 4MK45 4GX: also in MK45 4MK45 4GY: also in MK45 4MK45 4HH: also in MK45 4MK45 4HJ: also in MK45 4MK45 4HL: also in MK45 4MK45 4JQ: also in MK45 4MK45 4JR: also in MK45 4MK45 4LR: also in MK45 4MK45 4LT: also in MK45 4MK45 4LU: also in MK45 4MK45 4LX: also in MK45 4MK45 4LY: also in MK45 4MK45 4LZ: also in MK45 4MK45 4NA: also in MK45 4MK45 4NB: also in MK45 4MK45 4NE: also in MK45 4MK45 4NL: also in MK45 4MK45 4PU: also in MK45 4MK45 4PX: also in MK45 4MK45 4PY: also in MK45 4MK45 4PZ: also in MK45 4MK45 4QA: also in MK45 4MK45 4QB: also in MK45 4MK45 4QD: also in MK45 4MK45 4QE: also in MK45 4MK45 4QP: also in MK45 4MK45 4QR: also in MK45 4MK45 4QT: also in MK45 4MK45 4QU: also in MK45 4MK45 4QX: also in MK45 4MK45 4RA: also in MK45 4MK45 4RB: also in MK45 4MK45 4RF: also in MK45 4MK45 4RN: also in MK45 4MK45 4RP: also in MK45 4MK45 4RX: also in MK45 4MK45 4RY: also in MK45 4MK45 4RZ: also in MK45 4 Esland Bedford School 2.2 kmGP 2.9 km2 places, 5.8–5.9 kmHarlington (Beds) station 6.5 kmBarton-le-Clay & Silsoe MK45 4QS Map of MK45 4QS and what is near it Map of MK45 4QS: its centre point, with the 254 other postcodes in the MK45 4 sector, 4 schools (2 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 1 km. 2 places, 5.8–5.9 kmHarlington (Beds) station 6.5 kmHoughton Close Surgery 6.9 kmBarton-le-Clay & Silsoe MK45 4QS
  • MK45 4QS
  • Other postcodes in MK45 4: 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. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.9894, longitude -0.4120)

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 4QS?

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 4QS?

None of the homes and businesses at MK45 4QS can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

MK45 4QS 0% Central Bedfordshire 87%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

MK45 4QS 0% Central Bedfordshire 98%
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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 4QS?

BinDayBuddy reads bin days from councils' own collection systems. It may have the days for MK45 4QS.

Check the bin days for MK45 4QS 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 4QS at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

Medium risk

The Environment Agency counts 12 homes and businesses at MK45 4QS. 1 is in an area at medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea.

12 homes and businesses at MK45 4QS Medium: 1Not in an area at risk: 11

High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.

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 4QS: 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 4QS 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 4QS?

Homes in MK45 4 sold for a typical £429,975 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 140 sales, up 8.4% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£429,975 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£396,500 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 8.4% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £620,000 51 sales
  • Semi-detached £381,000 54 sales
  • Terraced £320,000 23 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £232,500 12 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 4QS

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in MK45 4QS from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around 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 4QS?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 610 homes in the neighbourhood around MK45 4QS. The largest share of them, 28%, are in council tax band D. More were built from 2010 to 2019 than in any other period (61%). 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 4QS

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 £1,957 (band B) to £4,194 (band G); band D, the most common, is £2,516.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Afewer than 5£1,677
Band Babout 30 (5%)£1,957
Band Cabout 150 (25%)£2,237
Band Dabout 170 (28%)£2,516
Band Eabout 110 (18%)£3,075
Band Fabout 50 (8%)£3,634
Band Gabout 100 (16%)£4,194
Band Hwithheld£5,032

When the homes were built

  1. 3% Before 1900
  2. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. None 1919 to 1939
  4. 2% 1945 to 1964
  5. 3% 1965 to 1982
  6. 10% 1983 to 1999
  7. 3% 2000 to 2009
  8. 61% 2010 to 2019
  9. 18% 2020 or later

1919 to 1939: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

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 4QS is in (ONS area E01033824), 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 4QS?

The nearest open schools to MK45 4QS, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near MK45 4QS, 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 4QS?

The nearest railway station to the centre of MK45 4QS is Flitwick Rail Station, 5.9 km away in a straight line.

  • Flitwick Rail Station Railway station 5.9 kmDrive
  • Harlington (Beds) Rail Station Railway station 6.5 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 4QS, 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 4QS?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of MK45 4QS, 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 4QS?

0 within 1 km 1 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of MK45 4QS, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 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 4QS?

The nearest to the centre of MK45 4QS, 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 4QS?

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 4QS?

The nearest care homes to the centre of MK45 4QS, 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 4QS?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of MK45 4QS, 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 4QS?

The nearest vets to the centre of MK45 4QS 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 4QS in a conservation area?

The centre of MK45 4QS is in one area with planning rules of its own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

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 4QS?

Police.uk records 2 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of MK45 4QS in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Anti-social behaviour2 reports

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 4QS

Ward
Barton-le-Clay & Silsoe
Parish
Silsoe
Region
East of England
Country
England
Rural or urban
Larger 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 4HL350 mMK45 4NL390 mMK45 4QR1.1 kmMK45 4QU1.2 kmSG5 3HR1.4 kmSG5 3HP1.4 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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