MK45 5AA postcode in Central Bedfordshire, England

MK45 5AA is a postcode in Central Bedfordshire, in the Westoning, Flitton & Greenfield ward. It is in the Mid Bedfordshire parliamentary constituency and the Bedfordshire police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Very low flood risk 1 of 35 homes and businesses at very low risk, from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 0% of homes and businesses can get it. Central Bedfordshire: 87% Typical price £435,000 Homes sold in MK45 5, last 12 months. ▼ 11.2% on the year before Nearest station Flitwick 1.5 km in a straight line

Where MK45 5AA is, and what is near it

Map of MK45 5AA and what is near it Map of MK45 5AA: its centre point, with the 144 other postcodes in the MK45 5 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. MK45 5AB: also in MK45 5MK45 5AD: also in MK45 5MK45 5AE: also in MK45 5MK45 5AF: also in MK45 5MK45 5AH: also in MK45 5MK45 5AL: also in MK45 5MK45 5AN: also in MK45 5MK45 5AP: also in MK45 5MK45 5AS: also in MK45 5MK45 5AU: also in MK45 5MK45 5AX: also in MK45 5MK45 5AY: also in MK45 5MK45 5BA: also in MK45 5MK45 5BB: also in MK45 5MK45 5BD: also in MK45 5MK45 5BE: also in MK45 5MK45 5BH: also in MK45 5MK45 5BJ: also in MK45 5MK45 5BL: also in MK45 5MK45 5BU: also in MK45 5MK45 5BW: also in MK45 5MK45 5BX: also in MK45 5MK45 5DA: also in MK45 5MK45 5DB: also in MK45 5MK45 5DD: also in MK45 5MK45 5DE: also in MK45 5MK45 5DF: also in MK45 5MK45 5DG: also in MK45 5MK45 5DH: also in MK45 5MK45 5DJ: also in MK45 5MK45 5DL: also in MK45 5MK45 5DP: also in MK45 5MK45 5EG: also in MK45 5MK45 5EN: also in MK45 5MK45 5ES: also in MK45 5MK45 5ET: also in MK45 5MK45 5EW: also in MK45 5MK45 5FA: also in MK45 5MK45 5FB: also in MK45 5MK45 5FD: also in MK45 5MK45 5FE: also in MK45 5MK45 5FG: also in MK45 5MK45 5FL: also in MK45 5MK45 5FN: also in MK45 5MK45 5FP: also in MK45 5MK45 5FQ: also in MK45 5MK45 5FR: also in MK45 5MK45 5FS: also in MK45 5MK45 5FT: also in MK45 5MK45 5GB: also in MK45 5MK45 5GD: also in MK45 5MK45 5HH: also in MK45 5MK45 5HJ: also in MK45 5MK45 5HT: also in MK45 5MK45 5JA: also in MK45 5MK45 5JB: also in MK45 5MK45 5JD: also in MK45 5MK45 5JE: also in MK45 5MK45 5JF: also in MK45 5MK45 5JG: also in MK45 5MK45 5JH: also in MK45 5MK45 5JJ: also in MK45 5MK45 5JL: also in MK45 5MK45 5JN: also in MK45 5MK45 5JP: also in MK45 5MK45 5JQ: also in MK45 5MK45 5JR: also in MK45 5MK45 5JS: also in MK45 5MK45 5JT: also in MK45 5MK45 5JU: also in MK45 5MK45 5JW: also in MK45 5MK45 5JX: also in MK45 5MK45 5JY: also in MK45 5MK45 5JZ: also in MK45 5MK45 5LA: also in MK45 5MK45 5LB: also in MK45 5MK45 5LD: also in MK45 5MK45 5LE: also in MK45 5MK45 5LF: also in MK45 5MK45 5LG: also in MK45 5MK45 5LH: also in MK45 5MK45 5LJ: also in MK45 5MK45 5LL: also in MK45 5MK45 5LP: also in MK45 5MK45 5LQ: also in MK45 5MK45 5LR: also in MK45 5MK45 5LS: also in MK45 5MK45 5LT: also in MK45 5MK45 5LU: also in MK45 5MK45 5LW: also in MK45 5MK45 5LX: also in MK45 5MK45 5NA: also in MK45 5MK45 5WF: also in MK45 5 School 2.7 kmWestoning, Flitton & Greenfield MK45 5AA Map of MK45 5AA and what is near it Map of MK45 5AA: its centre point, with the 144 other postcodes in the MK45 5 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. School 2.7 kmWestoning, Flitton & Greenfield MK45 5AA
  • MK45 5AA
  • Other postcodes in MK45 5: 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 51.9900, longitude -0.4986)

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 5AA?

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 5AA?

None of the homes and businesses at MK45 5AA can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)0% can get it

Central Bedfordshire: 87%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0% 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 5AA?

BinDayBuddy has not read Central Bedfordshire Council's days for MK45 5AA today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for MK45 5AA 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 5AA at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

Very low risk

The Environment Agency counts 35 homes and businesses at MK45 5AA. 1 is in an area at very low risk of flooding from rivers or the sea.

35 homes and businesses at MK45 5AA Very low: 1Not in an area at risk: 34

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 5AA: 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 5AA 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 5AA?

Homes in MK45 5 sold for a typical £435,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 62 sales, down 11.2% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£435,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£490,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 11.2% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £590,000 29 sales
  • Semi-detached £361,250 20 sales
  • Terraced £325,000 13 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 5AA

HM Land Registry records 2 standard sales of homes in MK45 5AA from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 22 August 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

Food hygiene ratings at MK45 5AA

The Food Standards Agency lists 2 food businesses at MK45 5AA. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near MK45 5AA?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,030 homes in the neighbourhood around MK45 5AA. The largest share of them, 25%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (40%). 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 5AA

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 £5,032 (band H); band C, the most common, is £2,237.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 30 (3%)£1,677
Band Babout 100 (10%)£1,957
Band Cabout 260 (25%)£2,237
Band Dabout 210 (20%)£2,516
Band Eabout 110 (11%)£3,075
Band Fabout 130 (13%)£3,634
Band Gabout 170 (17%)£4,194
Band Habout 20 (2%)£5,032

When the homes were built

  1. 10% Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. 6% 1919 to 1939
  4. 7% 1945 to 1964
  5. 40% 1965 to 1982
  6. 14% 1983 to 1999
  7. 9% 2000 to 2009
  8. 5% 2010 to 2019
  9. 9% 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 5AA is in (ONS area E01017450), 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 5AA?

The nearest open schools to MK45 5AA, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near MK45 5AA, 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 5AA?

The nearest railway station to the centre of MK45 5AA is Flitwick Rail Station, 1.5 km away in a straight line.

  • Flitwick Rail Station Railway station 1.5 kmCycle
  • Harlington (Beds) Rail Station Railway station 3.1 kmCycle

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 5AA, 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 5AA?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of MK45 5AA, 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 5AA?

0 within 1 km 2 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of MK45 5AA, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 1.5 kmCycle
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 1.5 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 5AA?

The nearest to the centre of MK45 5AA, 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 5AA?

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 5AA?

The nearest care homes to the centre of MK45 5AA, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

  • The Grove -2 Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report February 2020, over 3 years old · Phone 01525 717098 800 mWalk
  • The Grove -4 Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report July 2025 · Phone 01525 718025 800 mWalk
  • The Grove -6 Care Quality Commission rating: Requires improvement CQC report March 2020, over 3 years old · Phone 01525 718063 800 mWalk

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 5AA?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of MK45 5AA, 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 5AA?

The nearest vets to the centre of MK45 5AA 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 5AA in a conservation area?

The centre of MK45 5AA 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 5AA?

Police.uk records 22 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of MK45 5AA in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Anti-social behaviour6 reports
Violence and sexual offences5 reports
Shoplifting3 reports
Burglary2 reports
Vehicle crime2 reports
Public order1 report

Also: criminal damage and arson 1, other theft 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 5AA

Ward
Westoning, Flitton & Greenfield
Parish
Westoning
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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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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