MK45 postcode area guide — Bedford
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the MK45 postcode district in Bedford — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in MK45
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
93.5%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
67.9%
Gigabit-capable
65.3%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.3%
Broadband availability in the MK45 postcode district (Bedford) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 1,239 postcodes Ofcom measures in MK45, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 93.5% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 65.3%.
Around 0.3% of premises in MK45 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in MK45
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| MK45 1AA | 100% | 0% |
| MK45 1AB | 20% | 20% |
| MK45 1AD | 0% | 0% |
| MK45 1AE | 96.4% | 96.4% |
| MK45 1AF | 100% | 0% |
| MK45 1AG | 100% | 0% |
| MK45 1AH | 95.8% | 8.3% |
| MK45 1AJ | 100% | 70.6% |
| MK45 1AL | 100% | 97.6% |
| MK45 1AN | 100% | 78.9% |
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Mobile signal around Bedford
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Bedford district (85,826 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
87.6%
4G outdoors — all networks
99.7%
5G outdoors — all networks
70%
Voice indoors — all networks
93.6%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in MK45
Police recorded 17 incidents within about a mile of the centre of MK45 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 6 | 35.3% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 4 | 23.5% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 2 | 11.8% |
| Burglary | 1 | 5.9% |
| Drugs | 1 | 5.9% |
| Public order | 1 | 5.9% |
| Vehicle crime | 1 | 5.9% |
| Other crime | 1 | 5.9% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in MK45
Based on 590 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in MK45 is £395,000, up 1.3% on the previous year (£390,000).
Detached
£540,000
187 sales
Semi-detached
£380,000
197 sales
Terraced
£317,500
149 sales
Flat / maisonette
£210,000
44 sales
Latest recorded sales in MK45
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 May 2026 | £280,000 | Terraced | Grasmere Close | MK45 1NN |
| 22 May 2026 | £160,000 | Semi-detached | Dane Lane | MK45 3HT |
| 20 May 2026 | £245,000 | Terraced | Oliver Street | MK45 2SA |
| 15 May 2026 | £545,000 | Detached | Ampthill Road | MK45 1BA |
| 15 May 2026 | £350,000 | Semi-detached | Willow Way | MK45 1LL |
| 15 May 2026 | £325,000 | Semi-detached | Brazier Close | MK45 4RW |
| 15 May 2026 | £316,000 | Terraced | Farm Close | MK45 2UF |
| 14 May 2026 | £615,000 | Detached | Pevensey Grove | MK45 1SD |
| 14 May 2026 | £340,000 | Semi-detached | Townfield Road | MK45 1JG |
| 14 May 2026 | £360,000 | Terraced | Pipit Close | MK45 1NJ |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Bedford demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Bedford district (185,227 residents, 74,949 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% |
| 15–29 | 23.5% |
| 30–44 | 20.8% |
| 45–64 | 18.9% |
| 65+ | 16.8% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 62.7% |
| Private rented | 19.2% |
| Social rented | 13.9% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around MK45
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redborne Upper School and Community College | Secondary | 13–18 | 1,657 | MK45 2NU |
| Alameda Middle School | Middle deemed secondary | 9–13 | 720 | MK45 2QR |
| Arnold Academy | Middle deemed secondary | 9–13 | 704 | MK45 4JZ |
| Woodland Middle School Academy | Middle deemed secondary | 9–13 | 645 | MK45 1NP |
| Russell Lower School | Primary | 5–9 | 437 | MK45 2TD |
| Cotton End Forest School | Primary | 2–11 | 435 | MK45 3AG |
| The Firs Lower School | Primary | 2–9 | 350 | MK45 2QR |
| Flitwick Lower School | Primary | 2–9 | 336 | MK45 1LU |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in MK45
263 rated food businesses operate in MK45. 197 hold the top rating of 5, 36 are rated 4, and 4 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 9th Kitchen, A Good Egg, Acre Care Services Ltd, Alameda Middle School, Aldi Stores Ltd.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in MK45
From a sample of 157 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 MK45 postcodes, the most common rating is band B (average band C). 61% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
1%
Band B
32%
Band C
28%
Band D
29%
Band E
10%
Band F
1%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Bedford
Landlines around MK45 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.