MK45 3BS maps, stats, and open data

MK45 3BS lies on Gales Place in Cotton End, Bedford. MK45 3BS is located in the Shortstown electoral ward, within the unitary authority of Bedford and the English Parliamentary constituency of North East Bedfordshire. The Sub Integrated Care Board (ICB) Location is NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes ICB - M1J4Y and the police force is Bedfordshire. This postcode has been in use since March 2008.

MK45 3BS maps

MK45 3BS map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

MK45 3BS map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
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MK45 3BS geodata

Easting	508854
Northing	245138
Latitude	52.093889
Longitude	-0.412460

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is MK45 3BS?

Street	Gales Place
Locality	Cotton End
Town/City	Bedford
Country	England
Postcode District	MK45
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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MK45 3BS Elevation

Elevation or altitude of MK45 3BS as distance above sea level:

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	30m	98ft

Elevation is measured from the approximate centre of the postcode, to the nearest point on an OS contour line from OS Terrain 50, which has contour spacing of ten vertical metres.

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Source: Open Postcode Elevation
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Politics

Ward	Shortstown
Constituency	North East Bedfordshire

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of MK45 3BS

November 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Harrows Close	437m
September 2023	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Harrows Close	437m
September 2023	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Hermitage Gardens	439m
➜ Gales Place crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to MK45 3BS

The Bell (High Road)	Cotton End	404m
The Bell (High Road)	Cotton End	448m
The Wilstead Road (High Road)	Cotton End	448m
The Wilstead Road (High Road)	Cotton End	467m
Old Lower School (High Road)	Cotton End	714m

Nearest railway stations to MK45 3BS

Bedford St Johns Station	5.5km
Bedford Station	6.6km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for MK45 3BS

Broadband access in MK45 3BS (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband	0.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps

Broadband speed in MK45 3BS (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	48.5Mbps
Average download speed	49.7Mbps
Maximum download speed	71.77Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	12.5Mbps
Average upload speed	12.6Mbps
Maximum upload speed	18.44Mbps

Broadband limitations in MK45 3BS (2020 data)

Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps	0.0%

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for MK45 3BS

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Source: Ofcom
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MK45 3BS gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in MK45 3BS by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	72,027
Meter count	8
Mean (kWh/meter)	9,003
Median (kWh/meter)	9,294

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	19,313
Meter count	8
Mean (kWh/meter)	2,414
Median (kWh/meter)	2,175

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in MK45 3BS, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in MK45 3BS.
Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

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Source: Postcode level gas estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Licence: Open Government Licence

Deprivation

50.6% of English postcodes are less deprived than MK45 3BS:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to MK45 3BS (meters)

Cotton End Village Hall Management Committee

Village Hall

246m

The Bell

The Bell

403m

Dawn Until Dusk at Cotton End Forest School

Cotton End Primary School

587m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to MK45 3BS

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Wood Lane	16:30	11:15	168m
Littleworth Road	16:45	10:45	1,270m
Southcote	17:30	11:30	2,060m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to MK45 3BS

Facility	Distance
Cotton End Playing Field Meeting Close, Cotton End, Bedford Grass Pitches	315m
Greycote - Shortstown Village Hall Playing Fields Southcote, Shortstown, Bedford Grass Pitches	2km
Wilstead Jubilee Playing Fields Bedford Road, Wilstead Grass Pitches, Outdoor Tennis Courts	3.1km

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to MK45 3BS

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Cotton End Forest School High Road, Cotton End, Bedford, MK45 3AG	Primary	477m
Shortstown Primary School Beauvais Square, Shortstown, Bedford, MK42 0GS	Primary	2.3km
Wilstead Primary School Cotton End Road, Wilstead, Bedford, MK45 3BX	Primary	2.8km

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Source: Edubase
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MK45 3BS ITL and MK45 3BS LAU

The below table lists the International Territorial Level (ITL) codes (formerly Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) codes) and Local Administrative Units (LAU) codes for MK45 3BS:

ITL 1 Code	Name
TLH	East
ITL 2 Code	Name
TLH2	Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
ITL 3 Code	Name
TLH24	Bedford
LAU 1 Code	Name
E06000055	Bedford

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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MK45 3BS census areas

The below table lists the Census Output Area (OA), Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA), and Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA) for MK45 3BS:

	Code	Name
OA	E00088294
LSOA	E01017486	Bedford 019A
MSOA	E02003634	Bedford 019

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to MK45 3BS

MK45 3AP	Wood Lane	93m
MK45 3AT	Bunkers Drive	110m
MK45 3AL	The Crescent	199m
MK45 3AW	Wood Lane	215m
MK45 3AN	Wood Lane	239m
MK45 3AJ	Wood Lane	267m
MK45 3AH	Manor Way	286m
MK45 3AU	Meeting Close	320m
MK45 3AF	Hall Way	358m
MK45 3AD	Bell Lane	369m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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