MK45 3BY maps, stats, and open data

MK45 3BY lies on Castle Close in Wilstead, Bedford. MK45 3BY is located in the Wixams & Wilstead electoral ward, within the unitary authority of Bedford and the English Parliamentary constituency of Mid 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 January 1980.

MK45 3BY maps

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

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

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Source: OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
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MK45 3BY geodata

Easting	506583
Northing	243656
Latitude	52.081011
Longitude	-0.446060

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is MK45 3BY?

Street	Castle Close
Locality	Wilstead
Town/City	Bedford
Country	England
Postcode District	MK45
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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MK45 3BY Elevation

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

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	40m	131ft

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	Wixams & Wilstead
Constituency	Mid Bedfordshire

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of MK45 3BY

October 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Dines Close	124m
August 2023	Burglary	On or near Whitworth Way	242m
February 2023	Criminal damage and arson	On or near Dines Close	124m
➜ Castle Close crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to MK45 3BY

Methodist Chapel (Cotton End Road)	Wilstead	115m
Dines Close (Cotton End Road)	Wilstead	124m
Methodist Chapel (Cotton End Road)	Wilstead	127m
Dines Close (Cotton End Road)	Wilstead	143m
The Woolpack (Bedford Road)	Wilstead	207m

Nearest railway stations to MK45 3BY

Kempston Hardwick Station	4.2km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for MK45 3BY

Broadband access in MK45 3BY (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	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

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

Broadband speed in MK45 3BY (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	55.0Mbps
Average download speed	56.4Mbps
Maximum download speed	100.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	10.0Mbps
Average upload speed	10.3Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in MK45 3BY (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 3BY

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Source: Ofcom
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MK45 3BY gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	100,528
Meter count	8
Mean (kWh/meter)	12,566
Median (kWh/meter)	12,196

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	18,117
Meter count	7
Mean (kWh/meter)	2,588
Median (kWh/meter)	2,953

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in MK45 3BY, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in MK45 3BY.
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

21.4% of English postcodes are less deprived than MK45 3BY:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Caterlink Ltd at Wilstead Lower School

Wilstead Lower School

75m

Wilstead Post Office

Wilstead Post Office

75m

Wilstead Pre-school Play Group

Wilstead Lower School

75m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Post Office Cotton End Road	16:45	10:45	62m
Chapel End	16:50	11:25	107m
Dane Lane Loop	17:00	11:45	1,328m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to MK45 3BY

Facility	Distance
Wilstead Jubilee Playing Fields Bedford Road, Wilstead Grass Pitches, Outdoor Tennis Courts	506m
Wixams Tree Primary School Green Lane, Wixams, Bedford Grass Pitches	1.7km
Wixams 3g Green Lane, Wixams, Bedford Artificial Grass Pitch	1.7km

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to MK45 3BY

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Wilstead Primary School Cotton End Road, Wilstead, Bedford, MK45 3BX	Primary	139m
Lakeview School School Lane, Off Brooklands Avenue, Wixams, Bedford, MK42 6BH	Primary	1.5km
Wixams Tree Primary School Green Lane, Wixams, Bedford, MK42 6BA	Primary	1.7km

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MK45 3BY ITL and MK45 3BY 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 3BY:

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 3BY 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 3BY:

	Code	Name
OA	E00088590
LSOA	E01017548	Bedford 019C
MSOA	E02003634	Bedford 019

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to MK45 3BY

MK45 3BX	Cotton End Road	76m
MK45 3BT	Cotton End Road	127m
MK45 3BU	Dines Close	130m
MK45 3HG	Town Close	169m
MK45 3DY	Whitworth Way	171m
MK45 3DB	Cotton End Road	174m
MK45 3EP	Luton Road	187m
MK45 3FW	Bird Court	209m
MK45 3DA	Hampton Close	213m
MK45 3HD	Luton Road	229m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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