The UK Postcode Database

MK45 1RL

a postcode in Central Bedfordshire

Introduced in January 1980
MK45 1RL Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

The nearby postcodes map only shows currently active postcodes. Postcode markers will cluster if they are close together, which may happen in densly populated built-up areas or where single premises have multiple postcodes.

Streets Associated with MK45 1RL

Swallow Close - 14 properties, USRN 25201257

Street names are those nearest to properties in this postcode, they are not necessarily the postal address

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.9993 / 51°59'57"N

Longitude: -0.5018 / 0°30'6"W

UTM Reference: 30U 671495 5763903

OS Easting: 502952

OS Northing: 234482

OS Grid: TL029344

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR G3N.RXR

Mapcode Global: VHFR0.803P

Open Location Code: 9C3XXFXX+P7

Maidenhead Locator System: IO91rx99

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

  • urban city or town
  • a town or city, surrounded by populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 7b1

  • Semi- and Un-Skilled Workforce
  • Young Families in Industrial Towns
  • Terraces in Transitional Towns

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 30306 / 32844

  • 10th decile
  • least deprived

Demographics are based on the LSOA containing this postcode and not necessarily this postcode alone

Sun and Moon Times for MK45 1RL on Saturday 4 July 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 02:46
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 04:01
Sunrise 04:48
Transit (sun is at its highest) 13:06
Sunset 21:24
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:11
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 23:26
Hours of daylight today04:18 to 21:54
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
21:54 to 04:19
Moon Phase Waning Gibbous
Moon Sets 08:28
Moon Rises 22:30

For a full sun and moon calendar for MK45 1RL, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in MK45 1RL

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
20 June 2013 10 Swallow Close, Flitwick, Bedford MK45 1RL Semi-detached Freehold £208,000
29 April 2013 2 Swallow Close, Flitwick, Bedford MK45 1RL Semi-detached Freehold £188,000
6 October 2006 2 Swallow Close, Flitwick, Bedford MK45 1RL Semi-detached Freehold £181,500
11 May 2006 6 Swallow Close, Flitwick, Bedford MK45 1RL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £138,500
30 July 2004 5 Swallow Close, Flitwick, Bedford MK45 1RL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £140,000
9 July 2004 8 Swallow Close, Flitwick, Bedford MK45 1RL Semi-detached Freehold £139,995
21 August 2003 13 Swallow Close, Flitwick, Bedford MK45 1RL Semi-detached Freehold £154,000
2 May 2003 7 Swallow Close, Flitwick, Bedford MK45 1RL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £125,000
13 September 2001 5 Swallow Close, Flitwick, Bedford MK45 1RL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £89,500
31 August 2001 6 Swallow Close, Flitwick, Bedford MK45 1RL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £87,995
1 August 2001 13 Swallow Close, Flitwick, Bedford MK45 1RL Semi-detached Freehold £120,000
21 July 2000 7 Swallow Close, Flitwick, Bedford MK45 1RL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £72,500
29 June 2000 8 Swallow Close, Flitwick, Bedford MK45 1RL Semi-detached Freehold £73,500
29 February 2000 14 Swallow Close, Flitwick, Bedford MK45 1RL Semi-detached Freehold £98,000
5 November 1999 5 Swallow Close, Flitwick, Bedford MK45 1RL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £65,000
8 January 1999 6 Swallow Close, Flitwick, Bedford MK45 1RL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £59,000
12 August 1998 11 Swallow Close, Flitwick, Bedford MK45 1RL Semi-detached Freehold £82,000
12 December 1997 13 Swallow Close, Flitwick, Bedford MK45 1RL Semi-detached Freehold £81,000
11 August 1997 7 Swallow Close, Flitwick, Bedford MK45 1RL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £51,000
27 March 1997 4 Swallow Close, Flitwick, Bedford MK45 1RL Semi-detached Freehold £85,300

Key to property sale icons:

First sale of newbuild property. This includes new properties created from existing properties, such as residential conversions of commercial or agricultural property, or subdivision of a larger residential property.
Subsequent sale of existing property.
Standard sale at market value to private individual.
Additional (non-standard) sale. This includes repossessions, buy-to-lets and transfers of property sold to non-private individuals.

Elected Representatives for MK45 1RL

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

Mid Bedfordshire

MP

Blake Stephenson Conservative

Central Bedfordshire Council
Unitary Authority ward (UTW)

Flitwick

Councillors

Ian Adams Conservative

Gareth Mackey Independent

Heather Townsend Independent

MK45 1RL also falls within the Civil Parish of Flitwick, which has its own parish council and parish councillors. These are not shown here.

Elected representative data is updated approximately monthly, so may not include recent by-elections or vacancies.

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for MK45 1RL

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00087900 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01017405 Central Bedfordshire 016C Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E02003614 Central Bedfordshire 016 Middle layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 August 2004 ONS
E04011950 Flitwick Civil Parishes Administrative 1 April 2009 DLUHC
E05014409 Flitwick Electoral Wards/Divisions Administrative/Electoral 4 May 2023 DLUHC
E06000056 Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authorities Administrative 1 April 2009 DLUHC
E12000006 East of England Regions Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E14001359 Mid Bedfordshire Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies Electoral 4 July 2024 LGBC
E23000026 Bedfordshire Police Force Areas Other 1 January 2009 Home Office
E30000166 Bedford Travel to Work Areas Other 31 July 2015 ONS
E33025602 Workplace Zones Census 31 December 2011 ONS
E37000057 South East Midlands Local Enterprise Partnerships Other 1 April 2020 BEIS
E38000249 NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes ICB - M1J4Y Sub Integrated Care Board Locations Health 1 July 2022 ODS
E40000007 East of England NHS England Regions Health 1 April 2019 ODS
E54000024 NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board Integrated Care Boards Health 1 July 2022 ODS
E56000035 East of England Cancer Alliances Health 1 April 2024 NHS England
E63011043 Flitwick Built Up Areas Census 17 April 2024 OS
E65000001 England Non-National Park Area England Non-National Park Area Census 27 February 2023 ONS
E92000001 England Country Administrative 1 January 2009 ONS

All public sector data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v2.0.

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