The UK Postcode Database

MK45 2EL

a postcode in Central Bedfordshire

Introduced in January 1980
MK45 2EL Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

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Streets Associated with MK45 2EL

Rectory Lane - 9 properties, USRN 25201039

Unnamed road - 1 property, USRN 6000939

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 52.0344 / 52°2'3"N

Longitude: -0.4901 / 0°29'24"W

UTM Reference: 30U 672160 5767839

OS Easting: 503671

OS Northing: 238408

OS Grid: TL036384

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR G39.GWL

Mapcode Global: VHFQT.G488

Open Location Code: 9C4X2GM5+QX

Maidenhead Locator System: IO92sa18

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

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

ONS Population Classification: 2c2

  • Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanites
  • Ageing Communities
  • Ageing Independent Living

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 28931 / 32844

  • 9th decile
  • much less deprived

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

Sun and Moon Times for MK45 2EL on Friday 3 July 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 02:44
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 03:59
Sunrise 04:47
Transit (sun is at its highest) 13:06
Sunset 21:24
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:12
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 23:27
Hours of daylight today04:17 to 21:54
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
21:54 to 04:18
Moon Phase Waning Gibbous
Moon Sets 07:11
Moon Rises 22:17

For a full sun and moon calendar for MK45 2EL, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in MK45 2EL

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
14 August 2015 Little Dynevor, Rectory Lane, Ampthill, Bedford MK45 2EL Detached Freehold £490,000
24 April 2014 Dynevor Mews, Rectory Lane, Ampthill, Bedford MK45 2EL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £350,000
20 May 2013 Dynevor Cottage, Rectory Lane, Ampthill, Bedford MK45 2EL Detached Freehold £490,000
8 March 2013 The Old Rectory, Rectory Lane, Ampthill, Bedford MK45 2EL Detached Freehold £800,000
1 November 2010 Dynevor Mews, Rectory Lane, Ampthill, Bedford MK45 2EL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £329,000
7 September 2007 Rectory Cottage, Rectory Lane, Ampthill, Bedford MK45 2EL Detached Freehold £387,500
22 October 1997 Little Dynevor, Rectory Lane, Ampthill, Bedford MK45 2EL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £137,000
13 December 1996 Rectory Cottage, Rectory Lane, Ampthill, Bedford MK45 2EL Detached Freehold £70,233

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 2EL

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

Mid Bedfordshire

MP

Blake Stephenson Conservative

Central Bedfordshire Council
Unitary Authority ward (UTW)

Ampthill

Councillors

Susan Heather Green Party (E&W)

Mark Smith Independent

Gary Summerfield Independent

MK45 2EL also falls within the Civil Parish of Ampthill, 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 2EL

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00087748 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01017374 Central Bedfordshire 012D Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E02003610 Central Bedfordshire 012 Middle layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 August 2004 ONS
E04012803 Ampthill Civil Parishes Administrative 1 April 2019 DLUHC
E05014394 Ampthill 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
E33025587 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
E63010997 Ampthill 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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