Map of MK45 3AY postcode

General information
Postcode MK45 3AY
Post Town Bedford
Nearest station Bedford St Johns (5 km)
Bus stops
The Bell (SW)
Old Lower School (S)
Old Lower School (N)
High Street (SE)
High Street (NW)
Roads in this postcode
Number of UPRNs 29 View
Known addresses
2 Hermitage Gardens, Cotton End
3 Hermitage Gardens, Cotton End
4 Hermitage Gardens, Cotton End
5 Hermitage Gardens, Cotton End
6 Hermitage Gardens, Cotton End
7 Hermitage Gardens, Cotton End
8 Hermitage Gardens, Cotton End
9 Hermitage Gardens, Cotton End
10 Hermitage Gardens, Cotton End
11 Hermitage Gardens, Cotton End
12 Hermitage Gardens, Cotton End
13 Hermitage Gardens, Cotton End
14 Hermitage Gardens, Cotton End
15 Hermitage Gardens, Cotton End
16 Hermitage Gardens, Cotton End
17 Hermitage Gardens, Cotton End
18 Hermitage Gardens, Cotton End
19 Hermitage Gardens, Cotton End
20 Hermitage Gardens, Cotton End
21 Hermitage Gardens, Cotton End
22 Hermitage Gardens, Cotton End
23 Hermitage Gardens, Cotton End
24 Hermitage Gardens, Cotton End
25 Hermitage Gardens, Cotton End
26 Hermitage Gardens, Cotton End
28 Hermitage Gardens, Cotton End
30 Hermitage Gardens, Cotton End
32 Hermitage Gardens, Cotton End
Main property type Detached
Businesses
Geography
Latitude 52.096965
Longitude -0.415657
Easting 508628
Northing 245475
Grid reference TL086454
UTM reference 30U 677018 5774974
what3words straw.vessel.escapes
Plus code 9C4X3HWM+QP
Altitude 33 metres (108 feet)
Sunrise (today) 6:24
Sunset (today) 18:01
Distance away
Distance to sea 86.1 KMs (53.5 miles)
Administrative areas
ParishCotton EndE04012995
Ward Shortstown E05014515
Unitary Authority Bedford E06000055
County Bedfordshire E11000001
Constituency (2024) North Bedfordshire E14001384
MPRichard FullerConservative
Police forceBedfordshire
Water companyAnglian Water
NUTS/ITL 3 Bedford
NUTS/ITL 2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
NUTS/ITL 1 East of England
Country England E92000001
Data
Date introduced July 1995
Last updated February 2025
User type Small (addresses receive less than 25 items of mail per day)
Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean
Demographics
Population (2011) 71
Households (2011) 27
Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019)
16,138 / 32,844
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Average household income (2020)
£55,000
Lowest (£22,200) Highest (£108,100)
Rural/urbanRural village
Built up area (2024)Cotton EndE63010833
Census output area (2021)E00183496
Census output area (2011)E00088287
Lower layer super output area (2021)Bedford 021DE01034429
Lower layer super output area (2011)Bedford 019AE01017486
Middle layer super output area (2021)Wilstead & ShortstownE02007010
Middle layer super output area (2011)Elstow, Shortstown & WixamsE02003634
Travel to work areaBedfordE30000166
Property sales
Properties recently sold in this postcode
AddressTypeDatePrice
20 Hermitage Gardens, Cotton EndSemi-detached (freehold)Jun 2024£380,000
Semi-detached (freehold)Apr 1998£93,500
New build semi-detached (freehold)Jul 1995£73,450
16 Hermitage Gardens, Cotton EndDetached (freehold)May 2022£400,000
Detached (freehold)May 2013£214,950
Detached (freehold)Jun 2001£117,000
New build detached (freehold)Apr 1995£75,000
26 Hermitage Gardens, Cotton EndDetached (freehold)Dec 2021£475,000
Detached (freehold)Aug 2005£297,500
New build detached (freehold)Aug 1995£70,000
14 Hermitage Gardens, Cotton EndDetached (freehold)Jan 2020£313,000
Detached (freehold)Aug 2006£210,000
Detached (freehold)Oct 1998£98,500
New build detached (freehold)Jun 1995£69,950
3 Hermitage Gardens, Cotton EndDetached (freehold)Dec 2014£282,000
New build detached (freehold)Feb 1995£93,500
13 Hermitage Gardens, Cotton EndSemi-detached (freehold)Nov 2014£215,000
New build semi-detached (freehold)Mar 1996£65,000
9 Hermitage Gardens, Cotton EndDetached (freehold)Aug 2014£223,000
Detached (freehold)Oct 1999£105,000
New build detached (freehold)Oct 1995£75,000
4 Hermitage Gardens, Cotton EndDetached (freehold)Dec 2013£260,000
Detached (freehold)Sep 1998£128,000
New build detached (freehold)Feb 1995£93,950
22 Hermitage Gardens, Cotton EndSemi-detached (freehold)Apr 2011£190,000
Semi-detached (freehold)Sep 1998£93,000
New build semi-detached (freehold)Oct 1995£79,250
25 Hermitage Gardens, Cotton EndSemi-detached (freehold)Oct 2004£145,000
New build semi-detached (freehold)May 1996£51,000


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