Bacteriostatic water in Central Bedfordshire

Local facts for Central Bedfordshire

Central Bedfordshire is a local authority area in East of England. Its central point falls in the MK45 postcode district.

MK45 is a mainland UK district, so orders to Central Bedfordshire go out on next-day UK delivery. How we deliver.

Nearest universities with REF 2021 research submissions in Biological Sciences or Chemistry:

• The University of Northampton, Biological Sciences, 39.7 km
• University of Cambridge, Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 46.6 km
• Institute of Zoology, Biological Sciences, 56 km

Straight-line distance. Listed for local context only; no affiliation implied.

Further universities within 80 km of Central Bedfordshire with REF 2021 submissions in these units:

• Oxford Brookes University (UKPRN 10004930): Biological Sciences, 57.8 km south-west
• University College London (UKPRN 10007784): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 57.8 km south-east
• Birkbeck College (UKPRN 10007760): Biological Sciences, 58.1 km south-east
• Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine (UKPRN 10003270): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 59.3 km south
• King's College London (UKPRN 10003645): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 59.5 km south-east
• University of Oxford (UKPRN 10007774): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 59.7 km south-west
• Institute of Cancer Research: Royal Cancer Hospital (The) (UKPRN 10003324): Biological Sciences, 60.3 km south
• Queen Mary University of London (UKPRN 10007775): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 60.7 km south-east

Nearby: Flitwick (1.2 km), Ampthill (3.9 km), Woburn (9.6 km), Wixams (10.5 km), Houghton Regis (10.6 km).

Regional hub: St Albans.

Central Bedfordshire lies north of St Albans, about 29 km in a straight line.

Other location pages in the MK postcode area (8 of the 227 we list for East of England):

• Kempston, MK42, 13.2 km
• Bedford, MK40, 15.5 km
• Bedford, MK40, 15.5 km

Postcode districts in the MK area covered by our East of England location pages: MK17, MK40, MK42, MK45.

More nearby location pages in East of England (within 50 km; straight line, nearest first):

Also in Central Bedfordshire (15 location pages): Flitwick 1.2 km, Ampthill 3.9 km, Woburn 9.6 km, Houghton Regis 10.6 km, Shefford 10.9 km, Dunstable 12.6 km, LU 14.2 km, Arlesey 14.7 km.

Nearest location page in each direction from Central Bedfordshire: north, Ampthill (3.9 km); east, Arlesey (14.7 km); south, Houghton Regis (10.6 km); west, Flitwick (1.2 km).

Location pages in East of England within 10 km of Central Bedfordshire: 3; within 25 km: 28; within 50 km: 74.

Map reference: 51.9980, -0.4792.

Sources: OS Open Names and ONS Postcode Directory (OGL), OpenStreetMap (ODbL), REF 2021, Parcelforce zone list. Updated 12 Oct 2026.