Bacteriostatic water in Flitwick

Local facts for Flitwick

Flitwick sits in the MK45 postcode district (MK area), within Central Bedfordshire, East of England, England.

MK45 is a mainland UK district, so orders to Flitwick 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, 38.5 km
• University of Cambridge, Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 47.2 km
• Institute of Zoology, Biological Sciences, 56.9 km

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

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

• Oxford Brookes University (UKPRN 10004930): Biological Sciences, 57.1 km south-west
• University College London (UKPRN 10007784): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 58.7 km south-east
• University of Oxford (UKPRN 10007774): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 59 km south-west
• Birkbeck College (UKPRN 10007760): Biological Sciences, 59.1 km south-east
• Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine (UKPRN 10003270): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 60.3 km south
• King's College London (UKPRN 10003645): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 60.5 km south-east
• Institute of Cancer Research: Royal Cancer Hospital (The) (UKPRN 10003324): Biological Sciences, 61.2 km south
• Queen Mary University of London (UKPRN 10007775): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 61.8 km south-east

Nearby: Ampthill (3.2 km), Woburn (8.6 km), Wixams (10.2 km), Woburn Sands (10.7 km), Houghton Regis (10.9 km).

Regional hub: St Albans.

Flitwick lies north of St Albans, about 29.9 km in a straight line.

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

• Central Bedfordshire, MK45, 1.2 km
• Kempston, MK42, 12.6 km
• Bedford, MK40, 15 km
• Bedford, MK40, 15 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): Central Bedfordshire 1.2 km, Ampthill 3.2 km, Woburn 8.6 km, Houghton Regis 10.9 km, Shefford 11.7 km, Dunstable 13 km, Leighton Buzzard 14.9 km, LU 15.1 km.

Nearest location page in each direction from Flitwick: north, Ampthill (3.2 km); east, Central Bedfordshire (1.2 km); south, Houghton Regis (10.9 km); west, Woburn (8.6 km).

Location pages in East of England within 10 km of Flitwick: 3; within 25 km: 28; within 50 km: 73.

Map reference: 52.0031, -0.4952 (OS Open Names osgb4000000074572552).

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