Area Information for Richardson Court, Ampthill, Bedford, MK45 2AR

Richardson Court in Ampthill is in the Eastern region of England. The postcode is within the Ampthill ward/electoral division, which is in the constituency of Mid Bedfordshire. This page combines information for the address Richardson Court, Ampthill, Bedford, MK45 2AR, and the neighbourhood in which it resides. If you wish, you can also view information for the whole of MK45 here. For more details on the exact area these statistics cover, please see the map below and click "Show Census Area Covered" immediately below the map.

For information about recent house sales in this postcode, please view our property sales page for MK45 2AR.

Basic Information

Area Type Urban
Local Authority Central Bedfordshire
Ward Ampthill
Constituency Mid Bedfordshire * Note that some postcodes straddle constituency boundaries. To check your exact constituency by house number or name, use the TheyWorkForYou website at this link.
Region Eastern
Country England

Housing Summary

There has been a total of 19 property sales in Richardson Court, MK45 2AR since the beginning of 1995.

You can view those sale prices and dates, as well as details of the types of housing and level of occupancy in this area on the Housing tab, simply click here

The most common type of housing in the area immediately surrounding this street is terraced houses, with the most common tenure being ownership with a mortgage or shared ownership scheme. We also have information on housing tenure, occupancy and more on our Housing tab.

Policing & Crime Summary

We have information on the local policing neighbourhood (Flitwick,and Ampthill , Marston and Cranfield), and the Bedfordshire Police force area, which is available on the Crime tab of this page.

We also hold details of the latest crimes committed in January 2025, when 23 crimes were reported within half a mile of MK45 2AR.

Nearby Services

StreetCheck lists many nearby services, for instance railway stations, GPs and schools. Here is just a selection...

More details and a full list are available on the Nearby tab.

Broadband Summary

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About the Demographic Information

The information on housing, people, culture, employment and education that is displayed about Richardson Court, Ampthill, Bedford, MK45 2AR is based on the last census performed in the UK in 2021. They are performed once every 10 years. Our website shows 2021 data for England, Wales and Northern Ireland. For Scotland, 2022 data is shown (the Scottish census was performed a year later than the rest of the UK). Please note: census information may include figures for adjacent streets and postcodes. The figures are therefore representative of the local area, not a specific street address or row of houses. The census collection is designed so that each group of postcodes should contain at least 100 people (50 in Scotland). This is done to preserve the anonymity of the people in that area, as some postcodes cover a very small area, sometimes a single building. You can see the area covered by the census statistics by clicking "Show Census Area Covered" below the map above.

Nearby Locations

Our information is available for almost all UK postcodes. Why not take a look at some of these other postcodes in the immediate vicinity of Richardson Court, Ampthill, Bedford, MK45 2AR:

Station Road, Ampthill, Bedford, MK45 2QP
Dunstable Street, Ampthill, Bedford, MK45 2GJ
St. Georges Place, Ampthill, Bedford, MK45 2HB
Station Road, Ampthill, Bedford, MK45 2QR
Flitwick Road, Ampthill, Bedford, MK45 2BU
The Pines, Ampthill, Bedford, MK45 2LQ

Alternatively, click here to view demographic information about MK45 as a whole.

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House Prices

We have found 19 property sales in Richardson Court since the beginning of 1995.

Our data comes directly from the Land Registry, and is updated monthly. It does not include commercial sales, or sales of land without property.


Housing Types Embed This

This area contains a mixture of housing types, as detailed below. No single type of dwelling accounts for more than 50% of the dwellings. Please note that the figures may include adjacent streets - see the Summary tab for an explanation and map of the area that these figures cover.

Housing Types
Detached 46
Semi-Detached 31
Terraced 75
Flat (Purpose-Built) 44
Flat (Converted) 2
Residence in Converted Building inc. former schools, churches, warehouses 8
Residence in Commercial Building 2
Total 208
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Housing Tenure Embed This Back to Top

This area contains a mixture of housing tenures, as detailed below. Across the UK, an average of 33% of households were owned outright, 29.7% were mortgaged/shared ownership, 17.5% were social housing, and 19.5% were privately rented at the last census.

Housing Tenure
Owned Outright 63
Owned with Mortgage 69
Shared Ownership 7
Rented: From Council 2
Rented: Other Social 26
Rented: Private Landlord inc. letting agents 41
Rented: Other 2
Rent Free 0
Total 210

Housing Occupancy Embed This Back to Top

This data lists the total number of residents normally resident within each household. The figures do not record under- or over-occupancy.

Housing Occupancy
One Person 88
Two People 63
Three People 28
Four People 21
Five People 6
Six People 1
Seven People 0
8+ People 0
Total 207

Household Composition Embed This Back to Top

The area containing Richardson Court, Ampthill, Bedford consists predominantly of single-family households, which is more common in suburban areas.

Household Composition
1 Person Household 87
Family Household 115
Other Household 4
Total 206

Household Deprivation Embed This Back to Top

Household deprivation was measured against four dimensions for the 2021 census - employment, education, health/disability, and overcrowding.

Household Deprivation
Not Deprived 117
Deprived In One Dimension 59
Deprived In Two Dimensions 20
Deprived In Three Dimensions 12
Deprived In Four Dimensions 0
Total 208

Gender Embed This

Across the UK as a whole, the gender split is roughly equal at 49% male, 51% female. This address in Mid Bedfordshire constituency is broadly in line with those figures, with 49% male.

Gender
Male 210
Female 216
Total 426

Age Groups Embed This Back to Top

Across the UK as a whole, the median age is 40.7 years. In general, inner-city areas show high concentrations of people aged 18-30, suburbs show larger numbers of small children and adults aged 30-50, and rural and small towns are more popular with older workers and retirees. Many poorer areas lack a majority age group, which is due in part to the people in that area being constrained by circumstance rather than being able to choose where to retire, raise a family or grow up.

Age Groups
0-4 20
5-9 30
10-14 20
15-19 14
20-24 25
25-29 26
30-34 35
35-39 30
40-44 25
45-49 27
50-54 31
55-59 43
60-64 18
65-69 19
70-74 18
75-79 15
80-84 12
85+ 21
Total 429

Relationship Status Embed This Back to Top

The postcode MK45 2AR does not show a significant deviation from the average figures for the UK. In the UK as a whole, the average figures are approximately as follows for relationship statuses: 44.6% married, 37.9% single, 9% divorced, 6.2% widowed, and 2.3% separated.

Figures for relationship status do not include those aged under 16, or those family members aged 16-18 who are in full-time education. Following the Civil Partnership Act that came into force in 2019, census figures for 2021 no longer categorise same sex relationships as a separate category. Civil partnerships are now included within the figures for the other categories (Married, Divorced and so forth).

Relationship Status
Single 123
Married 150
Separated 12
Divorced 35
Widowed 31
Total 351

Health Embed This Back to Top

Health in the UK is strongly tied to age as you would expect, but the affluence of a neighbourhood also has strong influence, with deprived areas often showing poorer standards of health.

Overall, the UK considers itself to be healthy - 81.7% of residents rated their health as Very Good or Good. The full breakdown is as follows for the United Kingdom: 48.4% Very Good, 33.3% Good, 12.9% Fair, 4.2% Bad and 1.3% Very Bad.

It is notable that the number of residents reporting Very Good or Good health increased in 2021/22 compared to the previous census, despite an aging UK population. This may have been influenced by how people perceived their health against the backdrop of the pandemic.

Health
Very Good 246
Good 116
Fair 44
Bad 17
Very Bad 4
Total 427

Education & Qualifications Embed This Back to Top

At the time of the 2021 census, across the UK 18.2% of residents had no qualification, 10.3% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.2% had 5+ GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS-Levels, 16.6% had 2+ A-Levels, 33.6% had a degree (or similar professional qualification), and 5.6% had an apprenticeship.

The qualification levels are based on current qualification names. The former Ordinary Levels (O-Levels) and CSEs will be included in the GCSE figures. Former Higher School Certificates (HSCs) will be counted as A-Levels.

Highest Qualification Level Achieved
Degree or above, or Similar e.g. professional qualification (accountancy etc) 169
Apprenticeship 11
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 54
5+ GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 41
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 34
No GCSEs or Equivalent 31
Other 11
Total 351

Ethnic Group Embed This

This address (Richardson Court, Ampthill, Bedford) can be considered less ethnically diverse than the UK average. As whole, the UK population claims itself as approximately 83% white, with residents of this area being 96% so.

As a country with a diverse population, the UK is home to other sizable ethnic groups, with mixed ethnicity (2.7%), Indian (2.9%) and Pakistani (2.6%) being the largest groups reported.

There is considerable division of ethnicities within the UK, with ethnically diverse addresses uncommon outside of urban areas.

Ethnic Group
White 411
Mixed Ethnicity 6
Black African 3
Black Caribbean 5
Arab 1
Total 426

Country of Birth Embed This Back to Top

At the time of the 2021/22 census, approximately 84% of the resident population of the United Kingdom were born in the UK. The other major groups were 6.7% from European countries, 5.2% from Middle Eastern or Asian countries, 2.5% from African countries, and 1.6% from the rest of the world.

Country of Birth
United Kingdom 403
European Union 14
Rest of Europe 2
Middle East and Asia 2
The Americas (North, Central and South America, and the Caribbean) 4
Oceania (Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia and nearby islands) 1
Total 426

Length of Residence Embed This Back to Top

At the time of the 2021/22 census, approximately 83.8% of the resident population of the United Kingdom were born in the UK. Some 9.4% have resided in the UK for 10 years plus, 2.8% for 5-10 years, 2.2% for 2-5 years, and 1.8% for less than two years.

The length of time a person has been resident in the UK has been calculated from the time a resident most recently arrived in the UK (excluding holidays/short stays outside the UK). However, residents that were born in the UK but emigrated and then later returned will still be counted as "Born in the United Kingdom".

Length of Residence
Born in The United Kingdom 403
10+ Years 15
5-10 Years 5
2-5 Years 2
Less Than 2 Years 2
Total 427

Passport(s) Held Embed This Back to Top

Note that an individual may hold one or more passports. The data may include people living in adjacent addresses to MK45 2AR.

Passport(s) Held
None 43
United Kingdom 366
Republic of Ireland 5
European Union 9
Rest of Europe 0
North America or Caribbean 2
Oceania (Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia and nearby islands) 1

Religion Embed This Back to Top

The largest religious group in England and Wales are Christians - 46.2% of residents. However, a sizeable portion of the population (37.2%) claim to have no religion, which has increased substantially from the 25.1% reported in the 2011 census. Some 6.5% identify themselves as Muslim, 1.7% Hindu, 0.9% Sikh, 0.5% Buddhist, 0.5% Jewish, and 0.6% as other religions, while the remaining 6% did not state their religious views.

Religion
No Religion 199
Christian 202
Buddhist 0
Hindu 0
Jewish 0
Muslim 1
Sikh 0
Other Religion 1
Not Stated 22
Total 425

Economic Activity Embed This

Figures for economic activity do not include those aged under 16, or those family members aged 16-18 who are in full-time education. The data was correct as of the 2021/22 census, which was a period of depressed economic activity.

The 2021 census occurred during period of depressed economic activity due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, care should be taken in interpreting figures relating to labour market participation.

Economic Activity
Full-Time Employee 135
Part-Time Employee (defined as 30 hours or less per week) 35
Self Employed (No Subordinates) 41
Self Employed (With Subordinates) 5
Unemployed 10
Full-Time Student (with or without job) 11
Retired 90
Looking After Home or Family 6
Long-Term Sick or Disabled 8
Other 10
Total 351

Occupation Group Embed This Back to Top

This data is based on resident aged 16+ on census day 2021/22, who were in employment. The categories used are taken from the Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) 2020.

Occupation Group
Managers, Directors and Senior Officials 36
Professional Occupations 63
Associate Professional Occupations 38
Administrative and Secretarial Occupations 16
Skilled Trades Occupations 26
Caring, Leisure and Other Service Occupations 13
Sales and Customer Service Occupations 8
Process, Plant and Machine Operatives 10
Elementary Occupations 9
Total 219

Socio-Economic Classification Embed This Back to Top

Classifications are assigned based on an algorithm created by the National Statistics Agency, called the Socio-economic Classification (NS-SEC).

Socio-Economic Classification
Large Employer or Higher Managerial/Professional 69
Supervisory, or Lower Managerial/Administrative/Professional 99
Intermediate Occupation e.g. clerical, sales, technical, engineering occupations 42
Own Account Worker/Small Employer 46
Lower Technical or Supervisory Occupation 16
Routine Occupation e.g. sales, service, production, operative, agricultural occupations 26
Semi-Routine Occupation 23
Never Worked or Long-Term Unemployed 19
Full-time Student 8
Total 348

Richardson Court, Ampthill, Bedford, MK45 2AR is within the Flitwick,and Ampthill , Marston and Cranfield policing neighbourhood, under the Bedfordshire Police force area. For non-urgent queries, contact 101. For emergency assistance, please contact 999. In January 2025, 23 crimes were reported within half a mile of MK45 2AR.


Neighbourhood Team

Crime: Click here to view 23 crimes committed near Richardson Court
Neighbourhood Team Address Flitwick,and Ampthill , Marston and Cranfield
Woburn Road
Kempston
MK43 9AX
Force Website: http://www.beds.police.uk

Data courtesy of police.uk. See our Data Sources page for more information.

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Below are the details of the closest services to Ampthill. All distances are straight-line distances, please consult the map of the facility to check the exact location. You can also view these details on our interactive services map for MK45 2AR.

Nearest Railway Stations Back to Top

Listed here are the 20 closest railway stations to Richardson Court, Ampthill, Bedford, MK45 2AR. The nearest railway station is Flitwick, approximately 1.6 miles away.

Name Approximate Distance*
Flitwick 1.6 miles
Millbrook (Bedfordshire) 2.4 miles
Lidlington 2.8 miles
Stewartby 3.1 miles
Ridgmont 4.1 miles
Kempston Hardwick 4.5 miles
Harlington (Bedfordshire) 4.5 miles
Aspley Guise 5.7 miles
Woburn Sands 6.7 miles
Bedford St Johns 7.2 miles
Bedford 7.6 miles
Bow Brickhill 8.6 miles
Leagrave 8.6 miles
Fenny Stratford 9.6 miles
Arlesey 9.8 miles
Bletchley 11 miles
Luton 11 miles
Biggleswade 11 miles
Leighton Buzzard 11 miles
Hitchin 12 miles

Nearest Primary Schools Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest primary schools to Richardson Court, Ampthill, Bedford, MK45 2AR. The nearest is The Firs Lower School, approximately 130 yards away.

Name Approximate Distance* Ofsted Rating
The Firs Lower School 130 yards
    
Russell Lower School 420 yards
    
Templefield Lower School 1.6 miles
    
Maulden Lower School 1.7 miles
    
Kingsmoor Lower School 1.7 miles
    
Flitwick Lower School 1.8 miles
    
Greenfield CofE VC Lower School 2.2 miles
    
Houghton Conquest Lower School 2.6 miles
    
Thomas Johnson Lower School 2.9 miles
    
Westoning Lower School 3.1 miles
    

Nearest Secondary Schools Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest secondary schools to Richardson Court, Ampthill, Bedford, MK45 2AR. The nearest is Alameda Middle School, approximately 240 yards away.

Name Approximate Distance* Ofsted Rating
Alameda Middle School 240 yards
    
Redborne Upper School and Community College 0.6 miles
    
Woodland Middle School Academy 1.6 miles
    
Marston Vale Middle School 2.9 miles
    
Harlington Upper School 4.1 miles
    
Wixams Academy 4.3 miles
    
Wootton Upper School 5.1 miles
    
Holywell School 5.4 miles
    
Arnold Academy 5.5 miles
    
Parkfields Middle School 5.5 miles
    

Nearest Doctor's Surgeries/GP Practices Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest GPs (General Practitioners) to Richardson Court, Ampthill, Bedford, MK45 2AR. The nearest is Greensand Surgery (Ampthill), approximately 350 yards away. Please consult the NHS Choices website to check if the facility is currently accepting new NHS patients.

Nearest Dentists Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest dentists to Richardson Court, Ampthill, Bedford, MK45 2AR. The nearest is Saxby Dental Surgery, approximately 210 yards away. Please consult the NHS Choices website to check if the facility is currently accepting new NHS patients.

Nearest Hospitals Back to Top

Listed here are the 1 closest hospitals to Richardson Court, Ampthill, Bedford, MK45 2AR. The nearest is Steppingley Hospital, approximately 1.2 miles away.

Name Approximate Distance*
Steppingley Hospital 1.2 miles

Nearest Opticians Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest opticians to Richardson Court, Ampthill, Bedford, MK45 2AR. The nearest is Allders Opticians, approximately 720 yards away.

Name Approximate Distance*
Allders Opticians 720 yards
Ideal Eyewear Ltd 1.4 miles
Harrolds Opticians & Audiologists - Flitwick 1.5 miles
Allders Opticians 1.6 miles
Allders Opticians 5.1 miles
Punch Opticians 5.7 miles
Chis Archbold Optometrist 6.4 miles
Valerie Curtis 6.4 miles
T J Lodge 6.4 miles
Stephen Hing Opticians 7.2 miles

* Distances are measured in a straight line from the given postcode. Please consult the facility's map page or your preferred route finding/GPS app for driving directions.


 

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Broadband in MK45 2AR

This postcode has support for gigabit broadband at one or more premises. Gigabit broadband is the latest high-speed standard, meaning fixed line broadband at a potential speed of 1,000Mbps or more - more than enough for even the most demanding household gaming, video calling, video and internet browsing needs. Note that occasionally some properties in a postcode may still not be eligible due to conditions on the ground, or the building structure. If you wish to enquire about a specific property in this postcode, contact the major suppliers, for instance Virgin Media, BT Broadband and Plusnet. For more information on Superfast Broadband, see the OpenReach website.

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Gigabit (1,000Mbps+) Internet Available? Yes
Ultrafast (300Mbps+) Broadband Available? Yes
Superfast (30Mbps+) Broadband Available? Yes
Maximum Download Speed Available 1000Mbps+

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Supplier Customer Rating
Plusnet 76.2%
Zen Internet 75.8%
Post Office 74%
EE Broadband 73.4%
NOW TV 70.8%
Vodafone 70%
Sky Digital 69.2%
BT Broadband 67.4%
Virgin Media 67.4%
TalkTalk 65.2%
 

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