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Bank overdrafts, bonds and bank loans | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019
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Bank overdrafts, bonds and bank loans | 21. Bank overdrafts, bonds and bank loans Amounts falling due within one year:
|  | 2019 £m |  |  | 2018 £m |
Bank overdrafts |  |  | 235.7 |  |  |  | 442.0 |
Corporate bonds and bank loans |  |  | 225.6 |  |  |  | 583.1 |
|  |  | 461.3 |  |  |  | 1,025.1 |
The Group considers that the carrying amount of bank overdrafts approximates their fair value. Amounts falling due after more than one year:
|  | 2019 £m |  |  | 2018 £m |
Corporate bonds and bank loans |  |  | 4,047.3 |  |  |  | 5,634.8 |
The Group estimates that the fair value of corporate bonds is £4,439.8 million at 31 December 2019 (2018: £5,965.7 million). The fair values of the corporate bonds are based on quoted market prices. The Group considers that the carrying amount of bank loans of £110.4 million (2018: £186.8 million) approximates their fair value. The corporate bonds, bank loans and overdrafts included within liabilities fall due for repayment as follows:
|  | 2019 £m |  |  | 2018 £m |
Within one year |  |  | 461.3 |  |  |  | 1,025.1 |
Between one and two years |  |  | 96.4 |  |  |  | 423.8 |
Between two and three years |  |  | 590.4 |  |  |  | 761.0 |
Between three and four years |  |  | 632.1 |  |  |  | 609.8 |
Between four and five years |  |  | 554.3 |  |  |  | 670.1 |
Over five years |  |  | 2,174.1 |  |  |  | 3,170.1 |
|  |  | 4,508.6 |  |  |  | 6,659.9 |

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