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24355
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 24355 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Police Recorded Crime near MK43 7AJ
Crime trends · near MK43 7AJ
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
13
YoY +44%
ASB
4
YoY +300%
Vehicle Crime
2
YoY stable
Burglary
11
YoY +1000%
Criminal damage
1
YoY -67%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
1 of 5 key categories improving · burglary rising
43
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,951
White Brit.91.5%
Other White3.1%
White Irish1.2%
Indian1.0%
+ other · 3.1%
Religion
Total residents: 1,950
Christian47.9%
No religion45.1%
Not answered4.6%
Other religion1.1%
+ other · 1.2%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,953
50–6425.1%
35–4920.0%
65–7411.5%
10–157.9%
25–346.9%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.5%
Households
Total households: 858
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children16.7%
Other15.6%
Any member 66+14.2%
All members 66+12.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children12.2%
+ 7 other households · 28.9%
Administrative Information
Bedford
Local Authority
Council Area
North Bedfordshire E14001384
Constituency
E14001384
Bedfordshire
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Harrold
Constituency code
E14001384
EU Electoral Region
Eastern
Parish
Odell
International Territorial Level
Bedford
Health & NHS
East of England
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS Scotland
East of England
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
East of England
NHS Region
East of England
Integrated Care Board
NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Bedfordshire
Sub ICB Location
NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes ICB - M1J4Y
Cancer Alliance
East of England
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Bedford 002D E01017504
E01017504
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Bedford 002 E02003617
E02003617
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Bedford 002D E01017504
E01017504
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Bedford 002 E02003617
E02003617
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Village – less sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 7
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings F1
2021 Classification
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1
Sun & Time Information
4:12 AM
Sunrise
7:44 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:12 AM
Sunset (today)
7:44 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
December 1997
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~29 years
Active Duration
1997 -> Present
December 1997 — Introduced
Postcode MK43 7AJ introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Village – less sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 7
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings F1. IMD England rank: 24355
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1. LSOA E01017504 and MSOA E02003617 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode MK43 7AJ is currently active and in use.
First introduced
December 1997
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~29 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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