Low deprivation
IMD England
Low · 3.9 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
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Avg property price
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Annual change
East of England
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for MK43 7BJ
Postcode
MK43 7BJ
Coordinates
52.2020, -0.6139
Grid reference
SP948568
Easting
494,826
Northing
256,878
Region
East of England
Plus Code
9C4X692P+QF
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Harrold
Travel to Work
Bedford
ITL Region
Bedford
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
21258
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 21258 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.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesProperty sales · MK43 7BJ
HM Land Registry · Bedford
Average price
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Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime near MK43 7BJ
England & WalesCrime trends · near MK43 7BJ
Counts are for Harrold electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
9
YoY —
17103
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
4
YoY —
1061
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY —
320
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
3
YoY —
1160
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
1
YoY —
840
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.91.5%
Other White3.1%
White Irish1.2%
Indian1.0%
+ other · 3.1%
Religion
Christian47.9%
No religion45.1%
Not answered4.6%
Other religion1.1%
+ other · 1.2%
Age groups
50–6425.1%
35–4920.0%
65–7411.5%
10–157.9%
25–346.9%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.5%
Households
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 AreaNorth Bedfordshire E14001384
Constituency
E14001384Bedfordshire
Police Force
England
Ward
Harrold
Constituency code
E14001384
EU Electoral Region
Eastern
Parish
Harrold
International Territorial Level
Bedford
Health & NHS
East of England
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS EnglandEast of England
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
East of England
NHS Region
East of England
Integrated Care Board
NHS Central East Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Bedfordshire
Sub ICB Location
NHS Central East ICB - M1J4Y
Cancer Alliance
East of England
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Bedford 002D E01017504
E01017504MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Bedford 002 E02003617
E02003617LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Bedford 002D E01017504
E01017504MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Bedford 002 E02003617
E02003617Larger 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 town and fringe D1
2021 Classification
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1
Sun & Time Information
5:48 AM
Sunrise
6:02 PM
Sunset
12 hours 14 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:48 AM
Sunset (today)
6:02 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 14 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode MK43 7BJ 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 town and fringe D1. IMD England rank: 21258
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1. LSOA E01017504 and MSOA E02003617 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode MK43 7BJ is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near MK43 7BJ
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 9%
RWM expected
81%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 12%
RWM expected
67%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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