Low deprivation
IMD England
Around average · 5.2 per 1k
Crime · Aug '26
£172,000
Median property price
East of England
Region
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 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 21258 out of 33,755 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 7DA
HM Land Registry · Bedford
Average price
£170,333
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £172,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Mar '24 – Mar '26Mar '26: 1 sales · avg £172,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£189k£170k£150k
Mar '24Mar '25Mar '26
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Police Recorded Crime near MK43 7DA
England & WalesCrime trends · near MK43 7DA
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 yearSep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
5
YoY -55%
16103
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
2
YoY —
1061
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY —
420
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
3
YoY —
1160
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
6
YoY —
840
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '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%
Coordinates & Location for MK43 7DA
Postcode
MK43 7DA
Coordinates
52.2014, -0.6088
Grid reference
SP951568
Easting
495,175
Northing
256,823
Region
East of England
Plus Code
9C4X692R+HF
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
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
6:07 AM
Sunrise
5:34 PM
Sunset
11 hours 27 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
6:07 AM
Sunset (today)
5:34 PM
Daylight duration
11 hours 27 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 7DA 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 7DA 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
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Schools near MK43 7DA
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 9%
RWM expected
81%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 12%
RWM expected
67%
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