Least deprived 40–50%
IMD England
Around average · 4.1 per 1k
Crime · Aug '26
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.
19663
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 19663 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 & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near MK43 7NZ
England & WalesCrime trends · near MK43 7NZ
Counts are for Sharnbrook electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last year · per 1,000 residents (Census 2021)Sep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
2
YoY —
1160
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
7
YoY —
740
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
320
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
2
YoY —
320
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
1
YoY —
320
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other recorded crime
4
YoY —
840
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.92.7%
Other White2.7%
White & Asian1.1%
White Irish1.1%
+ other · 2.3%
Religion
Christian57.8%
No religion35.3%
Not answered5.4%
+ other · 1.4%
Age groups
50–6427.6%
65–7418.8%
35–4913.7%
75–8410.7%
10–156.7%
+ 6 other age groups · 22.6%
Households
Single family household, all members 66+20.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children18.6%
One person: aged 66+15.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children14.3%
One person: other10.1%
+ 9 other households · 21.3%
Getting around
Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.
Stations
- 7.7 km straight lineabout 97 min
Bedford Rail Station
Rail · Entrance
- 8.8 km straight lineabout 110 min
Bedford St Johns Rail Station
Rail
- 11.2 km straight lineabout 140 min
Kempston Hardwick Rail Station
Rail · Entrance
Bus stops
- 113 m straight lineabout 1 min
Weavers Lane
Bus · adj · north-east
- 119 m straight lineabout 1 min
Weavers Lane
Bus · opp · south-west
- 233 m straight lineabout 3 min
The Memorial
Bus · adj · south
- 1.2 km straight lineabout 15 min
Pavenham Park
Bus · o/s · south-east
- 1.5 km straight lineabout 18 min
Close Road
Bus · opp · north-west
Coordinates & Location for MK43 7NZ
Postcode
MK43 7NZ
Coordinates
52.1886, -0.5537
Grid reference
SP989554
Easting
498,969
Northing
255,471
Region
East of England
Plus Code
9C4X5CQW+CG
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Pavenham
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
Sharnbrook
Constituency code
E14001384
EU Electoral Region
Eastern
Parish
Pavenham
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 002A E01017464
E01017464MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Bedford 002 E02003617
E02003617LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Bedford 002A E01017464
E01017464MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Bedford 002 E02003617
E02003617Smaller 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 village E1
2021 Classification
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1
Sun & Time Information
7:31 AM
Sunrise
6:02 PM
Sunset
10 hours 31 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:31 AM
Sunset (today)
6:02 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 31 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
March 1983
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~43 years
Active Duration
1983 -> PresentMarch 1983 — Introduced
Postcode MK43 7NZ 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 village E1.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1. LSOA E01017464 and MSOA E02003617 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD England rank: 19663
Present — Active
Postcode MK43 7NZ is currently active and in use.
First introduced
March 1983
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~43 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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