Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
31560
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 31560 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 8HS
Crime trends · near MK43 8HS
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
8
YoY +60%
ASB
7
YoY +75%
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY -100%
Burglary
4
YoY +100%
Criminal damage
1
YoY -67%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
2 of 5 key categories improving · burglary rising
21
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,585
White Brit.85.8%
Indian4.9%
Other White3.1%
Pakistani1.4%
White & Asian1.0%
+ other · 3.8%
Religion
Total residents: 1,584
Christian54.0%
No religion32.7%
Not answered6.1%
Muslim2.4%
Sikh2.3%
+ 1 other religions · 2.6%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,586
50–6426.2%
35–4916.9%
65–7411.7%
10–157.8%
25–347.7%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.8%
Households
Total households: 633
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children21.6%
Any member 66+14.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children14.7%
All members 66+14.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: All children non-dependent9.2%
+ 8 other households · 25.8%
Administrative Information
Bedford
Local Authority
Council Area
North Bedfordshire E14001384
Constituency
E14001384
Bedfordshire
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Bromham
Constituency code
E14001384
EU Electoral Region
Eastern
Parish
Bromham
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 008D E01017462
E01017462
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Bedford 008 E02003623
E02003623
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Bedford 008D E01017462
E01017462
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Bedford 008 E02003623
E02003623
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 village E1
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
January 1980
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> Present
January 1980 — Introduced
Postcode MK43 8HS 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. IMD England rank: 31560
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1. LSOA E01017462 and MSOA E02003623 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode MK43 8HS is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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