High deprivation
IMD England
41
Crime · May '26
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Avg property price
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East of England
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for MK43 9LY
Postcode
MK43 9LY
Coordinates
52.0719, -0.5246
Grid reference
TL012425
Easting
501,223
Northing
242,528
Region
East of England
Plus Code
9C4X3FCG+Q5
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Stewartby
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.
9204
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 9204 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)
Property sales · MK43 9LY
HM Land Registry · Bedford
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Police Recorded Crime near MK43 9LY
Crime trends · near MK43 9LY
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
33218
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
19
YoY -14%
ASB
19124
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
9
YoY +29%
Vehicle Crime
740
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY -50%
Burglary
630
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY +100%
Criminal damage
1061
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY -33%
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.78.8%
Other White4.9%
Indian3.1%
White & Black Caribbean2.7%
African2.6%
+ 1 other groups · 7.9%
Religion
No religion52.8%
Christian37.8%
Not answered4.7%
Muslim2.1%
+ other · 2.6%
Age groups
25–3422.8%
35–4919.9%
50–6412.5%
≤411.2%
5–98.1%
+ 6 other age groups · 25.4%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children21.7%
Other12.6%
Cohabiting couple family: No children12.1%
Cohabiting couple family: With dependent children11.3%
Lone parent family: With dependent children9.8%
+ 7 other households · 32.4%
Administrative Information
Bedford
Local Authority
Council AreaMid Bedfordshire E14001359
Constituency
E14001359Bedfordshire
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Wixams & Wilstead
Constituency code
E14001359
EU Electoral Region
Eastern
Parish
Stewartby
International Territorial Level
Bedford
Health & NHS
East of England
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS ScotlandEast 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 020B E01017552
E01017552MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Bedford 020 E02003635
E02003635LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Bedford 020B E01017552
E01017552MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Bedford 020 E02003635
E02003635Larger 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
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1
Sun & Time Information
3:53 AM
Sunrise
8:20 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:53 AM
Sunset (today)
8:20 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 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 9LY 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: 9204
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1. LSOA E01017552 and MSOA E02003635 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode MK43 9LY 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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