Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
27109
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 27109 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 MK44 1BZ
Crime trends · near MK44 1BZ
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
9
YoY +29%
ASB
2
YoY +100%
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY -50%
Burglary
0
YoY stable
Criminal damage
0
YoY -100%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
2 of 5 key categories improving · asb rising
13
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,314
White Brit.94.1%
Other White2.0%
+ other · 3.9%
Religion
Total residents: 1,319
Christian54.0%
No religion38.4%
Not answered6.1%
+ other · 1.4%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,321
50–6423.6%
35–4917.9%
65–7413.8%
75–848.0%
10–157.7%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.8%
Households
Total households: 532
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children16.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children14.7%
All members 66+14.1%
Any member 66+13.5%
Other9.4%
+ 8 other households · 31.8%
Administrative Information
Bedford
Local Authority
Council Area
North Bedfordshire E14001384
Constituency
E14001384
Bedfordshire
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Riseley
Constituency code
E14001384
EU Electoral Region
Eastern
Parish
Riseley
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 001B E01017541
E01017541
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Bedford 001 E02003616
E02003616
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Bedford 001B E01017541
E01017541
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Bedford 001 E02003616
E02003616
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 MK44 1BZ 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: 27109
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1. LSOA E01017541 and MSOA E02003616 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode MK44 1BZ 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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