Around average
IMD England
Low · 3.4 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
East of England
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for MK44 1ED
Postcode
MK44 1ED
Coordinates
52.2144, -0.5048
Grid reference
TL022584
Easting
502,250
Northing
258,401
Region
East of England
Plus Code
9C4X6F7W+P3
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Unknown
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.
17353
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 17353 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)
England & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near MK44 1ED
England & WalesCrime trends · near MK44 1ED
Counts are for Riseley electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
9
YoY —
1692
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
2
YoY —
530
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
2
YoY —
320
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
420
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
1
YoY —
740
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.87.3%
Other White4.2%
Indian1.5%
White & Asian1.3%
White & Black Caribbean1.3%
+ other · 4.3%
Religion
Christian50.5%
No religion40.1%
Not answered5.8%
Other religion1.0%
+ other · 2.6%
Age groups
50–6427.3%
35–4916.7%
65–7412.1%
25–347.9%
75–847.5%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.5%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: No children15.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children13.6%
Any member 66+13.4%
Other13.3%
All members 66+12.5%
+ 7 other households · 31.9%
Administrative Information
Bedford
Local Authority
Council AreaNorth Bedfordshire E14001384
Constituency
E14001384Bedfordshire
Police Force
England
Ward
Riseley
Constituency code
E14001384
EU Electoral Region
Eastern
Parish
Bletsoe
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 003A E01017478
E01017478MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Bedford 003 E02003618
E02003618LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Bedford 003A E01017478
E01017478MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Bedford 003 E02003618
E02003618Smaller 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
5:45 AM
Sunrise
6:04 PM
Sunset
12 hours 19 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:45 AM
Sunset (today)
6:04 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 19 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
May 1994
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~32 years
Active Duration
1994 -> PresentMay 1994 — Introduced
Postcode MK44 1ED 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: 17353
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1. LSOA E01017478 and MSOA E02003618 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode MK44 1ED is currently active and in use.
First introduced
May 1994
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~32 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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