Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
22373
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 22373 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 1ED
Crime trends · near MK44 1ED
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: 1,750
White Brit.87.3%
Other White4.2%
Indian1.5%
White & Asian1.3%
White & Black Caribbean1.3%
+ other · 4.3%
Religion
Total residents: 1,740
Christian50.5%
No religion40.1%
Not answered5.8%
Other religion1.0%
+ other · 2.6%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,741
50–6427.3%
35–4916.7%
65–7412.1%
25–347.9%
75–847.5%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.5%
Households
Total households: 730
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 Area
North Bedfordshire E14001384
Constituency
E14001384
Bedfordshire
Police Force
Scotland-wide
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 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 003A E01017478
E01017478
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Bedford 003 E02003618
E02003618
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Bedford 003A E01017478
E01017478
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Bedford 003 E02003618
E02003618
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
4:10 AM
Sunrise
7:46 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:10 AM
Sunset (today)
7:46 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
May 1994
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~32 years
Active Duration
1994 -> Present
May 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: 22373
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
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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