Around average
IMD England
Low · 3.7 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£320,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
East of England
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for MK44 1LF
Postcode
MK44 1LF
Coordinates
52.2250, -0.5551
Grid reference
SP987595
Easting
498,791
Northing
259,511
Region
East of England
Plus Code
9C4X6CFV+XX
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Sharnbrook
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.
19764
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 19764 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 & WalesProperty sales · MK44 1LF
HM Land Registry · Bedford
Average price
£317,250
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £320,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Mar '24 – Apr '26Apr '26: 1 sales · avg £340,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£340k£315k£289k
Mar '24Jun '24Jan '26Apr '26
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime near MK44 1LF
England & WalesCrime trends · near MK44 1LF
Counts are for Sharnbrook 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
11
YoY —
1160
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
1
YoY —
630
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
320
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
320
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY —
320
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.88.0%
Other White3.1%
Indian1.6%
White Irish1.6%
White & Black Caribbean1.1%
+ other · 4.5%
Religion
Christian51.4%
No religion40.8%
Not answered5.0%
+ other · 2.8%
Age groups
50–6427.4%
35–4917.5%
65–7412.2%
10–158.7%
25–348.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 26.3%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children18.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children17.9%
All members 66+13.1%
Other11.1%
Any member 66+10.1%
+ 7 other households · 29.1%
Administrative Information
Bedford
Local Authority
Council AreaNorth Bedfordshire E14001384
Constituency
E14001384Bedfordshire
Police Force
England
Ward
Sharnbrook
Constituency code
E14001384
EU Electoral Region
Eastern
Parish
Sharnbrook
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 001D E01017545
E01017545MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Bedford 001 E02003616
E02003616LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Bedford 001D E01017545
E01017545MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Bedford 001 E02003616
E02003616Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1
2021 Classification
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1
Sun & Time Information
5:46 AM
Sunrise
6:04 PM
Sunset
12 hours 18 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:46 AM
Sunset (today)
6:04 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 18 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
November 2004
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~22 years
Active Duration
2004 -> PresentNovember 2004 — Introduced
Postcode MK44 1LF introduced by Royal Mail.
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1. IMD England rank: 19764
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1. LSOA E01017545 and MSOA E02003616 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode MK44 1LF is currently active and in use.
First introduced
November 2004
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~22 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near MK44 1LF
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 13%
Attainment 8
51.6
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 14%
RWM expected
70%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 10%
RWM expected
29%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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