MK17 9HB

Heath & Reach · Central Bedfordshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Central Bedfordshire
Postcode district
MK17
Postcode sector
MK17 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LU7 9RA 47 m
LU7 9RG 181 m
LU7 0FR 847 m
MK17 9HD 1.0 km
MK17 9HF 1.2 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
MK17 9HB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 1999
Postcode area
MK
Postcode district
MK17
Postcode sector
MK17 9
Latitude
51.959652
Longitude
-0.636748
British National Grid easting
493,768
British National Grid northing
229,895

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Central Bedfordshire · E06000056
Parish or community
E04011955
Output area
E00088721
Lower layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 019A · E01017577
Middle layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 019 · E02003637

Postcode source versions

Explore MK17

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
14
Primary
9
Secondary
3
  1. St Leonards CE Academy

    Academy converter

    2.1 km
  2. Oak Bank School

    Academy special converter

    3.0 km
  3. Heathwood Lower School

    Community school

    3.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
29
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Criminal damage and arson 7
  • Violence and sexual offences 7
  • Anti social behaviour 6
  • Other theft 4
  • Vehicle crime 3

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
MK17 9 residents
4,946

Age bands in MK17 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.2%

832 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.1%

414 residents

Age 25 to 44
20.5%

1,053 residents

Age 45 to 64
31.8%

1,636 residents

Age 65 and over
23.4%

1,203 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

GP practices

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • DR JL HENDERSON & PARTNERS

    29 BASSETT ROAD, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, LU7 1AR

    ODS code E81003

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Flying Fox Roundabout

    BCT · Heath and Reach

    0.3 miles
  • Flying Fox Roundabout

    BCT · Heath and Reach

    0.3 miles
  • Old Chapel Cottage

    BCT · Woburn

    0.4 miles
  • Old Chapel Cottage

    BCT · Woburn

    0.4 miles
  • Brickhill Road

    BCT · Heath and Reach

    0.9 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Central Bedfordshire 019A, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

6 of 10

Overall England rank

19,566 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
3 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

14 open schools are in scope, including 9 primary and 3 secondary schools. St Leonards CE Academy is the nearest published school at 1.3 miles.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

29 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Criminal damage and arson with 7 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.