Property market
The five-year median is £375,000 from 3,369 recorded sales in MK43. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.
The latest UK House Price Index average for Bedford is £329,830 in June 2026, up 4.4% year on year.
MK43
UK postcode district
Part of Bedford
Updated September 2026
District overview
- Postcode units
- 1,392
- Current units
- 1,126
- Coordinate coverage
- 100%
- Electoral wards
- 14
Coverage context
- Countries represented
- England
- English regions represented
- East of England, South East
- Local authority codes
- 3
- Terminated postcode units
- 266
Postcode sectors in MK43
Choose a sector to browse its complete postcode-unit directory.
Property
22,247 recorded
sales at this postcode
| Address | Date | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 6, Dovehouse Close, Bromham, Bedford, MK43 8PS | 17 July 2026 | £367,500 |
| 24, Bedford Road, Stagsden, Bedford, MK43 8TP | 16 July 2026 | £430,000 |
| 44, Highfield Crescent, Brogborough, Bedford, MK43 0XZ | 16 July 2026 | £320,000 |
Schools
Across this district
- Open schools
- 20
- Primary
- 14
- Secondary
- 4
Recorded crime
Across this district
- Published events
- 1,666
- Months covered
- 12
- Latest month
- June 2026
Most recorded categories in this period
- Violence and sexual offences 645
- Anti social behaviour 279
- Criminal damage and arson 143
- Public order 108
- Vehicle crime 102
Census 2021
Population and age profile
- MK43 usual residents
- 42,493
- Age-profile population
- 42,392
Age bands in MK43
Postcode district- Age 0 to 14
- 19.2%
- 8,156 residents
- Age 15 to 24
- 10.9%
- 4,615 residents
- Age 25 to 44
- 26.3%
- 11,151 residents
- Age 45 to 64
- 25.9%
- 10,993 residents
- Age 65 and over
- 17.6%
- 7,477 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.
Fixed broadband coverage
The median Ofcom availability percentage across 1,103 current postcode units in this district. Each postcode is weighted equally, not by premises.
- Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
- 100%
- Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
- 100%
- Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
- 100%
- Gigabit-capable
- 100%
- Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
- 0%
- Next Generation Access
- 100%
- Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
- 0%
In this district, 944 postcode units had 100% superfast coverage, 634 postcode units had 100% gigabit-capable coverage, 15 postcode units had at least some premises without decent fixed or fixed-wireless access.
Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.
Source: Ofcom Connected Nations, coverage at January 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
GP practices
3
in this district
HARROLD MEDICAL PRACTICE
PEACH'S CLOSE, HARROLD, BEDFORD, MK43 7DX
ODS code E81007
MARSTON FOREST HEALTHCARE
59 BEDFORD ROAD, MARSTON MORETAINE, BEDFORD, MK43 0LA
ODS code E81043
THE VALE MEDICAL PRACTICE
WOOTTON VALE HLTH LIV CTR, FIELDS ROAD, WOOTTON, BEDFORD, MK43 9JJ
ODS code Y00560
Evidence in context
Schools
20 open schools are in scope, including 14 primary and 4 secondary schools.
Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.
Recorded crime
1,666 published events cover 12 months, averaging 139 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 645 events.
The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.