MK43 0QD

Cranfield & Marston Moretaine · Central Bedfordshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Bedford
Local authority
Central Bedfordshire
Constituency
Mid Bedfordshire
Postcode district
MK43
Postcode sector
MK43 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
MK43 0PT 67 m
MK43 0PH 83 m
MK43 0QL 85 m
MK43 0ED 115 m
MK43 0LB 117 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
MK43 0QD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
MK
Postcode district
MK43
Postcode sector
MK43 0
Latitude
52.062655
Longitude
-0.546295
British National Grid easting
499,754
British National Grid northing
241,471

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Central Bedfordshire · E06000056
Parish or community
E04011967
Westminster constituency
Mid Bedfordshire · E14001359
Output area
E00177175
Lower layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 009F · E01033819
Middle layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 009 · E02003607

Postcode source versions

Explore MK43

16 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
6, Scotchbrook Road, Marston Moretaine, Bedford, MK43 0QD 12 September 2025 £350,000
7, Scotchbrook Road, Marston Moretaine, Bedford, MK43 0QD 28 July 2023 £292,000
3, Scotchbrook Road, Marston Moretaine, Bedford, MK43 0QD 23 January 2015 £205,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
11
Primary
6
Secondary
4
  1. Marston Moreteyne VC School

    Voluntary controlled school

    250 m
  2. Kimberley 16 - 19 Stem College

    Free schools 16 to 19

    1.9 km
  3. Marston Vale Middle School

    Academy converter

    2.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
369
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 128
  • Anti social behaviour 67
  • Shoplifting 37
  • Criminal damage and arson 32
  • Drugs 26

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
32

17 female, 15 male

Postcode households
17
Residents per household
1.9
MK43 0 residents
15,407

Age bands in MK43 0

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.1%

2,904 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.6%

1,918 residents

Age 25 to 44
29%

4,404 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.7%

3,747 residents

Age 65 and over
14.5%

2,207 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider MK43 0 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

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%

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 Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

2

within 5 km

  • MARSTON FOREST HEALTHCARE

    59 BEDFORD ROAD, MARSTON MORETAINE, BEDFORD, MK43 0LA

    ODS code E81043

    163 m

  • THE VALE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    WOOTTON VALE HLTH LIV CTR, FIELDS ROAD, WOOTTON, BEDFORD, MK43 9JJ

    ODS code Y00560

    3.7 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Browns Close

    BCT · Marston Moretaine

    0.0 miles
  • Browns Close

    BCT · Marston Moretaine

    0.1 miles
  • St Mary's Close

    BCT · Marston Moretaine

    0.1 miles
  • St Mary's Close

    BCT · Marston Moretaine

    0.1 miles
  • Oat Piece

    BCT · Marston Moretaine

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Central Bedfordshire 009F, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

25,294 of 33,755

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

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
3
Low risk addresses
3
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £321,000 from 2 recorded sales in MK43 0QD. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Central Bedfordshire is £356,453 in June 2026, up 2.9% year on year.

Schools

11 open schools are in scope, including 6 primary and 4 secondary schools. Marston Moreteyne VC School is the nearest published school at 250 m.

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

Recorded crime

369 published events cover 12 months, averaging 30.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 128 events.

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