MK43 0RA

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 0RD 316 m
MK43 0QX 1.0 km
MK43 0RB 1.3 km
MK43 0ZT 1.4 km
MK43 0XW 1.5 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
MK43 0RA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
MK
Postcode district
MK43
Postcode sector
MK43 0
Latitude
52.018583
Longitude
-0.550987
British National Grid easting
499,530
British National Grid northing
236,563

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Central Bedfordshire · E06000056
Parish or community
E04011978
Westminster constituency
Mid Bedfordshire · E14001359
Output area
E00088128
Lower layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 009D · E01017451
Middle layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 009 · E02003607

Postcode source versions

Explore MK43

2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Manor Farm, Beckerings Park, Lidlington, Bedford, MK43 0RA 30 June 2023 £1,947,000
Manor Farm, Beckerings Park, Lidlington, Bedford, MK43 0RA 14 July 1997 £320,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
14
Primary
11
Secondary
3
  1. Ridgmont Lower School

    Community school

    2.1 km
  2. Thomas Johnson Lower School

    Community school

    2.6 km
  3. Husborne Crawley Lower School

    Community school

    3.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
8
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Anti social behaviour 4
  • Criminal damage and arson 2
  • Other crime 1
  • Other theft 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
17

7 female, 10 male

Postcode households
7
Residents per household
2.4
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 0.1% 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+
90.9%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
90.9%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
90.9%
Gigabit-capable
90.9%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
90.9%
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

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • GREENSAND SURGERY (AMPTHILL)

    THE HEALTH CENTRE, 57 OLIVER STREET, AMPTHILL, BEDFORD, MK45 2SB

    ODS code E81002

    4.1 km

  • HOUGHTON CLOSE SURGERY

    1 HOUGHTON CLOSE, AMPTHILL, BEDFORD, MK45 2TG

    ODS code E81074

    4.1 km

  • FLITWICK SURGERY

    HIGHLANDS, FLITWICK, BEDFORD, MK45 1DW

    ODS code E81015

    4.3 km

Nearby transport

  • Boughton End Lane

    BCT · Lidlington

    1.1 miles
  • Boughton End Lane

    BCT · Lidlington

    1.1 miles
  • Rectory Road

    BCT · Steppingley

    1.2 miles
  • Rectory Road

    BCT · Steppingley

    1.2 miles
  • Oak Gardens

    BCT · Lidlington

    1.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Central Bedfordshire 009D, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

15,849 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
1 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
0
Low risk addresses
0
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 £1,947,000 from 1 recorded sale in MK43 0RA. 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

14 open schools are in scope, including 11 primary and 3 secondary schools. Ridgmont Lower School is the nearest published school at 1.3 miles.

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

Recorded crime

8 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Anti social behaviour with 4 events.

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