MK43 0RF

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 0LP 57 m
MK43 0NG 113 m
MK43 0LJ 134 m
MK43 0LW 197 m
MK43 0XQ 209 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
MK43 0RF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 August 1992
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
MK
Postcode district
MK43
Postcode sector
MK43 0
Latitude
52.074758
Longitude
-0.548543
British National Grid easting
499,573
British National Grid northing
242,814

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
E00087955
Lower layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 009H · E01033821
Middle layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 009 · E02003607

Postcode source versions

Explore MK43

12 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
6, Chequers Close, Marston Moretaine, Bedford, MK43 0RF 25 August 2017 £480,000
1, Chequers Close, Marston Moretaine, Bedford, MK43 0RF 30 September 2016 £400,500
1, Chequers Close, Marston Moretaine, Bedford, MK43 0RF 8 January 2016 £400,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
11
Primary
5
Secondary
4
  1. Marston Moreteyne VC School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.5 km
  2. Kimberley 16 - 19 Stem College

    Free schools 16 to 19

    1.6 km
  3. Wootton Academy

    Academy converter

    2.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
309
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 105
  • Anti social behaviour 56
  • Shoplifting 37
  • Criminal damage and arson 25
  • Public order 23

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
16

10 female, 6 male

Postcode households
6
Residents per household
2.7
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+
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

    1.2 km

  • THE VALE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y00560

    2.5 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

  • Chequers Close

    BCT · Lower Shelton

    0.0 miles
  • Chequers Close

    BCT · Lower Shelton

    0.1 miles
  • Franklin Close

    BCT · Lower Shelton

    0.2 miles
  • Franklin Close

    BCT · Lower Shelton

    0.2 miles
  • Lower Shelton Road

    BCT · Upper Shelton

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Central Bedfordshire 009H, 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

24,465 of 33,755

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

Schools

11 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 4 secondary schools. Marston Moreteyne VC School is the nearest published school at 1.0 miles.

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

Recorded crime

309 published events cover 12 months, averaging 25.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 105 events.

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