MK43 0ZR

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 0XQ 37 m
MK43 0NG 177 m
MK43 0LP 189 m
MK43 0RF 242 m
MK43 0LJ 356 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
MK43 0ZR
Status
Current
Introduced
1 April 2025
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
MK
Postcode district
MK43
Postcode sector
MK43 0
Latitude
52.076880
Longitude
-0.547774
British National Grid easting
499,621
British National Grid northing
243,051

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

6 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
4, Chapman Paddock, Marston Moretaine, Bedford, MK43 0ZR 22 August 2025 £580,000
3a, Chapman Paddock, Marston Moretaine, Bedford, MK43 0ZR 4 August 2025 £390,000
6, Chapman Paddock, Marston Moretaine, Bedford, MK43 0ZR 25 July 2025 £415,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
14
Primary
8
Secondary
4
  1. Kimberley 16 - 19 Stem College

    Free schools 16 to 19

    1.6 km
  2. Marston Moreteyne VC School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.8 km
  3. Wootton Academy

    Academy converter

    2.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
247
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 77
  • Anti social behaviour 45
  • Shoplifting 37
  • Criminal damage and arson 21
  • Vehicle crime 18

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • MARSTON FOREST HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code E81043

    1.4 km

  • THE VALE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y00560

    2.3 km

Nearby transport

  • Chequers Close

    BCT · Lower Shelton

    0.1 miles
  • Chequers Close

    BCT · Lower Shelton

    0.1 miles
  • Lower Shelton Road

    BCT · Upper Shelton

    0.2 miles
  • Lower Shelton Road

    BCT · Upper Shelton

    0.2 miles
  • Franklin Close

    BCT · Lower 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.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £402,500 from 6 recorded sales in MK43 0ZR. 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 8 primary and 4 secondary schools. Kimberley 16 - 19 Stem College is the nearest published school at 1.0 miles.

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

Recorded crime

247 published events cover 12 months, averaging 20.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 77 events.

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