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MK43 2AS

Cranfield & Marston Moretaine · Central Bedfordshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Cranfield & Marston Moretaine
Local authority
Central Bedfordshire
Constituency
Mid Bedfordshire
Postcode district
MK43
Postcode sector
MK43 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
MK43 0UP 80 m
MK43 0RY 93 m
MK43 0RW 105 m
MK43 0WS 124 m
MK43 0UQ 175 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
MK43 2AS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 2023
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
MK
Postcode district
MK43
Postcode sector
MK43 2
Latitude
52.040394
Longitude
-0.553723
British National Grid easting
499,294
British National Grid northing
238,985

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Central Bedfordshire · E06000056
Electoral ward
Cranfield & Marston Moretaine · E05014402
Parish or community
E04011966
Westminster constituency
Mid Bedfordshire · E14001359
Output area
E00087951
Lower layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 009G · E01033820
Middle layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 009 · E02003607

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
13
Primary
8
Secondary
4

  1. Thomas Johnson Lower School

    Community school

    646 m

  2. Marston Moreteyne VC School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.3 km

  3. Ridgmont Lower School

    Community school

    3.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
49
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 25
  • Vehicle crime 4
  • Anti social behaviour 4
  • Criminal damage and arson 4
  • Other crime 3

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
MK43 2 residents
713

Age bands in MK43 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
31.3%

337 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.2%

88 residents

Age 25 to 44
44.8%

482 residents

Age 45 to 64
12.7%

136 residents

Age 65 and over
3%

32 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

3

within 5 km

  • MARSTON FOREST HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code E81043

    2.6 km

  • GREENSAND SURGERY (AMPTHILL)

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

    ODS code E81002

    4.4 km

  • HOUGHTON CLOSE SURGERY

    1 HOUGHTON CLOSE, AMPTHILL, BEDFORD, MK45 2TG

    ODS code E81074

    4.5 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Great Farm Close

    BCT · Lidlington

    0.0 miles

  • Great Farm Close

    BCT · Lidlington

    0.0 miles

  • Oak Gardens

    BCT · Lidlington

    0.1 miles

  • Oak Gardens

    BCT · Lidlington

    0.1 miles

  • Railway Station

    BCT · Lidlington

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Central Bedfordshire 009G, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

21,312 of 33,755

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

Schools

13 open schools are in scope, including 8 primary and 4 secondary schools. Thomas Johnson Lower School is the nearest published school at 646 m.

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

Recorded crime

49 published events cover 12 months, averaging 4.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 25 events.

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