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MK43 7BB

Harrold · Bedford · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Bedford
Ward
Harrold
Local authority
Bedford
Constituency
North Bedfordshire
Postcode district
MK43
Postcode sector
MK43 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
MK43 7AJ 177 m
MK43 7AX 284 m
MK43 7AA 422 m
MK43 7AT 425 m
MK43 7AS 569 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
MK43 7BB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
MK
Postcode district
MK43
Postcode sector
MK43 7
Latitude
52.211819
Longitude
-0.583090
British National Grid easting
496,908
British National Grid northing
258,011

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Bedford · E06000055
Electoral ward
Harrold · E05014503
Parish or community
E04011902
Westminster constituency
North Bedfordshire · E14001384
Output area
E00088377
Lower layer super output area
Bedford 002D · E01017504
Middle layer super output area
Bedford 002 · E02003617

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Property

At this postcode

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7 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
The Lodge, High Street, Odell, Bedford, MK43 7BB 22 July 2020 £2,500,000
Odell Manor, High Street, Odell, Bedford, MK43 7BB 26 September 2019 £2,350,000
Castle Yard Place, High Street, Odell, Bedford, MK43 7BB 6 March 2019 £664,275

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
5
Primary
4
Secondary
1

  1. Sharnbrook Academy

    Academy converter

    2.2 km

  2. Harrold Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    2.3 km

  3. Pinchmill Primary School

    Foundation school

    2.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
14
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Criminal damage and arson 6
  • Anti social behaviour 3
  • Other theft 2
  • Public order 2
  • Violence and sexual offences 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
32

17 female, 15 male

Postcode households
12
Residents per household
2.7
MK43 7 residents
7,348

Age bands in MK43 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.6%

1,149 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.3%

757 residents

Age 25 to 44
17.1%

1,261 residents

Age 45 to 64
31.9%

2,350 residents

Age 65 and over
25.2%

1,854 residents

This postcode contained 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider MK43 7 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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+
46.7%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
46.7%
Gigabit-capable
46.7%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

2

within 5 km

  • HARROLD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    PEACH'S CLOSE, HARROLD, BEDFORD, MK43 7DX

    ODS code E81007

    1.8 km

  • SHARNBROOK SURGERY

    TEMPLARS WAY, SHARNBROOK, BEDFORD, MK44 1PZ

    ODS code E81024

    4.0 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

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

Nearby transport

  • The Green

    BCT · Odell

    0.3 miles

  • The Green

    BCT · Odell

    0.3 miles

  • Odell Road

    BCT · Harrold

    1.0 miles

  • Odell Road

    BCT · Harrold

    1.0 miles

  • Meadway

    BCT · Harrold

    1.0 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bedford 002D, 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

21,258 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
3 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
1
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

5 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 1 secondary schools. Sharnbrook Academy is the nearest published school at 1.4 miles.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

14 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Criminal damage and arson with 6 events.

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