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MK43 7DF

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 7DJ 48 m
MK43 7FB 94 m
MK43 7DY 116 m
MK43 7DA 118 m
MK43 7DQ 143 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
MK43 7DF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
MK
Postcode district
MK43
Postcode sector
MK43 7
Latitude
52.202074
Longitude
-0.607384
British National Grid easting
495,269
British National Grid northing
256,895

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Bedford · E06000055
Electoral ward
Harrold · E05014503
Parish or community
E04011893
Westminster constituency
North Bedfordshire · E14001384
Output area
E00088374
Lower layer super output area
Bedford 002D · E01017504
Middle layer super output area
Bedford 002 · E02003617

Postcode source versions

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Property

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24 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
3, Dove Lane, Harrold, Bedford, MK43 7DF 14 December 2018 £337,500
12, Dove Lane, Harrold, Bedford, MK43 7DF 20 April 2017 £197,000
2, Dove Lane, Harrold, Bedford, MK43 7DF 21 September 2016 £500,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
7
Primary
6
Secondary
1

  1. Harrold Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    341 m

  2. Carlton CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.2 km

  3. Sharnbrook Academy

    Academy converter

    4.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
121
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 35
  • Anti social behaviour 25
  • Criminal damage and arson 13
  • Public order 12
  • Burglary 11

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
42

21 female, 21 male

Postcode households
15
Residents per household
2.8
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 0.6% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider MK43 7 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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

1

within 5 km

  • HARROLD MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code E81007

    158 m

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

  • The Magpie

    BCT · Harrold

    0.0 miles

  • The Magpie

    BCT · Harrold

    0.1 miles

  • High Street

    BCT · Harrold

    0.1 miles

  • High Street

    BCT · Harrold

    0.1 miles

  • Harrold Priory Academy

    BCT · Harrold

    0.2 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
1
Medium risk addresses
1
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

7 open schools are in scope, including 6 primary and 1 secondary schools. Harrold Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 341 m.

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

Recorded crime

121 published events cover 12 months, averaging 10.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 35 events.

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