MK43 7RB

Clapham & Oakley · Bedford · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
MK43 7TD 105 m
MK43 7RQ 132 m
MK43 7TE 151 m
MK43 7TA 183 m
MK43 7SL 197 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
MK43 7RB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
MK
Postcode district
MK43
Postcode sector
MK43 7
Latitude
52.173964
Longitude
-0.520663
British National Grid easting
501,259
British National Grid northing
253,886

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Bedford · E06000055
Parish or community
E04011901
Westminster constituency
North Bedfordshire · E14001384
Output area
E00088496
Lower layer super output area
Bedford 003E · E01017528
Middle layer super output area
Bedford 003 · E02003618

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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39 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
4, Station Road, Oakley, Bedford, MK43 7RB 12 December 2025 £405,000
27, Station Road, Oakley, Bedford, MK43 7RB 26 October 2023 £338,000
31, Station Road, Oakley, Bedford, MK43 7RB 7 February 2022 £395,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
22
Primary
15
Secondary
3
  1. Oakley Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    441 m
  2. Lincroft Academy

    Academy converter

    554 m
  3. Milton Ernest CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
190
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 77
  • Criminal damage and arson 60
  • Anti social behaviour 16
  • Other theft 8
  • Public order 7

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
81

44 female, 37 male

Postcode households
33
Residents per household
2.5
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 1.1% 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+
93.6%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
93.6%
Gigabit-capable
93.6%
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

3

within 5 km

  • PRIORY MEDICAL CENTRE

    48 THE GLEBE, CLAPHAM, BEDFORD, MK41 6GA

    ODS code E81049

    1.3 km

  • LINDEN ROAD SURGERY

    13 LINDEN ROAD, BEDFORD, MK40 2DQ

    ODS code E81060

    4.4 km

  • QUEENS PARK HEALTH CENTRE

    23C CARLISLE ROAD, QUEEN'S PARK, BEDFORD, MK40 4HR

    ODS code E81021

    4.9 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 Memorial

    BCT · Oakley

    0.1 miles
  • Oakley Garage

    BCT · Oakley

    0.1 miles
  • The Memorial

    BCT · Oakley

    0.1 miles
  • Oakley Garage

    BCT · Oakley

    0.2 miles
  • Pavenham Road

    BCT · Oakley

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bedford 003E, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

28,288 of 33,755

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

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

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £405,000 from 5 recorded sales in MK43 7RB. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Bedford is £329,830 in June 2026, up 4.4% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

22 open schools are in scope, including 15 primary and 3 secondary schools. Oakley Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 441 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

190 published events cover 12 months, averaging 15.833 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.