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MK43 8BL

Bromham · Bedford · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Bromham
Local authority
Bedford
Constituency
North Bedfordshire
Postcode district
MK43
Postcode sector
MK43 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
MK43 8BH 81 m
MK43 8BJ 109 m
MK43 8BE 135 m
MK43 8AX 145 m
MK43 8BG 164 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
MK43 8BL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 September 2005
Terminated
1 June 2011
Postcode area
MK
Postcode district
MK43
Postcode sector
MK43 8
Latitude
52.158333
Longitude
-0.598471
British National Grid easting
495,972
British National Grid northing
252,042

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Bedford · E06000055
Electoral ward
Bromham · E05014493
Parish or community
E04011917
Westminster constituency
North Bedfordshire · E14001384
Output area
E00088575
Lower layer super output area
Bedford 002E · E01017546
Middle layer super output area
Bedford 002 · E02003617

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
6
Primary
6
Secondary
0

  1. Turvey Primary School

    Foundation school

    1.9 km

  2. Newton Blossomville Church of England School

    Voluntary controlled school

    3.5 km

  3. Carlton CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    3.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Criminal damage and arson 2
  • Violence and sexual offences 2
  • Other theft 1
  • Public order 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
MK43 8 residents
7,191

Age bands in MK43 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.2%

1,084 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.3%

732 residents

Age 25 to 44
18.1%

1,295 residents

Age 45 to 64
31%

2,211 residents

Age 65 and over
25.4%

1,815 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

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • HARROLD MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code E81007

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • The Railway Swan

    BCT · Turvey

    0.1 miles

  • The Railway Swan

    BCT · Turvey

    0.1 miles

  • Turvey Abbey

    BCT · Turvey

    1.0 miles

  • Turvey Abbey

    BCT · Turvey

    1.0 miles

  • The Laws

    BCT · Turvey

    1.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bedford 002E, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

20,097 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
4 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

6 open schools are in scope, including 6 primary and 0 secondary schools. Turvey Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.2 miles.

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

Recorded crime

6 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Criminal damage and arson with 2 events.

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