MK43 8JD

Bromham · Bedford · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
MK43 8GZ 714 m
MK41 6AF 802 m
MK41 6AL 825 m
MK41 6AH 886 m
MK41 6FG 890 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
MK43 8JD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
MK
Postcode district
MK43
Postcode sector
MK43 8
Latitude
52.155787
Longitude
-0.508050
British National Grid easting
502,163
British National Grid northing
251,882

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Bedford · E06000055
Electoral ward
Bromham · E05014493
Parish or community
E04011881
Westminster constituency
North Bedfordshire · E14001384
Output area
E00088175
Lower layer super output area
Bedford 008B · E01017460
Middle layer super output area
Bedford 008 · E02003623

Postcode source versions

Explore MK43

5 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Lowfields, Lower Farm Road, Bromham, Bedford, MK43 8JD 15 August 2023 £725,000
Little Park House, Lower Farm Road, Bromham, Bedford, MK43 8JD 10 February 2020 £859,000
39, Lower Farm Road, Bromham, Bedford, MK43 8JD 8 February 2019 £498,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
45
Primary
25
Secondary
7
  1. Ursula Taylor Church of England School

    Academy converter

    1.3 km
  2. Lincroft Academy

    Academy converter

    1.7 km
  3. Great Ouse Primary Academy

    Free schools

    1.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
388
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 131
  • Criminal damage and arson 82
  • Vehicle crime 56
  • Anti social behaviour 44
  • Public order 20

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
26

10 female, 16 male

Postcode households
6
Residents per household
4.3
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

This postcode contained 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider MK43 8 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+
75%
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

9

within 5 km straight-line

  • 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

    2.4 km

  • QUEENS PARK HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E81021

    2.7 km

  • ASHBURNHAM ROAD SURGERY

    8 ASHBURNHAM ROAD, BEDFORD, MK40 1DS

    ODS code E81615

    3.0 km

  • THE DE PARYS GROUP

    ENHANCED SERVICES CENTRE, BEDFORD HEALTH VILLAGE, 3 KIMBOLTON ROAD, BEDFORD, MK40 2NT

    ODS code E81037

    3.7 km

  • GOLDINGTON AVENUE SURGERY

    85 GOLDINGTON AVENUE, BEDFORD, MK40 3DB

    ODS code E81047

    3.8 km

  • KING STREET SURGERY

    273 BEDFORD ROAD, KEMPSTON, BEDFORD, MK42 8QD

    ODS code E81038

    4.2 km

  • LONDON ROAD HEALTH CENTRE

    84-86 LONDON ROAD, BEDFORD, MK42 0NT

    ODS code E81019

    4.6 km

  • PUTNOE MEDICAL CENTRE PARTNERSHIP

    93 QUEENS DRIVE, BEDFORD, MK41 9JE

    ODS code E81029

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Mount Pleasant

    BCT · Clapham

    0.6 miles
  • Mount Pleasant

    BCT · Clapham

    0.6 miles
  • Hunters Close

    BCT · Clapham

    0.6 miles
  • Hunters Close

    BCT · Clapham

    0.6 miles
  • Fox and Hounds

    BCT · Clapham

    0.6 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bedford 008B, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

30,742 of 33,755

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

Property market

The five-year median is £725,000 from 1 recorded sale in MK43 8JD. 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

45 open schools are in scope, including 25 primary and 7 secondary schools. Ursula Taylor Church of England School is the nearest published school at 0.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

388 published events cover 12 months, averaging 32.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 131 events.

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