MK43 8JJ

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 8PP 76 m
MK43 8JF 107 m
MK43 8JH 112 m
MK43 8JQ 123 m
MK43 8PL 138 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
MK43 8JJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
MK
Postcode district
MK43
Postcode sector
MK43 8
Latitude
52.147090
Longitude
-0.532222
British National Grid easting
500,529
British National Grid northing
250,881

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
E00088181
Lower layer super output area
Bedford 008D · E01017462
Middle layer super output area
Bedford 008 · E02003623

Postcode source versions

Explore MK43

20 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
10, Godwin Close, Bromham, Bedford, MK43 8JJ 18 April 2024 £305,000
5, Godwin Close, Bromham, Bedford, MK43 8JJ 26 January 2024 £340,000
2, Godwin Close, Bromham, Bedford, MK43 8JJ 11 September 2020 £272,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
37
Primary
19
Secondary
6
  1. Bromham CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    325 m
  2. St James' CofE Academy

    Academy converter

    2.0 km
  3. Great Denham Primary School

    Foundation school

    2.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
187
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 71
  • Anti social behaviour 27
  • Vehicle crime 22
  • Criminal damage and arson 19
  • Drugs 13

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
16

8 female, 8 male

Postcode households
13
Residents per household
1.2
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 0.2% 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+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
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

5

within 5 km straight-line

  • PRIORY MEDICAL CENTRE

    48 THE GLEBE, CLAPHAM, BEDFORD, MK41 6GA

    ODS code E81049

    2.9 km

  • QUEENS PARK HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E81021

    3.1 km

  • LINDEN ROAD SURGERY

    13 LINDEN ROAD, BEDFORD, MK40 2DQ

    ODS code E81060

    3.6 km

  • ASHBURNHAM ROAD SURGERY

    8 ASHBURNHAM ROAD, BEDFORD, MK40 1DS

    ODS code E81615

    3.9 km

  • KING STREET SURGERY

    273 BEDFORD ROAD, KEMPSTON, BEDFORD, MK42 8QD

    ODS code E81038

    4.0 km

Nearby transport

  • The Library

    BCT · Bromham

    0.2 miles
  • Tebbutts Garage

    BCT · Bromham

    0.2 miles
  • Tebbutts Garage

    BCT · Bromham

    0.2 miles
  • The Library

    BCT · Bromham

    0.2 miles
  • Grange Court

    BCT · Bromham

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bedford 008D, 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

30,186 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
3 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 £322,500 from 2 recorded sales in MK43 8JJ. 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

37 open schools are in scope, including 19 primary and 6 secondary schools. Bromham CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 325 m.

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

Recorded crime

187 published events cover 12 months, averaging 15.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 71 events.

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