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MK43 8LW

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 8HG 39 m
MK43 8PT 117 m
MK43 8LP 129 m
MK43 8LS 131 m
MK43 8PS 143 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
MK43 8LW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 March 1983
Terminated
1 December 1995
Postcode area
MK
Postcode district
MK43
Postcode sector
MK43 8
Latitude
52.145414
Longitude
-0.528316
British National Grid easting
500,800
British National Grid northing
250,700

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
E00088172
Lower layer super output area
Bedford 008D · E01017462
Middle layer super output area
Bedford 008 · E02003623

Postcode source versions

Explore MK43

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
38
Primary
19
Secondary
6

  1. Bromham CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    577 m

  2. St James' CofE Academy

    Academy converter

    1.6 km

  3. Great Denham Primary School

    Foundation school

    2.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
212
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 79
  • Vehicle crime 38
  • Anti social behaviour 29
  • Criminal damage and arson 17
  • Drugs 13

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

7

within 5 km straight-line

  • QUEENS PARK HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E81021

    2.8 km

  • PRIORY MEDICAL CENTRE

    48 THE GLEBE, CLAPHAM, BEDFORD, MK41 6GA

    ODS code E81049

    2.9 km

  • LINDEN ROAD SURGERY

    13 LINDEN ROAD, BEDFORD, MK40 2DQ

    ODS code E81060

    3.4 km

  • ASHBURNHAM ROAD SURGERY

    8 ASHBURNHAM ROAD, BEDFORD, MK40 1DS

    ODS code E81615

    3.6 km

  • KING STREET SURGERY

    273 BEDFORD ROAD, KEMPSTON, BEDFORD, MK42 8QD

    ODS code E81038

    3.7 km

  • THE DE PARYS GROUP

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

    ODS code E81037

    4.7 km

  • GOLDINGTON AVENUE SURGERY

    85 GOLDINGTON AVENUE, BEDFORD, MK40 3DB

    ODS code E81047

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • The Swan

    BCT · Bromham

    0.0 miles

  • The Swan

    BCT · Bromham

    0.1 miles

  • Tebbutts Garage

    BCT · Bromham

    0.1 miles

  • Tebbutts Garage

    BCT · Bromham

    0.2 miles

  • Budgens

    BCT · Bromham

    0.3 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

38 open schools are in scope, including 19 primary and 6 secondary schools. Bromham CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 577 m.

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

Recorded crime

212 published events cover 12 months, averaging 17.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 79 events.

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