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MK43 8NU

Wootton & Kempston Rural · Bedford · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Wootton & Kempston Rural
Local authority
Bedford
Constituency
North Bedfordshire
Postcode district
MK43
Postcode sector
MK43 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
MK43 8QP 217 m
MK43 8FD 266 m
MK43 8QF 268 m
MK43 8NJ 301 m
MK43 8QX 320 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
MK43 8NU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 April 1985
Terminated
1 December 1991
Postcode area
MK
Postcode district
MK43
Postcode sector
MK43 8
Latitude
52.139195
Longitude
-0.534366
British National Grid easting
500,400
British National Grid northing
250,000

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Bedford · E06000055
Electoral ward
Wootton & Kempston Rural · E05014517
Parish or community
E04011895
Westminster constituency
North Bedfordshire · E14001384
Output area
E00088573
Lower layer super output area
Bedford 002F · E01017547
Middle layer super output area
Bedford 002 · E02003617

Postcode source versions

Explore MK43

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
36
Primary
19
Secondary
6

  1. Bromham CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.2 km

  2. St James' CofE Academy

    Academy converter

    1.8 km

  3. Great Denham Primary School

    Foundation school

    2.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
147
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 61
  • Anti social behaviour 19
  • Vehicle crime 17
  • Drugs 10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9

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

5

within 5 km straight-line

  • QUEENS PARK HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E81021

    2.9 km

  • KING STREET SURGERY

    273 BEDFORD ROAD, KEMPSTON, BEDFORD, MK42 8QD

    ODS code E81038

    3.5 km

  • PRIORY MEDICAL CENTRE

    48 THE GLEBE, CLAPHAM, BEDFORD, MK41 6GA

    ODS code E81049

    3.7 km

  • LINDEN ROAD SURGERY

    13 LINDEN ROAD, BEDFORD, MK40 2DQ

    ODS code E81060

    3.8 km

  • ASHBURNHAM ROAD SURGERY

    8 ASHBURNHAM ROAD, BEDFORD, MK40 1DS

    ODS code E81615

    3.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Brookside Park

    BCT · Bromham

    0.3 miles

  • Brookside Park

    BCT · Bromham

    0.3 miles

  • Budgens

    BCT · Bromham

    0.3 miles

  • Budgens

    BCT · Bromham

    0.3 miles

  • Tebbutts Garage

    BCT · Bromham

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bedford 002F, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

23,704 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
3 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

36 open schools are in scope, including 19 primary and 6 secondary schools. Bromham CofE Primary 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

147 published events cover 12 months, averaging 12.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 61 events.

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