MK43 8RD

Kempston West · Bedford · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Bedford
Local authority
Bedford
Constituency
Bedford
Postcode district
MK43
Postcode sector
MK43 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
MK42 7PG 38 m
MK42 7FU 86 m
MK42 7FQ 133 m
MK42 7FZ 173 m
MK43 8RB 184 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
MK43 8RD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
MK
Postcode district
MK43
Postcode sector
MK43 8
Latitude
52.114924
Longitude
-0.518264
British National Grid easting
501,557
British National Grid northing
247,323

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Bedford · E06000055
Parish or community
E04011894
Westminster constituency
Bedford · E14001084
Output area
E00183426
Lower layer super output area
Bedford 018F · E01034422
Middle layer super output area
Bedford 018 · E02003633

Postcode source versions

Explore MK43

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
The Bury, 1, Cemetery Road, Kempston, Bedford, MK43 8RD 28 June 2019 £4,400,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
44
Primary
24
Secondary
7
  1. Kempston Rural Primary School

    Community school

    155 m
  2. Kempston Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    836 m
  3. Ridgeway School

    Community special school

    846 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,174
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 446
  • Anti social behaviour 142
  • Shoplifting 124
  • Public order 114
  • Criminal damage and arson 81

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

  • KING STREET SURGERY

    273 BEDFORD ROAD, KEMPSTON, BEDFORD, MK42 8QD

    ODS code E81038

    1.6 km

  • THE VALE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    WOOTTON VALE HLTH LIV CTR, FIELDS ROAD, WOOTTON, BEDFORD, MK43 9JJ

    ODS code Y00560

    2.5 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

    3.6 km

  • LINDEN ROAD SURGERY

    13 LINDEN ROAD, BEDFORD, MK40 2DQ

    ODS code E81060

    4.2 km

  • LONDON ROAD HEALTH CENTRE

    84-86 LONDON ROAD, BEDFORD, MK42 0NT

    ODS code E81019

    4.2 km

  • THE DE PARYS GROUP

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

    ODS code E81037

    5.0 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Hebbes Close

    BCT · Kempston

    0.1 miles
  • Hebbes Close

    BCT · Kempston

    0.1 miles
  • Bury Cottages

    BCT · Kempston Church End

    0.1 miles
  • Bury Cottages

    BCT · Kempston Church End

    0.1 miles
  • Kempston Rural Primary School

    BCT · Kempston

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bedford 018F, 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

25,506 of 33,755

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

44 open schools are in scope, including 24 primary and 7 secondary schools. Kempston Rural Primary School is the nearest published school at 155 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,174 published events cover 12 months, averaging 97.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 446 events.

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