MK43 8SD

Bromham · Bedford · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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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 8SE 62 m
MK43 8AQ 157 m
MK43 8SG 214 m
MK43 8SF 220 m
MK43 8TR 239 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
MK43 8SD
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1994
Terminated
1 December 1996
Postcode area
MK
Postcode district
MK43
Postcode sector
MK43 8
Latitude
52.129668
Longitude
-0.563899
British National Grid easting
498,400
British National Grid northing
248,900

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Bedford · E06000055
Electoral ward
Bromham · E05014493
Parish or community
E04011911
Westminster constituency
North Bedfordshire · E14001384
Output area
E00088574
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
16
Primary
9
Secondary
3
  1. Bromham CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    3.1 km
  2. Kempston Rural Primary School

    Community school

    3.6 km
  3. Great Denham Primary School

    Foundation school

    3.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
9
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 6
  • Other theft 1
  • Public order 1
  • Anti social behaviour 1

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

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE VALE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y00560

    4.7 km

  • KING STREET SURGERY

    273 BEDFORD ROAD, KEMPSTON, BEDFORD, MK42 8QD

    ODS code E81038

    4.8 km

  • QUEENS PARK HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E81021

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • High Street

    BCT · Stagsden

    0.1 miles
  • High Street

    BCT · Stagsden

    0.1 miles
  • Spring Lane turn

    BCT · Stagsden

    0.2 miles
  • Spring Lane turn

    BCT · Stagsden

    0.2 miles
  • Bedford Road

    BCT · Stagsden

    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

16 open schools are in scope, including 9 primary and 3 secondary schools. Bromham CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.9 miles.

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

Recorded crime

9 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 6 events.

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