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MK43 8ZS

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 8LU 89 m
MK43 8RS 517 m
MK43 8RT 650 m
MK43 8QF 654 m
MK43 8QE 665 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
MK43 8ZS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1997
Terminated
1 June 1998
Postcode area
MK
Postcode district
MK43
Postcode sector
MK43 8
Latitude
52.136426
Longitude
-0.528612
British National Grid easting
500,800
British National Grid northing
249,700

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
41
Primary
21
Secondary
6

  1. St James' CofE Academy

    Academy converter

    1.5 km

  2. Bromham CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.5 km

  3. Great Denham Primary School

    Foundation school

    1.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
278
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 108
  • Anti social behaviour 55
  • Vehicle crime 39
  • Criminal damage and arson 17
  • Other theft 14

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

8

within 5 km straight-line

  • QUEENS PARK HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E81021

    2.5 km

  • KING STREET SURGERY

    273 BEDFORD ROAD, KEMPSTON, BEDFORD, MK42 8QD

    ODS code E81038

    3.0 km

  • ASHBURNHAM ROAD SURGERY

    8 ASHBURNHAM ROAD, BEDFORD, MK40 1DS

    ODS code E81615

    3.5 km

  • LINDEN ROAD SURGERY

    13 LINDEN ROAD, BEDFORD, MK40 2DQ

    ODS code E81060

    3.5 km

  • PRIORY MEDICAL CENTRE

    48 THE GLEBE, CLAPHAM, BEDFORD, MK41 6GA

    ODS code E81049

    3.8 km

  • THE VALE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y00560

    4.8 km

  • THE DE PARYS GROUP

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

    ODS code E81037

    4.8 km

  • LONDON ROAD HEALTH CENTRE

    84-86 LONDON ROAD, BEDFORD, MK42 0NT

    ODS code E81019

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Box End Road

    BCT · Box End

    0.6 miles

  • Box End Road

    BCT · Box End

    0.6 miles

  • Tebbutts Garage

    BCT · Bromham

    0.6 miles

  • Tebbutts Garage

    BCT · Bromham

    0.6 miles

  • Budgens

    BCT · Bromham

    0.6 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

41 open schools are in scope, including 21 primary and 6 secondary schools. St James' CofE Academy is the nearest published school at 0.9 miles.

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

Recorded crime

278 published events cover 12 months, averaging 23.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 108 events.

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