MK43 9AE

Wixams & Wilstead · Bedford · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Bedford
Constituency
Mid Bedfordshire
Postcode district
MK43
Postcode sector
MK43 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
MK43 9LY 22 m
MK43 9TN 417 m
MK43 9LG 638 m
MK43 9LX 676 m
MK43 9NB 727 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
MK43 9AE
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 November 2009
Terminated
1 June 2014
Postcode area
MK
Postcode district
MK43
Postcode sector
MK43 9
Latitude
52.072087
Longitude
-0.524554
British National Grid easting
501,223
British National Grid northing
242,550

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Bedford · E06000055
Parish or community
E04011914
Westminster constituency
Mid Bedfordshire · E14001359
Output area
E00183510
Lower layer super output area
Bedford 020B · E01017552
Middle layer super output area
Bedford 020 · E02003635

Postcode source versions

Explore MK43

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
16
Primary
10
Secondary
4
  1. Kimberley 16 - 19 Stem College

    Free schools 16 to 19

    146 m
  2. Broadmead Lower School

    Community school

    974 m
  3. Marston Vale Middle School

    Academy converter

    985 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
257
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 76
  • Anti social behaviour 47
  • Shoplifting 31
  • Vehicle crime 28
  • Criminal damage and arson 25

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
MK43 9 residents
11,173

Age bands in MK43 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
22.8%

2,516 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.8%

1,075 residents

Age 25 to 44
31.1%

3,427 residents

Age 45 to 64
22.2%

2,446 residents

Age 65 and over
14.1%

1,552 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

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • MARSTON FOREST HEALTHCARE

    59 BEDFORD ROAD, MARSTON MORETAINE, BEDFORD, MK43 0LA

    ODS code E81043

    1.8 km

  • THE VALE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y00560

    2.4 km

Nearby transport

  • Kimberley College

    BCT · Stewartby

    0.0 miles
  • Stewartby Rail Station

    RSE · Stewartby

    0.3 miles
  • Stewartby Rail Station

    RLY · Stewartby

    0.3 miles
  • Stewartby Rail Station

    RSE · Stewartby

    0.3 miles
  • Stewartby Railway Station

    BCT · Stewartby

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bedford 020B, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

15,216 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
6 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 10 primary and 4 secondary schools. Kimberley 16 - 19 Stem College is the nearest published school at 146 m.

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

Recorded crime

257 published events cover 12 months, averaging 21.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 76 events.

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