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MK43 9AN

Wootton & Kempston Rural · Bedford · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Wootton & Kempston Rural
Local authority
Bedford
Constituency
Mid Bedfordshire
Postcode district
MK43
Postcode sector
MK43 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
MK43 9AW 390 m
MK43 9AL 629 m
MK43 9RG 734 m
MK43 9AJ 890 m
MK43 8TE 891 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
MK43 9AN
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
MK
Postcode district
MK43
Postcode sector
MK43 9
Latitude
52.105501
Longitude
-0.560367
British National Grid easting
498,695
British National Grid northing
246,217

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
E04011921
Westminster constituency
Mid Bedfordshire · E14001359
Output area
E00088604
Lower layer super output area
Bedford 020E · E01034425
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
14
Primary
6
Secondary
3

  1. Wootton Academy

    Academy converter

    1.8 km

  2. Wootton Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.4 km

  3. Kempston Rural Primary School

    Community school

    3.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
14
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 6
  • Vehicle crime 2
  • Anti social behaviour 2
  • Other crime 1
  • Other theft 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
3

1 female, 2 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
3.0
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

This postcode contained 0% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider MK43 9 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
100%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

3

within 5 km

  • THE VALE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y00560

    2.6 km

  • KING STREET SURGERY

    273 BEDFORD ROAD, KEMPSTON, BEDFORD, MK42 8QD

    ODS code E81038

    4.7 km

  • MARSTON FOREST HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code E81043

    4.7 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

  • Wootton

    BCT · Hall End

    0.9 miles

  • Wootton

    BCT · Hall End

    0.9 miles

  • Cross Keys

    BCT · Wood End

    1.0 miles

  • Cross Keys

    BCT · Wood End

    1.0 miles

  • Wootton Upper School

    BCT · Wootton

    1.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bedford 020E, 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

25,124 of 33,755

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

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

14 open schools are in scope, including 6 primary and 3 secondary schools. Wootton Academy is the nearest published school at 1.1 miles.

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

Recorded crime

14 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.167 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.