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MK43 9AW

Wootton & Kempston Rural · Bedford · England

Updated September 2026

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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 9AN 390 m
MK43 8TE 580 m
MK43 9AL 775 m
MK43 8TD 805 m
MK43 9AP 838 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
MK43 9AW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
MK
Postcode district
MK43
Postcode sector
MK43 9
Latitude
52.103872
Longitude
-0.565413
British National Grid easting
498,353
British National Grid northing
246,029

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
13
Primary
6
Secondary
3

  1. Wootton Academy

    Academy converter

    1.9 km

  2. Wootton Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.6 km

  3. Kempston Rural Primary School

    Community school

    3.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Vehicle crime 1
  • Anti social behaviour 1
  • Criminal damage and arson 1

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.

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

2

within 5 km

  • THE VALE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y00560

    2.8 km

  • MARSTON FOREST HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code E81043

    4.6 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

    1.1 miles

  • Wootton

    BCT · Hall End

    1.1 miles

  • Wootton Upper School

    BCT · Wootton

    1.2 miles

  • Cross Keys

    BCT · Wood End

    1.2 miles

  • Tithe Road

    BCT · Kempston West End

    1.4 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

13 open schools are in scope, including 6 primary and 3 secondary schools. Wootton Academy is the nearest published school at 1.2 miles.

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

Recorded crime

3 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Vehicle crime with 1 events.

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