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MK43 9FS

Wootton & Kempston Rural · Bedford · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Bedford
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 9QE 21 m
MK43 9QD 53 m
MK43 9FW 75 m
MK43 9QB 85 m
MK43 9FP 107 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
MK43 9FS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 November 2016
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
MK
Postcode district
MK43
Postcode sector
MK43 9
Latitude
52.098340
Longitude
-0.522273
British National Grid easting
501,320
British National Grid northing
245,473

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
E00088606
Lower layer super output area
Bedford 020C · E01017553
Middle layer super output area
Bedford 020 · E02003635

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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50 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
34, Denny Street, Wootton, Bedford, MK43 9FS 27 March 2026 £294,000
58, Denny Street, Wootton, Bedford, MK43 9FS 10 November 2025 £480,000
23, Denny Street, Wootton, Bedford, MK43 9FS 24 January 2025 £322,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
32
Primary
18
Secondary
6

  1. Wootton Primary School

    Academy converter

    471 m

  2. Wootton Academy

    Academy converter

    1.3 km

  3. Ridgeway School

    Community special school

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
430
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 203
  • Anti social behaviour 72
  • Public order 33
  • Criminal damage and arson 31
  • Other theft 30

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
111

63 female, 48 male

Postcode households
44
Residents per household
2.5
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 1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider MK43 9 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

4

within 5 km

  • THE VALE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y00560

    646 m

  • KING STREET SURGERY

    273 BEDFORD ROAD, KEMPSTON, BEDFORD, MK42 8QD

    ODS code E81038

    2.9 km

  • MARSTON FOREST HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code E81043

    4.2 km

  • QUEENS PARK HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E81021

    4.4 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Potters Cross

    BCT · Wootton

    0.2 miles

  • Potters Cross

    BCT · Wootton

    0.2 miles

  • Elmsdale Road

    BCT · Wootton

    0.3 miles

  • Elmsdale Road

    BCT · Wootton

    0.3 miles

  • Folkes Road

    BCT · Wootton

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bedford 020C, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

28,754 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
4 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
13
Medium risk addresses
4
Low risk addresses
7
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £295,000 from 13 recorded sales in MK43 9FS. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Bedford is £329,830 in June 2026, up 4.4% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

32 open schools are in scope, including 18 primary and 6 secondary schools. Wootton Primary School is the nearest published school at 471 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

430 published events cover 12 months, averaging 35.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 203 events.

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