MK44 1BY

Riseley · Bedford · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Bedford
Ward
Riseley
Local authority
Bedford
Constituency
North Bedfordshire
Postcode district
MK44
Postcode sector
MK44 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
MK44 1BU 635 m
MK44 2AH 1.2 km
MK44 2AF 1.2 km
MK44 2AA 1.4 km
MK44 1BS 1.4 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
MK44 1BY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
MK
Postcode district
MK44
Postcode sector
MK44 1
Latitude
52.271934
Longitude
-0.465096
British National Grid easting
504,828
British National Grid northing
264,861

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Bedford · E06000055
Electoral ward
Riseley · E05014512
Parish or community
E04011908
Westminster constituency
North Bedfordshire · E14001384
Output area
E00088549
Lower layer super output area
Bedford 001B · E01017541
Middle layer super output area
Bedford 001 · E02003616

Postcode source versions

Explore MK44

2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
The Grange, Melchbourne Road, Riseley, Bedford, MK44 1BY 16 January 2018 £1,600,000
The Old Dairy, Melchbourne Road, Riseley, Bedford, MK44 1BY 4 May 2004 £170,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
2
Primary
2
Secondary
0
  1. Riseley CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.5 km
  2. Eileen Wade Primary School

    Foundation school

    2.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Burglary 1
  • Public order 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
12

6 female, 6 male

Postcode households
5
Residents per household
2.4
MK44 1 residents
5,239

Age bands in MK44 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.3%

801 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.1%

529 residents

Age 25 to 44
17.3%

905 residents

Age 45 to 64
32%

1,672 residents

Age 65 and over
25.3%

1,320 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider MK44 1 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+
75%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
75%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
75%
Gigabit-capable
75%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
87.5%
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.

Nearby transport

  • St Nicholas Church

    BCT · Swineshead

    0.8 miles
  • St Nicholas Church

    BCT · Swineshead

    0.8 miles
  • Margaret Beaufort School

    BCT · Riseley

    0.9 miles
  • Margaret Beaufort School

    BCT · Riseley

    0.9 miles
  • High Street

    BCT · Swineshead

    0.9 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bedford 001B, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

20,409 of 33,755

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

2 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 0 secondary schools. Riseley CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.9 miles.

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

Recorded crime

2 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Burglary with 1 events.

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