MK44 1DP

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 1DH 71 m
MK44 1DL 77 m
MK44 1DS 147 m
MK44 1FB 177 m
MK44 1DJ 179 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
MK44 1DP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
MK
Postcode district
MK44
Postcode sector
MK44 1
Latitude
52.254950
Longitude
-0.469301
British National Grid easting
504,581
British National Grid northing
262,966

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

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Property

At this postcode

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17 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
12, Bowers Close, Riseley, Bedford, MK44 1DP 28 June 2024 £278,500
1, Bowers Close, Riseley, Bedford, MK44 1DP 21 November 2023 £305,000
3, Bowers Close, Riseley, Bedford, MK44 1DP 19 August 2022 £365,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
4
Primary
4
Secondary
0
  1. Riseley CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    414 m
  2. Kymbrook Primary School

    Foundation school

    4.1 km
  3. Thurleigh Primary School

    Foundation school

    4.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
53
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 29
  • Public order 5
  • Vehicle crime 4
  • Anti social behaviour 4
  • Criminal damage and arson 4

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
17

10 female, 7 male

Postcode households
11
Residents per household
1.5
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 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider MK44 1 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+
91.7%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
91.7%
Gigabit-capable
91.7%
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.

Nearby transport

  • Bowers Lane

    BCT · Riseley

    0.1 miles
  • Bowers Lane

    BCT · Riseley

    0.1 miles
  • Keysoe Road

    BCT · Riseley

    0.2 miles
  • Keysoe Road

    BCT · Riseley

    0.2 miles
  • The Barns

    BCT · Riseley

    0.3 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

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 £291,750 from 4 recorded sales in MK44 1DP. 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

4 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 0 secondary schools. Riseley CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 414 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

53 published events cover 12 months, averaging 4.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 29 events.

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