MK44 1HR

Sharnbrook · Bedford · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
MK44 1PD 88 m
MK44 1PB 102 m
MK44 1PQ 118 m
MK44 1HX 124 m
MK44 1HS 126 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
MK44 1HR
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
MK
Postcode district
MK44
Postcode sector
MK44 1
Latitude
52.225491
Longitude
-0.545116
British National Grid easting
499,472
British National Grid northing
259,583

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Bedford · E06000055
Parish or community
E04011910
Westminster constituency
North Bedfordshire · E14001384
Output area
E00088563
Lower layer super output area
Bedford 001C · E01017544
Middle layer super output area
Bedford 001 · E02003616

Postcode source versions

Explore MK44

28 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
32, Church Lane, Sharnbrook, Bedford, MK44 1HR 26 February 2026 £720,000
24, Church Lane, Sharnbrook, Bedford, MK44 1HR 31 July 2025 £610,000
Longlands House, 38, Church Lane, Sharnbrook, Bedford, MK44 1HR 22 May 2025 £1,250,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
4
Primary
3
Secondary
1
  1. Sharnbrook Primary

    Academy converter

    222 m
  2. Sharnbrook Academy

    Academy converter

    862 m
  3. Pinchmill Primary School

    Foundation school

    1.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
125
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 67
  • Anti social behaviour 19
  • Criminal damage and arson 10
  • Other theft 8
  • Public order 8

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
33

19 female, 14 male

Postcode households
18
Residents per household
1.8
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 0.6% 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+
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%

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

  • SHARNBROOK SURGERY

    TEMPLARS WAY, SHARNBROOK, BEDFORD, MK44 1PZ

    ODS code E81024

    1.0 km

  • HARROLD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    PEACH'S CLOSE, HARROLD, BEDFORD, MK43 7DX

    ODS code E81007

    4.8 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • St Peter's Church

    BCT · Sharnbrook

    0.1 miles
  • St Peter's Church

    BCT · Sharnbrook

    0.1 miles
  • The Swan with Two Nicks

    BCT · Sharnbrook

    0.1 miles
  • The Swan with Two Nicks

    BCT · Sharnbrook

    0.1 miles
  • Sharnbrook House

    BCT · Sharnbrook

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bedford 001C, 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

26,403 of 33,755

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

Property market

The five-year median is £610,000 from 7 recorded sales in MK44 1HR. 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

4 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 1 secondary schools. Sharnbrook Primary is the nearest published school at 222 m.

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

Recorded crime

125 published events cover 12 months, averaging 10.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 67 events.

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