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MK44 1NR

Sharnbrook · Bedford · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Sharnbrook
Local authority
Bedford
Constituency
North Bedfordshire
Postcode district
MK44
Postcode sector
MK44 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
MK44 1FF 147 m
MK44 1FH 151 m
MK44 1PU 165 m
MK44 1NX 174 m
MK44 1PW 251 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
MK44 1NR
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1990
Postcode area
MK
Postcode district
MK44
Postcode sector
MK44 1
Latitude
52.221881
Longitude
-0.531648
British National Grid easting
500,400
British National Grid northing
259,200

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Bedford · E06000055
Electoral ward
Sharnbrook · E05014514
Parish or community
E04011910
Westminster constituency
North Bedfordshire · E14001384
Output area
E00088565
Lower layer super output area
Bedford 001C · E01017544
Middle layer super output area
Bedford 001 · E02003616

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
5
Primary
4
Secondary
1

  1. Sharnbrook Primary

    Academy converter

    820 m

  2. Pinchmill Primary School

    Foundation school

    1.6 km

  3. Sharnbrook Academy

    Academy converter

    1.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
98
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 51
  • Anti social behaviour 12
  • Public order 9
  • Criminal damage and arson 9
  • Other theft 8

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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.

GP practices

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • SHARNBROOK SURGERY

    TEMPLARS WAY, SHARNBROOK, BEDFORD, MK44 1PZ

    ODS code E81024

    598 m

Nearby transport

  • Mill Road

    BCT · Sharnbrook

    0.1 miles

  • Mill Road

    BCT · Sharnbrook

    0.2 miles

  • The Fordham Arms

    BCT · Sharnbrook

    0.2 miles

  • The Fordham Arms

    BCT · Sharnbrook

    0.2 miles

  • Fordham Arms

    BCT · Sharnbrook

    0.2 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

5 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 1 secondary schools. Sharnbrook Primary is the nearest published school at 820 m.

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

Recorded crime

98 published events cover 12 months, averaging 8.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 51 events.

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