MK44 1QL

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 1QQ 34 m
MK44 1QX 52 m
MK44 1QJ 70 m
MK44 1QF 90 m
MK44 1QG 94 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
MK44 1QL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
MK
Postcode district
MK44
Postcode sector
MK44 1
Latitude
52.212293
Longitude
-0.504871
British National Grid easting
502,251
British National Grid northing
258,171

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Bedford · E06000055
Electoral ward
Riseley · E05014512
Parish or community
E04011878
Westminster constituency
North Bedfordshire · E14001384
Output area
E00088250
Lower layer super output area
Bedford 003A · E01017478
Middle layer super output area
Bedford 003 · E02003618

Postcode source versions

Explore MK44

6 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
4, Top Row, Bletsoe, Bedford, MK44 1QL 10 January 2014 £111,655
5, Top Row, Bletsoe, Bedford, MK44 1QL 2 December 2005 £187,000
4, Top Row, Bletsoe, Bedford, MK44 1QL 21 August 2000 £129,950

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
7
Primary
5
Secondary
2
  1. Milton Ernest CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.2 km
  2. Pinchmill Primary School

    Foundation school

    2.8 km
  3. Sharnbrook Primary

    Academy converter

    2.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Drugs 1
  • Burglary 1
  • Public order 1
  • Violence and sexual offences 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
5

2 female, 3 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
1.7
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 0.1% 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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

1

within 5 km

  • SHARNBROOK SURGERY

    TEMPLARS WAY, SHARNBROOK, BEDFORD, MK44 1PZ

    ODS code E81024

    2.4 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Bletsoe Church

    BCT · Bletsoe

    0.1 miles
  • Bletsoe Church

    BCT · Bletsoe

    0.1 miles
  • Bletsoe Church

    BCT · Bletsoe

    0.1 miles
  • Bletsoe Church

    BCT · Bletsoe

    0.1 miles
  • Bletsoe Turn

    BCT · Bletsoe

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bedford 003A, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

17,353 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
2 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
1
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

7 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 2 secondary schools. Milton Ernest CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.3 miles.

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

Recorded crime

4 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Drugs with 1 events.

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