MK44 1QY

Riseley · Bedford · England

Updated September 2026

Compare this postcode

Location overview

Drag to pan. Use + or - to zoom. Open larger map
Ward
Riseley
Local authority
Bedford
Constituency
North Bedfordshire
Postcode district
MK44
Postcode sector
MK44 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
MK44 1QN 277 m
MK44 1QH 453 m
MK44 1QJ 515 m
MK44 1QX 574 m
MK44 1QL 584 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
MK44 1QY
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 April 1987
Terminated
1 June 1998
Postcode area
MK
Postcode district
MK44
Postcode sector
MK44 1
Latitude
52.209042
Longitude
-0.511581
British National Grid easting
501,800
British National Grid northing
257,800

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

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.8 km
  2. Pinchmill Primary School

    Foundation school

    2.3 km
  3. Sharnbrook Primary

    Academy converter

    2.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
11
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 5
  • Public order 2
  • Drugs 1
  • Burglary 1
  • Other theft 1

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

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • SHARNBROOK SURGERY

    TEMPLARS WAY, SHARNBROOK, BEDFORD, MK44 1PZ

    ODS code E81024

    2.4 km

  • PRIORY MEDICAL CENTRE

    48 THE GLEBE, CLAPHAM, BEDFORD, MK41 6GA

    ODS code E81049

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Bletsoe Turn

    BCT · Bletsoe

    0.2 miles
  • Bletsoe Turn

    BCT · Bletsoe

    0.2 miles
  • Bletsoe Church

    BCT · Bletsoe

    0.4 miles
  • Bletsoe Church

    BCT · Bletsoe

    0.4 miles
  • Bletsoe Church

    BCT · Bletsoe

    0.5 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.

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 1.1 miles.

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

Recorded crime

11 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 5 events.

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