MK44 1RW

Riseley · Bedford · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
MK44 1RS 36 m
MK44 1RP 46 m
MK43 7PR 714 m
MK44 1RJ 729 m
MK44 1RL 729 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
MK44 1RW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 1995
Terminated
1 December 1996
Postcode area
MK
Postcode district
MK44
Postcode sector
MK44 1
Latitude
52.182960
Longitude
-0.510988
British National Grid easting
501,900
British National Grid northing
254,900

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Bedford · E06000055
Electoral ward
Riseley · E05014512
Parish or community
E04011900
Westminster constituency
North Bedfordshire · E14001384
Output area
E00088265
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

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Open schools
16
Primary
12
Secondary
2
  1. Milton Ernest CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.1 km
  2. Oakley Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    1.6 km
  3. Lincroft Academy

    Academy converter

    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 49
  • Criminal damage and arson 38
  • Anti social behaviour 14
  • Possession of weapons 5
  • Drugs 4

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

  • PRIORY MEDICAL CENTRE

    48 THE GLEBE, CLAPHAM, BEDFORD, MK41 6GA

    ODS code E81049

    1.8 km

  • LINDEN ROAD SURGERY

    13 LINDEN ROAD, BEDFORD, MK40 2DQ

    ODS code E81060

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Highfield Road

    BCT · Clapham

    0.6 miles
  • Highfield Road

    BCT · Clapham

    0.6 miles
  • Pavenham Road

    BCT · Oakley

    0.7 miles
  • Pavenham Road

    BCT · Oakley

    0.7 miles
  • The Queen's Head

    BCT · Milton Ernest

    0.7 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

16 open schools are in scope, including 12 primary and 2 secondary schools. Milton Ernest CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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 49 events.

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