MK44 2BY

Wyboston · 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 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
MK44 2BZ 330 m
MK44 2FG 558 m
MK44 2AQ 656 m
MK44 2BX 679 m
PE19 5BS 790 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
MK44 2BY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
MK
Postcode district
MK44
Postcode sector
MK44 2
Latitude
52.241997
Longitude
-0.376666
British National Grid easting
510,936
British National Grid northing
261,663

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Bedford · E06000055
Electoral ward
Wyboston · E05014518
Parish or community
E04011898
Westminster constituency
North Bedfordshire · E14001384
Output area
E00088554
Lower layer super output area
Bedford 004E · E01017543
Middle layer super output area
Bedford 004 · E02003619

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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26 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Birchwood, Colmworth Road, Little Staughton, Bedford, MK44 2BY 13 October 2023 £715,000
West Hope, Colmworth Road, Little Staughton, Bedford, MK44 2BY 31 January 2022 £650,000
White Rose Cottage, Colmworth Road, Little Staughton, Bedford, MK44 2BY 29 June 2021 £590,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
2
Primary
2
Secondary
0
  1. Kymbrook Primary School

    Foundation school

    2.7 km
  2. Great Staughton Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    3.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
27
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 16
  • Other theft 5
  • Burglary 3
  • Anti social behaviour 3

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
73

39 female, 34 male

Postcode households
27
Residents per household
2.7
MK44 2 residents
3,780

Age bands in MK44 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.3%

513 residents

Age 15 to 24
8%

287 residents

Age 25 to 44
16.7%

599 residents

Age 45 to 64
33.4%

1,201 residents

Age 65 and over
27.7%

995 residents

This postcode contained 1.9% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider MK44 2 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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+
96.3%
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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • GREAT STAUGHTON SURGERY

    57 THE HIGHWAY, GREAT STAUGHTON, ST. NEOTS, PE19 5DA

    ODS code D81081

    3.7 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

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

Nearby transport

  • High Street

    BCT · Little Staughton

    0.0 miles
  • High Street

    BCT · Little Staughton

    0.0 miles
  • Top End

    BCT · Little Staughton

    0.2 miles
  • Top End

    BCT · Little Staughton

    0.2 miles
  • Grays Grove

    BCT · Little Staughton

    0.6 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bedford 004E, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

15,571 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
4 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
1
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £682,500 from 2 recorded sales in MK44 2BY. 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

Published establishments

2 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 0 secondary schools. Kymbrook Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

27 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 16 events.

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