MK44 2DS

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 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
MK44 2DU 78 m
MK44 2DT 92 m
MK44 2DY 103 m
MK44 2DR 151 m
MK44 2FD 160 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
MK44 2DS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
MK
Postcode district
MK44
Postcode sector
MK44 2
Latitude
52.214716
Longitude
-0.457714
British National Grid easting
505,467
British National Grid northing
258,508

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Bedford · E06000055
Electoral ward
Riseley · E05014512
Parish or community
E04011916
Westminster constituency
North Bedfordshire · E14001384
Output area
E00088266
Lower layer super output area
Bedford 003A · E01017478
Middle layer super output area
Bedford 003 · E02003618

Postcode source versions

Explore MK44

35 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
33, High Street, Thurleigh, Bedford, MK44 2DS 12 June 2025 £400,000
43, High Street, Thurleigh, Bedford, MK44 2DS 7 February 2025 £457,000
43a, High Street, Thurleigh, Bedford, MK44 2DS 5 April 2023 £382,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
5
Primary
5
Secondary
0
  1. Thurleigh Primary School

    Foundation school

    268 m
  2. Kymbrook Primary School

    Foundation school

    3.9 km
  3. Milton Ernest CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    4.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
41
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 17
  • Other theft 5
  • Vehicle crime 5
  • Anti social behaviour 5
  • Drugs 3

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
56

26 female, 30 male

Postcode households
26
Residents per household
2.2
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 1.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider MK44 2 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.

Nearby transport

  • Baptist Chapel

    BCT · Thurleigh

    0.1 miles
  • The Close

    BCT · Thurleigh

    0.1 miles
  • The Close

    BCT · Thurleigh

    0.1 miles
  • Baptist Chapel

    BCT · Thurleigh

    0.1 miles
  • St Peters Church

    BCT · Thurleigh

    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
2
Medium risk addresses
1
Low risk addresses
4
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

Property market

The five-year median is £414,250 from 8 recorded sales in MK44 2DS. 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

5 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 0 secondary schools. Thurleigh Primary School is the nearest published school at 268 m.

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

Recorded crime

41 published events cover 12 months, averaging 3.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 17 events.

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