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MK44 2DW

Riseley · Bedford · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Riseley
Local authority
Bedford
Constituency
North Bedfordshire
Postcode district
MK44
Postcode sector
MK44 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
MK44 2DP 306 m
MK44 2RX 1.1 km
MK44 2DJ 1.1 km
MK44 2RT 1.2 km
MK44 2EQ 1.3 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
MK44 2DW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 August 1993
Terminated
1 December 1995
Postcode area
MK
Postcode district
MK44
Postcode sector
MK44 2
Latitude
52.196701
Longitude
-0.460781
British National Grid easting
505,300
British National Grid northing
256,500

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

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
11
Primary
7
Secondary
2

  1. Thurleigh Primary School

    Foundation school

    2.1 km

  2. Ravensden CofE Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    3.3 km

  3. Milton Ernest CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    3.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Drugs 2
  • Violence and sexual offences 2
  • Other theft 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • PRIORY MEDICAL CENTRE

    48 THE GLEBE, CLAPHAM, BEDFORD, MK41 6GA

    ODS code E81049

    4.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Wood End

    BCT · Ravensden

    0.8 miles

  • Wood End

    BCT · Ravensden

    0.8 miles

  • Baptist Chapel

    BCT · Thurleigh

    1.2 miles

  • Baptist Chapel

    BCT · Thurleigh

    1.2 miles

  • St Peters Church

    BCT · Thurleigh

    1.3 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

11 open schools are in scope, including 7 primary and 2 secondary schools. Thurleigh 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

5 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Drugs with 2 events.

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