MK44 2JQ

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 2JF 269 m
MK44 2JH 476 m
MK44 2JJ 618 m
MK44 2JG 663 m
MK44 2JP 687 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
MK44 2JQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
MK
Postcode district
MK44
Postcode sector
MK44 2
Latitude
52.236410
Longitude
-0.429606
British National Grid easting
507,335
British National Grid northing
260,962

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Bedford · E06000055
Electoral ward
Wyboston · E05014518
Parish or community
E04011879
Westminster constituency
North Bedfordshire · E14001384
Output area
E00088545
Lower layer super output area
Bedford 001A · E01017540
Middle layer super output area
Bedford 001 · E02003616

Postcode source versions

Explore MK44

4 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Rose Cottage, Hatch Lane, Keysoe, Bedford, MK44 2JQ 15 May 2026 £650,000
Rose Cottage, Hatch Lane, Keysoe, Bedford, MK44 2JQ 18 August 2022 £455,000
Rose Cottage, Hatch Lane, Keysoe, Bedford, MK44 2JQ 9 February 2022 £426,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
3
Primary
3
Secondary
0
  1. Kymbrook Primary School

    Foundation school

    970 m
  2. Thurleigh Primary School

    Foundation school

    3.2 km
  3. Riseley CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    3.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
9
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 4
  • Drugs 2
  • Other crime 1
  • Public order 1
  • Anti social behaviour 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
6

3 female, 3 male

Postcode households
2
Residents per household
3.0
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 0.2% 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+
60%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
60%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
60%
Gigabit-capable
60%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
40%
Next Generation Access
80%
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

  • Keysoe Row West

    BCT · Keysoe Row

    0.1 miles
  • Hatch End

    BCT · Keysoe

    0.3 miles
  • Hatch End

    BCT · Keysoe

    0.3 miles
  • Kymbrook Lower School

    BCT · Keysoe Row

    0.6 miles
  • Kymbrook Lower School

    BCT · Keysoe Row

    0.6 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bedford 001A, 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

19,856 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
10 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
0
Medium risk addresses
1
Low risk addresses
0
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 £455,000 from 3 recorded sales in MK44 2JQ. 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

3 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 0 secondary schools. Kymbrook Primary School is the nearest published school at 970 m.

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

Recorded crime

9 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 4 events.

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