MK44 2LX

Wyboston · Bedford · England

Updated September 2026

Compare this postcode

Location overview

Drag to pan. Use + or - to zoom. Open larger map
Local authority
Bedford
Constituency
North Bedfordshire
Postcode district
MK44
Postcode sector
MK44 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
MK44 2NX 200 m
MK44 2NB 365 m
MK44 2LT 672 m
MK44 2ND 712 m
MK44 2LP 826 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
MK44 2LX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 1997
Postcode area
MK
Postcode district
MK44
Postcode sector
MK44 2
Latitude
52.211416
Longitude
-0.351961
British National Grid easting
512,700
British National Grid northing
258,300

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Bedford · E06000055
Electoral ward
Wyboston · E05014518
Parish or community
E04011912
Westminster constituency
North Bedfordshire · E14001384
Output area
E00088559
Lower layer super output area
Bedford 004E · E01017543
Middle layer super output area
Bedford 004 · E02003619

Postcode source versions

Explore MK44

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
3
Primary
3
Secondary
0
  1. Bushmead Primary School

    Community school

    3.9 km
  2. Wilden CofE VA Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    4.5 km
  3. Roxton Church of England Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    4.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
7
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Anti social behaviour 5
  • Criminal damage and arson 1
  • Violence and sexual offences 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.

Nearby transport

  • Village Centre

    BCT · Honeydon

    0.5 miles
  • Village Centre

    BCT · Honeydon

    0.5 miles
  • Queens Road

    BCT · Colmworth

    1.2 miles
  • Queens Road

    BCT · Colmworth

    1.2 miles
  • St Denys's Church

    BCT · Colmworth

    1.2 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

3 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 0 secondary schools. Bushmead Primary School is the nearest published school at 2.4 miles.

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

Recorded crime

7 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Anti social behaviour with 5 events.

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