MK44 2PJ

Great Barford · 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 2PH 389 m
MK44 2PP 799 m
MK44 2QP 1.0 km
MK44 2PD 1.2 km
MK44 2QR 1.2 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
MK44 2PJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
MK
Postcode district
MK44
Postcode sector
MK44 2
Latitude
52.193490
Longitude
-0.421871
British National Grid easting
507,967
British National Grid northing
256,200

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Bedford · E06000055
Parish or community
E04011918
Westminster constituency
North Bedfordshire · E14001384
Output area
E00088560
Lower layer super output area
Bedford 004D · E01017542
Middle layer super output area
Bedford 004 · E02003619

Postcode source versions

Explore MK44

3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Shubbery Farm, Kimbolton Road, Wilden, Bedford, MK44 2PJ 12 April 2019 £890,000
Newhaven, Kimbolton Road, Wilden, Bedford, MK44 2PJ 10 May 2007 £499,995
Newhaven, Kimbolton Road, Wilden, Bedford, MK44 2PJ 1 November 2002 £315,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
10
Primary
7
Secondary
2
  1. Ravensden CofE Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.7 km
  2. Wilden CofE VA Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.9 km
  3. Cambian Walnut Tree Lodge School

    Other independent special school

    2.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Burglary 1
  • Other crime 1
  • Other theft 1
  • Vehicle crime 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
8

3 female, 5 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
2.0
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+
0%
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

  • Redbrick Cottages

    BCT · Ravensden

    0.6 miles
  • Redbrick Cottages

    BCT · Ravensden

    0.6 miles
  • Crow Hill Farm

    BCT · Ravensden

    0.8 miles
  • Crow Hill Farm

    BCT · Ravensden

    0.8 miles
  • Village Hall

    BCT · Wilden

    0.9 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bedford 004D, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

13,332 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
1 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

Schools

10 open schools are in scope, including 7 primary and 2 secondary schools. Ravensden CofE Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 1.1 miles.

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

Recorded crime

4 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Burglary with 1 events.

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