MK44 2QF

Great Barford · Bedford · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
MK44 2QB 86 m
MK44 2QA 142 m
MK44 2PQ 210 m
MK44 2PA 226 m
MK44 2QD 333 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
MK44 2QF
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1995
Terminated
1 June 1996
Postcode area
MK
Postcode district
MK44
Postcode sector
MK44 2
Latitude
52.181485
Longitude
-0.398411
British National Grid easting
509,600
British National Grid northing
254,900

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

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
12
Primary
9
Secondary
2
  1. Wilden CofE VA Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    242 m
  2. Cambian Walnut Tree Lodge School

    Other independent special school

    1.1 km
  3. Ravensden CofE Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
11
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Criminal damage and arson 3
  • Other crime 2
  • Anti social behaviour 2
  • Drugs 1
  • Burglary 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

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • GREAT BARFORD SURGERY

    26 SILVER STREET, GREAT BARFORD, BEDFORD, MK44 3HX

    ODS code E81031

    4.3 km

  • PUTNOE MEDICAL CENTRE PARTNERSHIP

    93 QUEENS DRIVE, BEDFORD, MK41 9JE

    ODS code E81029

    4.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Mayes Close

    BCT · Wilden

    0.1 miles
  • Mayes Close

    BCT · Wilden

    0.1 miles
  • Poplar Farm

    BCT · Wilden

    0.1 miles
  • Poplar Farm

    BCT · Wilden

    0.1 miles
  • Wilden Primary School

    BCT · Wilden

    0.2 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

12 open schools are in scope, including 9 primary and 2 secondary schools. Wilden CofE VA Primary School is the nearest published school at 242 m.

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

Recorded crime

11 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Criminal damage and arson with 3 events.

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