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MK44 2SA

Clapham & Oakley · Bedford · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Clapham & Oakley
Local authority
Bedford
Constituency
North Bedfordshire
Postcode district
MK44
Postcode sector
MK44 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
MK41 6AD 974 m
MK44 2RX 1.0 km
MK41 6BL 1.2 km
MK44 2TE 1.3 km
MK44 2RT 1.4 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
MK44 2SA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
MK
Postcode district
MK44
Postcode sector
MK44 2
Latitude
52.185571
Longitude
-0.472634
British National Grid easting
504,516
British National Grid northing
255,245

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Bedford · E06000055
Electoral ward
Clapham & Oakley · E05014496
Parish or community
E04012994
Westminster constituency
North Bedfordshire · E14001384
Output area
E00088255
Lower layer super output area
Bedford 003D · E01017481
Middle layer super output area
Bedford 003 · E02003618

Postcode source versions

Explore MK44

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
25
Primary
15
Secondary
5

  1. St Thomas More Catholic School

    Academy converter

    2.7 km

  2. Milton Ernest CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.7 km

  3. Ursula Taylor Church of England School

    Academy converter

    3.0 km

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
7

4 female, 3 male

Postcode households
2
Residents per household
3.5
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
0%
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.

GP practices

5

within 5 km

  • PRIORY MEDICAL CENTRE

    48 THE GLEBE, CLAPHAM, BEDFORD, MK41 6GA

    ODS code E81049

    3.0 km

  • LINDEN ROAD SURGERY

    13 LINDEN ROAD, BEDFORD, MK40 2DQ

    ODS code E81060

    4.7 km

  • PUTNOE MEDICAL CENTRE PARTNERSHIP

    93 QUEENS DRIVE, BEDFORD, MK41 9JE

    ODS code E81029

    4.8 km

  • GOLDINGTON AVENUE SURGERY

    85 GOLDINGTON AVENUE, BEDFORD, MK40 3DB

    ODS code E81047

    4.8 km

  • THE DE PARYS GROUP

    ENHANCED SERVICES CENTRE, BEDFORD HEALTH VILLAGE, 3 KIMBOLTON ROAD, BEDFORD, MK40 2NT

    ODS code E81037

    5.0 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Wood End

    BCT · Ravensden

    0.9 miles

  • Wood End

    BCT · Ravensden

    0.9 miles

  • Anjulita Court

    BCT · Brickhill

    1.2 miles

  • Anjulita Court

    BCT · Brickhill

    1.3 miles

  • Anjulita Court

    BCT · Brickhill

    1.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bedford 003D, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

21,882 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
8 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
0
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

25 open schools are in scope, including 15 primary and 5 secondary schools. St Thomas More Catholic School is the nearest published school at 1.7 miles.

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