MK44 3ET

Wyboston · 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 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
MK44 3LJ 1.0 km
MK44 3LN 1.1 km
MK44 3LL 1.2 km
MK44 3LH 1.6 km
MK44 3BX 1.6 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
MK44 3ET
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 1995
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
MK
Postcode district
MK44
Postcode sector
MK44 3
Latitude
52.175689
Longitude
-0.341420
British National Grid easting
513,511
British National Grid northing
254,343

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Bedford · E06000055
Electoral ward
Wyboston · E05014518
Parish or community
E04011922
Westminster constituency
North Bedfordshire · E14001384
Output area
E00088557
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
6
Primary
5
Secondary
0
  1. Roxton Church of England Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.9 km
  2. Great Barford Church of England Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    2.4 km
  3. John Donne Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    3.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Burglary 3
  • Other crime 1
  • Anti social behaviour 1
  • Violence and sexual offences 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
10

6 female, 4 male

Postcode households
5
Residents per household
2.0
MK44 3 residents
7,517

Age bands in MK44 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16%

1,215 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.3%

632 residents

Age 25 to 44
21.1%

1,606 residents

Age 45 to 64
30.5%

2,320 residents

Age 65 and over
24.1%

1,829 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider MK44 3 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+
42.6%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
42.6%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
42.6%
Gigabit-capable
42.6%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
97.9%
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

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • GREAT BARFORD SURGERY

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

    ODS code E81031

    2.3 km

Nearby transport

  • Roxton Road

    BCT · Great Barford

    0.8 miles
  • Roxton Road

    BCT · Great Barford

    0.9 miles
  • Park Road

    BCT · Roxton

    0.9 miles
  • Park Road

    BCT · Roxton

    0.9 miles
  • Willoughby Close

    BCT · Great Barford

    1.3 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
0
Low risk addresses
1
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

6 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 0 secondary schools. Roxton Church of England Academy is the nearest published school at 1.2 miles.

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

Recorded crime

6 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Burglary with 3 events.

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