MK44 3FT

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 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
MK44 3FW 22 m
MK44 3QT 63 m
MK44 3FX 144 m
MK44 3QP 223 m
MK44 3QS 228 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
MK44 3FT
Status
Current
Introduced
1 March 2025
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
MK
Postcode district
MK44
Postcode sector
MK44 3
Latitude
52.133145
Longitude
-0.370060
British National Grid easting
511,659
British National Grid northing
249,567

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Bedford · E06000055
Parish or community
E04011919
Westminster constituency
North Bedfordshire · E14001384
Output area
E00088341
Lower layer super output area
Bedford 004C · E01017496
Middle layer super output area
Bedford 004 · E02003619

Postcode source versions

Explore MK44

5 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
6, Bernard West Way, Willington, Bedford, MK44 3FT 27 June 2025 £525,000
10, Bernard West Way, Willington, Bedford, MK44 3FT 26 June 2025 £525,000
2, Bernard West Way, Willington, Bedford, MK44 3FT 24 June 2025 £575,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
10
Primary
9
Secondary
0
  1. Sheerhatch Primary School

    Community school

    1.6 km
  2. Moggerhanger Primary School

    Foundation school

    2.6 km
  3. Great Barford Church of England Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    2.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
68
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Anti social behaviour 25
  • Other theft 10
  • Burglary 8
  • Violence and sexual offences 8
  • Shoplifting 4

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
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.

GP practices

3

within 5 km

  • GREAT BARFORD SURGERY

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

    ODS code E81031

    2.9 km

  • BEDOC HEALTHCARE

    UNIT 16, STEPHENSON COURT, FRASER ROAD, BEDFORD, MK44 3WJ

    ODS code Y06153

    3.4 km

  • PUTNOE MEDICAL CENTRE PARTNERSHIP

    93 QUEENS DRIVE, BEDFORD, MK41 9JE

    ODS code E81029

    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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Frosts Garden Centre

    BCT · Willington

    0.0 miles
  • Frosts Garden Centre

    BCT · Willington

    0.0 miles
  • Crossroads

    BCT · Willington

    0.1 miles
  • Sandy Road

    BCT · Willington

    0.1 miles
  • Sandy Road

    BCT · Willington

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bedford 004C, 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

20,559 of 33,755

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

Property market

The five-year median is £525,000 from 5 recorded sales in MK44 3FT. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Bedford is £329,830 in June 2026, up 4.4% year on year.

Schools

10 open schools are in scope, including 9 primary and 0 secondary schools. Sheerhatch Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.0 miles.

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

Recorded crime

68 published events cover 12 months, averaging 5.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Anti social behaviour with 25 events.

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