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MK44 3FY

Great Barford · Bedford · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Great Barford
Local authority
Bedford
Constituency
North Bedfordshire
Postcode district
MK44
Postcode sector
MK44 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
MK44 3FG 60 m
MK44 3LR 121 m
MK44 3FH 129 m
MK44 3LT 226 m
MK44 3LX 247 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
MK44 3FY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 February 2026
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
MK
Postcode district
MK44
Postcode sector
MK44 3
Latitude
52.161019
Longitude
-0.349393
British National Grid easting
513,003
British National Grid northing
252,699

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Bedford · E06000055
Electoral ward
Great Barford · E05014499
Parish or community
E04011891
Westminster constituency
North Bedfordshire · E14001384
Output area
E00088331
Lower layer super output area
Bedford 004B · E01017495
Middle layer super output area
Bedford 004 · E02003619

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
10
Primary
8
Secondary
1

  1. Great Barford Church of England Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    680 m

  2. John Donne Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    2.7 km

  3. Roxton Church of England Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    3.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
104
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 30
  • Anti social behaviour 23
  • Vehicle crime 12
  • Burglary 9
  • Drugs 7

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.

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • GREAT BARFORD SURGERY

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

    ODS code E81031

    556 m

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

  • Willoughby Close

    BCT · Great Barford

    0.2 miles

  • Willoughby Close

    BCT · Great Barford

    0.2 miles

  • The Cross

    BCT · Great Barford

    0.3 miles

  • The Cross

    BCT · Great Barford

    0.3 miles

  • Saville Close

    BCT · Great Barford

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bedford 004B, 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

20,308 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
2 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

10 open schools are in scope, including 8 primary and 1 secondary schools. Great Barford Church of England Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 680 m.

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

Recorded crime

104 published events cover 12 months, averaging 8.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 30 events.

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