MK44 3JS

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 3JR 47 m
MK44 3DL 65 m
MK44 3JP 68 m
MK44 3JF 86 m
MK44 3JT 91 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
MK44 3JS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
MK
Postcode district
MK44
Postcode sector
MK44 3
Latitude
52.157283
Longitude
-0.356168
British National Grid easting
512,549
British National Grid northing
252,273

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Bedford · E06000055
Parish or community
E04011891
Westminster constituency
North Bedfordshire · E14001384
Output area
E00088330
Lower layer super output area
Bedford 004B · E01017495
Middle layer super output area
Bedford 004 · E02003619

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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34 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
13, Dothans Close, Great Barford, Bedford, MK44 3JS 29 April 2026 £190,000
20, Dothans Close, Great Barford, Bedford, MK44 3JS 9 August 2024 £268,500
17, Dothans Close, Great Barford, Bedford, MK44 3JS 24 May 2024 £320,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
9
Primary
8
Secondary
0
  1. Great Barford Church of England Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    412 m
  2. John Donne Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    3.0 km
  3. Moggerhanger Primary School

    Foundation school

    3.3 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
52

29 female, 23 male

Postcode households
22
Residents per household
2.4
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 0.7% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider MK44 3 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • GREAT BARFORD SURGERY

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

    ODS code E81031

    347 m

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

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

Nearby transport

  • The Cross

    BCT · Great Barford

    0.1 miles
  • The Cross

    BCT · Great Barford

    0.1 miles
  • Willoughby Close

    BCT · Great Barford

    0.2 miles
  • Alban Middle School

    BCT · Great Barford

    0.2 miles
  • Willoughby Close

    BCT · Great Barford

    0.2 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.

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
2
Low risk addresses
3
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £265,500 from 6 recorded sales in MK44 3JS. 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

Published establishments

9 open schools are in scope, including 8 primary and 0 secondary schools. Great Barford Church of England Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 412 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

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.