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MK44 3TB

Shortstown · Bedford · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
MK44 3TD 719 m
MK45 3BQ 1.1 km
MK45 3AZ 1.2 km
MK45 3BS 1.2 km
MK44 3TA 1.2 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
MK44 3TB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 July 1995
Postcode area
MK
Postcode district
MK44
Postcode sector
MK44 3
Latitude
52.098744
Longitude
-0.396994
British National Grid easting
509,900
British National Grid northing
245,700

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Bedford · E06000055
Electoral ward
Shortstown · E05014515
Parish or community
E04012993
Westminster constituency
North Bedfordshire · E14001384
Output area
E00088286
Lower layer super output area
Bedford 021D · E01034429
Middle layer super output area
Bedford 021 · E02007010

Postcode source versions

Explore MK44

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
11
Primary
9
Secondary
1

  1. Cotton End Forest School

    Community school

    1.5 km

  2. Shortstown Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.7 km

  3. Sheerhatch Primary School

    Community school

    2.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
34
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 22
  • Public order 3
  • Anti social behaviour 3
  • Vehicle crime 2
  • Drugs 1

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 straight-line

  • BEDOC HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code Y06153

    3.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Bunkers Drive

    BCT · Cotton End

    0.8 miles

  • The Bell

    BCT · Cotton End

    0.9 miles

  • The Bell

    BCT · Cotton End

    1.0 miles

  • Old Lower School

    BCT · Cotton End

    1.0 miles

  • Old Lower School

    BCT · Cotton End

    1.0 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bedford 021D, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

16,036 of 33,755

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

11 open schools are in scope, including 9 primary and 1 secondary schools. Cotton End Forest 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

34 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 22 events.

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