MK44 3YR

Great Barford · 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 3QN 9 m
MK44 3QW 49 m
MK44 3QL 84 m
MK44 3PS 104 m
MK44 3DG 150 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
MK44 3YR
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 August 1992
Terminated
1 December 1996
Postcode area
MK
Postcode district
MK44
Postcode sector
MK44 3
Latitude
52.134393
Longitude
-0.373799
British National Grid easting
511,400
British National Grid northing
249,700

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

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
13
Primary
9
Secondary
2
  1. Sheerhatch Primary School

    Community school

    1.6 km
  2. Great Barford Church of England Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    2.8 km
  3. Moggerhanger Primary School

    Foundation school

    2.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
81
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Anti social behaviour 30
  • Other theft 10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10
  • Vehicle crime 8
  • Burglary 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

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • 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

    3.1 km

  • PUTNOE MEDICAL CENTRE PARTNERSHIP

    93 QUEENS DRIVE, BEDFORD, MK41 9JE

    ODS code E81029

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Crossroads

    BCT · Willington

    0.0 miles
  • Crossroads

    BCT · Willington

    0.0 miles
  • Crossroads

    BCT · Willington

    0.0 miles
  • Crossroads

    BCT · Willington

    0.1 miles
  • Frosts Garden Centre

    BCT · Willington

    0.2 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

Schools

13 open schools are in scope, including 9 primary and 2 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

81 published events cover 12 months, averaging 6.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Anti social behaviour with 30 events.

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