MK44 3YY

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 3LG 5 m
MK44 3LF 53 m
MK44 3HW 155 m
MK44 3LQ 237 m
MK44 3BG 275 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
MK44 3YY
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1998
Terminated
1 December 1999
Postcode area
MK
Postcode district
MK44
Postcode sector
MK44 3
Latitude
52.152074
Longitude
-0.346318
British National Grid easting
513,236
British National Grid northing
251,709

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
E00088329
Lower layer super output area
Bedford 004B · E01017495
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
11
Primary
9
Secondary
1
  1. Great Barford Church of England Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    479 m
  2. John Donne Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    2.2 km
  3. Moggerhanger Primary School

    Foundation school

    2.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
321
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 205
  • Criminal damage and arson 30
  • Anti social behaviour 25
  • Public order 14
  • Vehicle crime 13

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

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • GREAT BARFORD SURGERY

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

    ODS code E81031

    576 m

  • SANDY HEALTH CENTRE

    NORTHCROFT, SANDY, SG19 1JQ

    ODS code E81035

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • All Saints Church

    BCT · Great Barford

    0.1 miles
  • All Saints Church

    BCT · Great Barford

    0.1 miles
  • College Farm

    BCT · Great Barford

    0.1 miles
  • College Farm

    BCT · Great Barford

    0.2 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

11 open schools are in scope, including 9 primary and 1 secondary schools. Great Barford Church of England Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 479 m.

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

Recorded crime

321 published events cover 12 months, averaging 26.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 205 events.

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