# MK43 9HJ: area report for a postcode in Bedford

MK43 9HJ is a postcode in Bedford.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Bedford. Open the map at MK43 9HJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Bedford](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford) › [MK43](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk43) › [MK43 9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk43-9)

## Around this postcode

- **1 crime within 500 m**: August, none in July. Bedford 020E: 39 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.5393,52.1042,MK439HJ
- **Kempston Hardwick, 2.8 km**: About 35 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.5393,52.1042,MK439HJ
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 990 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.5393,52.1042,MK439HJ
- **1 of 22 properties in MK43 9HJ at high risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Also 1 at medium risk. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-0.5393,52.1042,MK439HJ
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Bedford 020E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.5393,52.1042,MK439HJ
- **£330,462 average price**: For the whole of Bedford, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.5393,52.1042,MK439HJ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.4 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.5393,52.1042,MK439HJ
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 990 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.5393,52.1042,MK439HJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at MK43 9HJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.5393,52.1042,MK439HJ
- **Low road and rail noise at MK43 9HJ**: Road under 40 dB or not modelled, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.5393,52.1042,MK439HJ
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-0.5393,52.1042,MK439HJ
- **8.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.5393,52.1042,MK439HJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Wootton Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wootton-academy-e137522) | Secondary | 990 m (12 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 44.8 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Wootton Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wootton-primary-school-e151126) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2024 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2025 | £395,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| May 2025 | £555,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 430 m |
| March 2026 | £745,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 450 m |
| April 2024 | £385,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 520 m |
| May 2026 | £640,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 520 m |

## Within 1 km

- Supermarkets: Tesco Wootton Cause End Express (990 m, Tesco)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £330,462** (August 2026). Bedford’s average house price was £330,462 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 1.1% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £41,214** (2025). Full-time workers living in Bedford earned a median of £41,214 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 116th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 8.0×** (2025). A home in Bedford costs 8.0 times local full-time pay. Joint 133rd least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 19.7** (2025). Bedford has a deprivation score of 19.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 138th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Bedford 020E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 9.9** (2025). Bedford 020E has a deprivation score of 9.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 8,616th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £385,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Bedford 020E was £385,000 in 2025. Joint 9,448th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,882** (2021). Bedford 020E had 1,882 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 7,638th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 97.0%** (January 2026). In Bedford 020E, 97.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## MK43 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £375,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in MK43 was £375,000 in 2025. Joint 674th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 42,389** (2021). MK43 had 42,389 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 372nd most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 12%** (2022). About 12% of people in MK43 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 75.7%** (January 2026). In MK43, 75.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Bedford](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford)
- Centre: 52.1042, -0.5393

Council: [Bedford](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford) (Unitary authority, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Mid Bedfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/mid-bedfordshire): Blake Stephenson (Conservative), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), August 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-0.5393,52.1042,MK439HJ

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