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

MK43 9RQ 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 9RQ 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

- **12 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 71% on July. Bedford 020F: 43 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.5256,52.0918,MK439RQ
- **Kempston Hardwick, 1.5 km**: About 19 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.5256,52.0918,MK439RQ
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 580 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.5256,52.0918,MK439RQ
- **No property in MK43 9RQ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-0.5256,52.0918,MK439RQ
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Bedford 020F. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.5256,52.0918,MK439RQ
- **£333,824 average price**: For the whole of Bedford, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.5256,52.0918,MK439RQ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 260 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.5256,52.0918,MK439RQ
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 400 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.5256,52.0918,MK439RQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at MK43 9RQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.5256,52.0918,MK439RQ
- **Low road and rail noise at MK43 9RQ**: Road 42 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.5256,52.0918,MK439RQ
- **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=-0.5256,52.0918,MK439RQ
- **11.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.5256,52.0918,MK439RQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Wootton Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wootton-primary-school-e151126) | Primary | 580 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2024 | – |
| [Wootton Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wootton-academy-e137522) | Secondary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 44.8 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2025 | £412,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| February 2026 | £422,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| July 2026 | £432,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| March 2024 | £615,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| January 2026 | £540,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| December 2024 | £650,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| May 2026 | £515,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| February 2026 | £530,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 190 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: THE VALE MEDICAL PRACTICE (260 m)
- Pharmacies: WOOTTON PHARMACY (400 m)
- Supermarkets: Sainsburys Wootton Folkes Road Local (400 m, Sainsburys); Tesco Wootton Cause End Express (710 m, Tesco)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £333,824** (July 2026). Bedford’s average house price was £333,824 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 3.9% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 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: 8.1×** (2025). A home in Bedford costs 8.1 times local full-time pay. Joint 130th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 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 020F (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 13.4** (2025). Bedford 020F has a deprivation score of 13.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 12,676th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £406,250** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Bedford 020F was £406,250 in 2025. Joint 8,397th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,337** (2021). Bedford 020F had 2,337 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 1,793rd 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: 97.6%** (January 2026). In Bedford 020F, 97.6% 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: 52.0918, -0.5256

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), July 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=-0.5256,52.0918,MK439RQ

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