# MK43

Postcode district covering Bromham and Wootton, in Bedford and Central Bedfordshire.

MK43 is a postcode district covering Bromham and Wootton, in Bedford and Central Bedfordshire. Median sale price £375,000 in 2025.

Postcode district. Code MK43. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [MK](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an MK43 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk43#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk43#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk43#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk43#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=MK43) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 12% of people in MK43 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=MK43) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 570 homes were sold in MK43 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=MK43) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for MK43.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=MK43) (Census 2021, England and Wales): MK43 had 42,389 usual residents at the census.

## How MK43 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | MK43 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £375,000 | 10th most expensive | 25 postcode districts, MK · 2025 |
| Population | 42,389 | 4th most populated | 27 postcode districts, MK · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 12% | 13th most people in radon Affected Areas | 27 postcode districts, MK · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 75.7% | 2nd lowest | 27 postcode districts, MK · Jan 2026 |

## Is MK43 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in MK43 at a rate of 38.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 87.5 per 1,000 people across the MK postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 175 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in MK43.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (635), anti-social behaviour (348) and other crime (294).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in MK43 was 36.9 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Deprivation in MK43, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so MK43 has no single figure. Of its 25 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 6: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 7 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 8 neighbourhoods

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in MK43

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Bedford 002A](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford/neighbourhood/e01017464) | 1,405 | 25.8 per 1,000 | 6 | 17.2% |
| [Bedford 002B](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford/neighbourhood/e01017465) | 1,508 | 32.0 per 1,000 | 7 | 37.7% |
| [Bedford 002D](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford/neighbourhood/e01017504) | 1,949 | 60.3 per 1,000 | 7 | 35.4% |
| [Bedford 002E](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford/neighbourhood/e01017546) | 1,192 | 16.0 per 1,000 | 6 | 34.3% |
| [Bedford 002F](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford/neighbourhood/e01017547) | 1,599 | 22.7 per 1,000 | 8 | 71.3% |
| [Bedford 003E](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford/neighbourhood/e01017528) | 2,510 | 26.9 per 1,000 | 9 | 64.6% |
| [Bedford 008A](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford/neighbourhood/e01017459) | 1,643 | 17.6 per 1,000 | 9 | 84.5% |
| [Bedford 008D](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford/neighbourhood/e01017462) | 1,585 | 35.1 per 1,000 | 9 | 97.2% |
| [Bedford 008E](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford/neighbourhood/e01017463) | 1,358 | 18.9 per 1,000 | 9 | 96.2% |
| [Bedford 020B](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford/neighbourhood/e01017552) | 2,781 | 47.5 per 1,000 | 5 | 82.3% |
| [Bedford 020C](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford/neighbourhood/e01017553) | 1,367 | 16.3 per 1,000 | 9 | 96.6% |
| [Bedford 020D](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford/neighbourhood/e01017554) | 1,980 | 39.2 per 1,000 | 6 | 93.0% |
| [Bedford 020E](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford/neighbourhood/e01034425) | 1,882 | 38.6 per 1,000 | 8 | 97.0% |
| [Bedford 020F](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford/neighbourhood/e01034426) | 2,337 | 43.0 per 1,000 | 7 | 97.6% |
| [Central Bedfordshire 007C](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire/neighbourhood/e01017394) | 1,476 | 49.3 per 1,000 | 8 | 100.0% |
| [Central Bedfordshire 007F](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire/neighbourhood/e01017397) | 1,778 | 37.8 per 1,000 | 8 | 98.8% |
| [Central Bedfordshire 007H](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire/neighbourhood/e01033814) | 1,885 | 61.2 per 1,000 | 9 | 28.7% |
| [Central Bedfordshire 007I](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire/neighbourhood/e01033815) | 1,364 | 41.1 per 1,000 | 7 | 93.0% |
| [Central Bedfordshire 007J](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire/neighbourhood/e01033816) | 1,336 | 19.6 per 1,000 | 9 | 100.0% |
| [Central Bedfordshire 009C](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire/neighbourhood/e01017418) | 1,481 | 89.7 per 1,000 | 4 | 97.7% |
| [Central Bedfordshire 009F](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire/neighbourhood/e01033819) | 1,686 | 45.7 per 1,000 | 8 | 96.4% |
| [Central Bedfordshire 009G](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire/neighbourhood/e01033820) | 1,663 | 51.0 per 1,000 | 7 | 35.5% |
| [Central Bedfordshire 009H](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire/neighbourhood/e01033821) | 1,304 | 42.2 per 1,000 | 8 | 92.9% |
| [Central Bedfordshire 009I](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire/neighbourhood/e01033822) | 1,367 | 36.9 per 1,000 | 8 | 96.6% |
| [Central Bedfordshire 009J](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire/neighbourhood/e01033823) | 1,047 | 34.5 per 1,000 | 9 | 97.0% |

## Your MP

- [Mid Bedfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/mid-bedfordshire): Blake Stephenson (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 57% of the people here.
- [North Bedfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/north-bedfordshire): Richard Fuller (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 41% of the people here.
- [Bedford](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bedford): Mohammad Yasin (Labour), MP since July 2024. 1.5% of the people here.
- [Milton Keynes North](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/milton-keynes-north): Chris Curtis (Labour), MP since July 2024. 1.1% of the people here.

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

## Middle areas in MK43

[Cranfield & Aspley Guise](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire/cranfield-and-aspley-guise), [Harrold, Chellington & Turvey](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford/harrold-chellington-and-turvey), [Marston Moretaine, Lidlington & Woburn](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire/marston-moretaine-lidlington-and-woburn), [Wootton & Stewartby](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford/wootton-and-stewartby)

## Postcode sectors in MK43

[MK43 0 (370 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk43-0), [MK43 1 (11 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk43-1), [MK43 2 (14 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk43-2), [MK43 6 (7 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk43-6), [MK43 7 (213 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk43-7), [MK43 8 (247 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk43-8), [MK43 9 (264 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk43-9)

## Councils MK43 covers

[Bedford](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford), [Central Bedfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire)

## Towns in MK43

[Wootton](https://openindex.co.uk/town/wootton)

## Postcode districts next to MK43

[MK16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk16), [MK17](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk17), [MK40](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk40), [MK41](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk41), [MK42](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42), [MK44](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk44), [MK45](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk45), [MK46](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk46), [NN29](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nn29)

## More in the MK postcode area

[All MK postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## MK43 in brief

MK43 is a postcode district covering Bromham and Wootton, in Bedford and Central Bedfordshire.
About 45,112 people lived in MK43 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £375,000 in 2025 across 570 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 38.3 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in MK43 was £375,000 in 2025.
MK43 had 42,389 usual residents at the census.
About 12% of people in MK43 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In MK43, 75.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: MK43
- Postcode area: [MK](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk)
- Constituency: [Mid Bedfordshire †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/mid-bedfordshire)
- Council: [Bedford †](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford)
- Area: 189 km²
- People, mid-2024: 45,112*
- Neighbourhoods: 25
- Output areas: 124

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[MK44](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk44), [MK17](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk17), [MK46](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk46), [MK45](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk45), [MK16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk16), [NN29](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nn29)

## Latest updates for MK43

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/MK43

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk43, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk43#f-house-sales-median-price.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk43