MK44
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Bedford, in Bedford.
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 MK44 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In MK44, 49.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How MK44 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is MK44 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in MK44 at a rate of 66.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 87.5 per 1,000 people across MK.
In August 2026 alone, 95 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in MK44.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (488), anti-social behaviour (211) and other crime (190).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in MK44 was 67.2 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 MK44, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so MK44 has no single figure. Of its 10 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in MK44
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bedford 001A | 1,456 | 26.0 per 1,000 | 6 | 71.1% |
| Bedford 001B | 1,319 | 30.5 per 1,000 | 7 | 88.7% |
| Bedford 001C | 1,445 | 43.7 per 1,000 | 8 | 96.7% |
| Bedford 001D | 1,453 | 65.5 per 1,000 | 6 | 80.5% |
| Bedford 003A | 1,745 | 81.3 per 1,000 | 6 | 26.2% |
| Bedford 004B | 2,252 | 44.7 per 1,000 | 7 | 66.4% |
| Bedford 004C | 1,586 | 63.5 per 1,000 | 7 | 10.6% |
| Bedford 004D | 1,434 | 84.9 per 1,000 | 4 | 43.4% |
| Bedford 004E | 1,591 | 54.6 per 1,000 | 5 | 40.1% |
| Central Bedfordshire 004C | 1,994 | 147.5 per 1,000 | 5 | 22.7% |
MPs for MK44
- Richard FullerConservativeMP for North Bedfordshire97% of MK44’s postcodes
- Mohammad YasinLabourMP for Bedford2.7% of MK44’s postcodes
- Ben Obese-JectyConservativeMP for Huntingdon0.4% of MK44’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in MK442
Postcode sectors in MK444
Council1
Postcode districts next to MK4410
More in the MK postcode area2
MK44 in brief
MK44 is a postcode district covering Bedford, in Bedford.
About 16,859 people lived in MK44 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £468,000 in 2025 across 285 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 66.9 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in MK44 was £468,000 in 2025.
MK44 had 16,385 usual residents at the census.
In MK44, 49.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In MK44, 2.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.