# MK44

Postcode district covering Bedford, in Bedford.

MK44 is a postcode district covering Bedford, in Bedford. Median sale price £468,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 66.9 per 1,000 people. About 16,859 people.

Postcode district. Code MK44. 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 MK44 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £468,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in MK44 was £468,000 in 2025. 368th 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/mk44#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 16,385** (2021). MK44 had 16,385 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,081st least 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/mk44#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 2%** (2022). About 2% of people in MK44 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/mk44#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 49.8%** (January 2026). In MK44, 49.8% 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/mk44#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=MK44) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 2% of people in MK44 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=MK44) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 285 homes were sold in MK44 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=MK44) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for MK44.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=MK44) (Census 2021, England and Wales): MK44 had 16,385 usual residents at the census.

## How MK44 compares

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

| Measure | MK44 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £468,000 | 2nd most expensive | 25 postcode districts, MK · 2025 |
| Population | 16,385 | 12th least populated | 27 postcode districts, MK · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 2% | 10th fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 27 postcode districts, MK · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 49.8% | lowest | 27 postcode districts, MK · Jan 2026 |

## 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 the MK postcode area.
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

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

## Neighbourhoods in MK44

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Bedford 001A](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford/neighbourhood/e01017540) | 1,456 | 26.0 per 1,000 | 6 | 71.1% |
| [Bedford 001B](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford/neighbourhood/e01017541) | 1,319 | 30.5 per 1,000 | 7 | 88.7% |
| [Bedford 001C](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford/neighbourhood/e01017544) | 1,445 | 43.7 per 1,000 | 8 | 96.7% |
| [Bedford 001D](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford/neighbourhood/e01017545) | 1,453 | 65.5 per 1,000 | 6 | 80.5% |
| [Bedford 003A](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford/neighbourhood/e01017478) | 1,745 | 81.3 per 1,000 | 6 | 26.2% |
| [Bedford 004B](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford/neighbourhood/e01017495) | 2,252 | 44.7 per 1,000 | 7 | 66.4% |
| [Bedford 004C](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford/neighbourhood/e01017496) | 1,586 | 63.5 per 1,000 | 7 | 10.6% |
| [Bedford 004D](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford/neighbourhood/e01017542) | 1,434 | 84.9 per 1,000 | 4 | 43.4% |
| [Bedford 004E](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford/neighbourhood/e01017543) | 1,591 | 54.6 per 1,000 | 5 | 40.1% |
| [Central Bedfordshire 004C](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire/neighbourhood/e01017423) | 1,994 | 147.5 per 1,000 | 5 | 22.7% |

## Your MP

- [North Bedfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/north-bedfordshire): Richard Fuller (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 97% of the people here.
- [Bedford](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bedford): Mohammad Yasin (Labour), MP since July 2024. 2.7% of the people here.
- [Huntingdon](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/huntingdon): Ben Obese-Jecty (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 0.4% 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 MK44

[Riseley & Sharnbrook](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford/riseley-and-sharnbrook), [Wyboston, Great Barford & Cople](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford/wyboston-great-barford-and-cople)

## Postcode sectors in MK44

[MK44 1 (208 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk44-1), [MK44 2 (199 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk44-2), [MK44 3 (258 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk44-3), [MK44 5 (3 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk44-5)

## Council

[Bedford](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford)

## Postcode districts next to MK44

[MK41](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk41), [MK42](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42), [MK43](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk43), [NN9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nn9), [NN10](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nn10), [NN29](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nn29), [PE19](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pe19), [PE28](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pe28), [SG18](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg18), [SG19](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg19)

## 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)

## 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.
About 2% of people in MK44 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In MK44, 49.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: MK44
- Postcode area: [MK](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk)
- Constituency: [North Bedfordshire †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/north-bedfordshire)
- Council: [Bedford †](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford)
- Area: 218 km²
- People, mid-2024: 16,859*
- Neighbourhoods: 10
- Output areas: 50

* 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

[PE19](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pe19), [MK41](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk41), [MK43](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk43), [SG19](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg19), [PE28](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pe28), [MK42](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42)

## Latest updates for MK44

- 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/MK44

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk44, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk44#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/mk44