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MK43 postcode area · Bedford

The MK43 postcode district spans 13 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Bedford, Central Bedfordshire, Milton Keynes. Area Scores range from 24 to 96 across them. Every full MK43 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the MK43 district: Ampthill & Millbrook scores 97 out of 100 (#224 of 6,856 nationally) while Castle & Kingsway sits at 24 — neighbours on the map, 72 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 7 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 1 in the most-deprived third. Median prices range from £290,000 in Kempston North to £445,000 in Harrold, Chellington & Turvey. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — Bedford, Central Bedfordshire and Milton Keynes — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£48,102a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime62per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)41
Owner-occupied71%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the MK43 district

£380,000median home sold over the past year · +11.8% over 5 years · +3.8% over the year · 520 sales
Detached£512,500
Semi-detached£345,000
Terraced£303,000
Flat£203,750
Bedford£345,000
East of England£348,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Ampthill & MillbrookCentral Bedfordshire 22497 £425,000
Bromham & BiddenhamBedford 88287 £405,000
Cranfield & Aspley GuiseCentral Bedfordshire 99286 £380,000
Olney & LavendonMilton Keynes 1,04085 £409,000
Houghton Conquest & ClophillCentral Bedfordshire 1,78774 £435,000
Clapham, Oakley & ThurleighBedford 1,97971 £310,000
Marston Moretaine, Lidlington & WoburnCentral Bedfordshire 2,13769 £350,000
Wootton & StewartbyBedford 2,32966 £385,000
Harrold, Chellington & TurveyBedford 2,51463 £445,000
Bletchley WestMilton Keynes 2,61062 £345,000
Kempston West & SouthBedford 3,28852 £312,500
Kempston NorthBedford 4,27638 £290,000
Castle & KingswayBedford 5,18724 £350,000

People living in MK43 Census 2021

Residents124,121
Median age (est.)41
Density291per km²
No qualifications14%
Degree or above38%
No car or van13%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 10%25–44 27%45–64 27%65+ 18%

Tenure

Own outright: 33%Mortgage/shared: 38%Social rent: 13%Private rent: 16%
Own outright 33%Mortgage/shared 38%Social rent 13%Private rent 16%

Households

One person: 27%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 29%Lone parent: 10%Other: 16%
One person 27%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 29%Lone parent 10%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 22% · Managers & directors 16% · Associate professional 15%

All occupation groups
Professional22%
Managers & directors16%
Associate professional15%
Skilled trades10%
Administrative10%
Elementary9%
Caring & leisure8%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 85%Asian: 7%Black: 4%Mixed: 4%Other: 1%
White 85%Asian 7%Black 4%Mixed 4%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 48% · No religion 39% · Muslim 3%

Born outside the UK: 14%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in MK43

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the MK43 district.

Bletchley Kempston

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around MK43.

MK42 MK46 MK40 MK45 MK41 MK44 MK10 MK20

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.