MK44 postcode area

The MK44 postcode district spans 9 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Bedford, Central Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire. Area Scores range from 22 to 76 across them.

In summary

The MK44 district contains both ends of the scale: Kimbolton, Great Staughton & Molesworth at 77 out of 100 (#1,588 of 6,856 in England) against Kingsbrook at 22, a 55-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 3 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 2 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £268,000 in Kingsbrook to £458,500 in Kimbolton, Great Staughton & Molesworth — a 1.7× gap within the MK44 district. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — Bedford, Central Bedfordshire and Huntingdonshire — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

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NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Kimbolton, Great Staughton & MolesworthHuntingdonshire 1,58877 £458,500
Clapham, Oakley & ThurleighBedford 1,97971 £310,000
Riseley & SharnbrookBedford 2,12369 £450,000
Harrold, Chellington & TurveyBedford 2,51463 £445,000
Wyboston, Great Barford & CopleBedford 2,72660 £452,500
Wilstead & ShortstownBedford 2,75460 £348,256
Blunham, Caldecote & BroomCentral Bedfordshire 3,76845 £442,000
Castle & KingswayBedford 5,18724 £350,000
KingsbrookBedford 5,33822 £268,000

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around MK44.

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