Postcode MK43 7SS (Bedford)

Map showing MK43 7SS and nearby postcodes

The postcode MK43 7SS is located in Bedford It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. MK43 7SS is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

MK43 7SS is one of the least deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 8.2 on the scale of the index of deprivation (where 10 are the least deprived and 0 are the most deprived areas). The 2011 UK census classified the residents of MK43 7SS as Suburbanites > Semi-detached suburbia > Multi-ethnic suburbia.

The closest road name to MK43 7SS is Lincroft which is centered 69 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Oakley Garage and is 202 m away. The closest railway station is Bedford Rail Station, 4.81 km away.

The closest primary school to MK43 7SS (for ages 11 and under) is Oakley Primary Academy. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on October 3, 2019. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is Biddenham International School and Sports College. The last OFSTED inspection on March 27, 2019 rated this school as Good

The local pub for residents of MK43 7SS is The Bedford Arms and is 438 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Good on October 19, 2021. The nearest takeaway food is available from Bromham Fish Shop and is 2.09 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on March 3, 2020.

Residents reported an average download speed of 25.4 Mbps and an average upload speed of 3.4 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 82.9% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps. 17.1% of residents have broadband access of 10-30 Mbps.

Gas consumption for the area is rated at 2 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.4 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for MK43 7SS is covered by the Bedfordshire police force association and Bedfordshire is the NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT) or Care Trust Plus (CT).

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Nearby Postcodes

A list of Postcodes adjacent to MK43 7SS and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to MK43 7SS, and the approximate distance away.

Lincroft 69 m
Hunts Path 157 m
Burleigh Place 160 m
Copthorne Close 162 m
Station Road 167 m
Reynes Drive 200 m
Grange Close 224 m
Ruffs Furze 229 m
Flax Close 242 m
Bevery Close 261 m
Grenidge Way 271 m
Dewlands 283 m
Farsands 313 m
High Street 380 m
Church Lane 631 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode MK43 7SS

Introduction January 1980
Termination n/a - Active Postcode
User Type Small User - may contain upto 100 addresses but 15 is more typical

Local Schools

School OFSTED ratings, last inspection dates, student age ranges and approximate distance from MK43 7SS - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Lincroft Academy Good
(July 5, 2017)
276 m
Oakley Primary Academy Good
(October 3, 2019)
276 m
Bromham CofE Primary School Good
(September 21, 2017)
2.41 km
Ursula Taylor Church of England School Good
(October 30, 2019)
2.5 km
Milton Ernest CofE Primary School Good
(May 10, 2017)
2.76 km
Great Ouse Primary Academy 3.67 km
St James' Church of England VA Primary School Good
(January 25, 2017)
3.73 km
Bedford Modern School 3.75 km
Biddenham International School and Sports College Good
(March 27, 2019)
3.92 km
Edith Cavell Primary School Good
(July 10, 2018)
3.96 km
Bedford Greenacre Independent School 4 km
Scott Primary School Good
(January 31, 2019)
4.16 km
St Thomas More Catholic School 4.18 km
Westfield Primary School Requires improvement
(June 27, 2018)
4.44 km
Livingstone Primary School Good
(March 30, 2017)
4.45 km
St Joseph's and St Gregory's Catholic Primary School Requires improvement
(November 20, 2019)
4.48 km
Polam School 4.53 km
Great Denham Primary School Good
(December 7, 2017)
4.61 km
Queen's Park Academy Requires improvement
(June 12, 2019)
4.71 km
Pinchmill Primary School Good
(October 30, 2018)
4.72 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from MK43 7SS - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Aspens Services Ltd at Oakley Primary Academy School/college/university 4
Good
September 9, 2021
276 m
Chartwells at Sharnbrook Academy Oakley Primary School School/college/university 5
Very Good
September 25, 2020
276 m
O For Coffee Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
March 18, 2019
390 m
Oakley Pre-school Playgroup Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
February 25, 2019
427 m
Oakley Post Office & Newsagents Retailers - other 5
Very Good
February 12, 2018
438 m
The Bedford Arms Pub/bar/nightclub 4
Good
October 19, 2021
438 m
Oakley Sports and Social Club Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
August 16, 2018
487 m
Oakley Day Care Centre Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
September 25, 2018
709 m
The Fox And Hounds Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
August 9, 2021
1.4 km
The Kitchen Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
December 6, 2019
1.4 km
Spar Retailers - other 5
Very Good
February 16, 2019
1.57 km
The Glenn Miller Museum Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
May 30, 2017
1.71 km
Bromham Fish Shop Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
March 3, 2020
2.09 km
Little Fishes Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
March 8, 2022
2.09 km
One Stop Stores Limited Retailers - other 5
Very Good
March 31, 2021
2.09 km
The Bakehouse Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen Awaiting Inspection
2.09 km
Guide Centre Other catering premises 5
Very Good
June 10, 2018
2.1 km
Green Panda Tea Retailers - other 5
Very Good
January 19, 2018
2.13 km
Red Lion Pub/bar/nightclub 4
Good
December 6, 2018
2.18 km
Caffe Piccolo Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
December 6, 2019
2.18 km

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to MK43 7SS - Data from Apr 2022

Oakley Garage Bus Stop/Station 202 m
Lincroft Academy Bus Stop/Station 206 m
Oakley Garage Bus Stop/Station 212 m
Queens Close Bus Stop/Station 376 m
Queens Close Bus Stop/Station 385 m
Bedford Rail Station Taxi Rank 4.81 km
The Broadway Taxi Rank 5.14 km
Bedford Rail Station Rail 4.81 km
Bedford St Johns Rail Station Rail 5.9 km
Bedford St Johns Rail Station Rail 5.91 km
London Luton Airport Air 33.85 km
Cambridge Airport Air 47.81 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to MK43 7SS - Data from Dec 2021

Judge's Spinney Woodland Or Forest 917 m
Bromham Plantation Woodland Or Forest 946 m
Mushroom Hill Hill Or Mountain 1 km
Fox Covert Woodland Or Forest 1.05 km
Oakley Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.23 km
Stevington Belt Woodland Or Forest 1.53 km
Brown's Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.7 km
Molliver's Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.9 km
Long Spinney Woodland Or Forest 2.04 km
Dick's Island Island 2.05 km
Bowels Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.3 km
Apple Island Island 2.41 km
Twin Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.52 km
Oakley Little Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.62 km
Wood Craft Woodland Or Forest 2.84 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for MK43 7SS - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 25.8 Mbps 25.4 Mbps 39.06 Mbps
Upload 3.4 Mbps 3.4 Mbps 9.76 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% - -
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 17.1% 23.8 2.9
30-300 Mbps 82.9% 33 5.3
300+ Mbps 0% - -

Gas Consumption

70 meters consuming 911,682 kWh - mean 13,024 kWh : median 12,412 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

70 meters consuming 241,519 kWh - mean 3,450 kWh : median 3,097 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for MK43 7SS - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
Latitude 52.17053400
Longitude -0.52200900
OS Easting 501176
OS Northing 0253504
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
31481
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Bedfordshire

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
North East Bedfordshire
Electoral Ward Oakley
Local Authority District Bedford
Region / Government Office Region East of England
European Electoral Region Eastern
Local Enterprise Partnership Primary: South East Midlands
Secondary:
Local Learning and Skills Council Bedfordshire and Luton

ONS Statistical Regions

International Territorial Level Code E06000055
Travel To Work Area Bedford

NHS

NHS England Region East of England
Primary Care Trust
(PCT or CT/LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
Bedfordshire
Cancer Alliance East of England - South
Strategic Health Authority
(SHA or LHB/HB/HA/HSCB)
East of England
Sustainability and Transformation
Partnership
Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes
Clinical Comissioning Group
(CCG or LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes CCG

2011 Census

Output Area Classification Supergroup: Suburbanites
Group: Semi-detached suburbia
Subgroup: Multi-ethnic suburbia
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe
Built-Up Area Oakley (Bedford) BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division (pseudo) England (not covered)
Workplace Zone E33025626
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Bedford 003
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Bedford 003E
Output Area / Small Area 6B1