Postcode MK43 8PL (Bedford)

Map showing MK43 8PL and nearby postcodes

The postcode MK43 8PL is located in Bedford It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. MK43 8PL is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

MK43 8PL is one of the less deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 7.1 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 8PL as Suburbanites > Suburban achievers > Detached retirement living.

The closest road name to MK43 8PL is Rosemary Drive which is centered 51 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Tebbutts Garage and is 181 m away. The closest railway station is Bedford Rail Station, 3.73 km away.

The closest primary school to MK43 8PL (for ages 11 and under) is Bromham CofE Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on September 21, 2017. 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 8PL is Swan Inn and is 319 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on September 20, 2021. The nearest takeaway food is available from Subway and is 303 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on August 29, 2018.

Residents reported an average download speed of 119.3 Mbps and an average upload speed of 16.1 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 100% of residents have broadband access of ultrafast 300+ Mbps. 100% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps.

Gas consumption for the area is rated at 2.4 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.5 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for MK43 8PL 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 8PL and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to MK43 8PL, and the approximate distance away.

Rosemary Drive 51 m
Webbs Close 92 m
Godwin Way 109 m
Godwin Close 123 m
Randalls Close 125 m
Ley Side 126 m
Neville Crescent 187 m
Dovehouse Close 204 m
Bucks Close 217 m
Berry Drive 263 m
Brook Way 269 m
Trevor Drive 277 m
Neville Close 323 m
Grange Lane 324 m
Village Road 401 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode MK43 8PL

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 8PL - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Bromham CofE Primary School Good
(September 21, 2017)
355 m
St James' Church of England VA Primary School Good
(January 25, 2017)
1.83 km
Great Denham Primary School Good
(December 7, 2017)
2.2 km
Biddenham International School and Sports College Good
(March 27, 2019)
2.39 km
Lincroft Academy Good
(July 5, 2017)
2.57 km
Oakley Primary Academy Good
(October 3, 2019)
2.57 km
Great Ouse Primary Academy 2.68 km
Westfield Primary School Requires improvement
(June 27, 2018)
2.88 km
St Joseph's and St Gregory's Catholic Primary School Requires improvement
(November 20, 2019)
2.96 km
Ursula Taylor Church of England School Good
(October 30, 2019)
3.15 km
Queen's Park Academy Requires improvement
(June 12, 2019)
3.25 km
Bedford Greenacre Independent School 3.32 km
Bedford Modern School 3.39 km
Edith Cavell Primary School Good
(July 10, 2018)
3.63 km
Polam School 3.73 km
Grange Academy Good
(July 6, 2017)
3.79 km
Kempston Rural Primary School Outstanding
(April 23, 2010)
3.79 km
Livingstone Primary School Good
(March 30, 2017)
3.82 km
Bedford Road Primary School Requires improvement
(June 14, 2018)
3.83 km
Priory Primary School Outstanding
(May 1, 2014)
3.96 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from MK43 8PL - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Bromham Service Station Shop Retailers - other 3
Satisfactory
March 14, 2019
140 m
Berry Drive Store Retailers - other 4
Good
August 2, 2019
277 m
Budgens Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 4
Good
March 10, 2021
303 m
Subway Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
August 29, 2018
303 m
The Mill Coffee Shop Other catering premises 3
Satisfactory
February 1, 2022
314 m
Swan Inn Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
September 20, 2021
319 m
Bromham C of E Primary School School/college/university Awaiting Inspection
355 m
The Prince Of Wales Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
September 25, 2018
388 m
Aspens Services Ltd at Bromham C of E Primary School School/college/university 4
Good
September 16, 2021
461 m
Bromham Fun Club Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
September 25, 2018
461 m
Martha's Place Other catering premises 5
Very Good
March 4, 2020
564 m
Bromham Fish Shop Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
March 3, 2020
667 m
Little Fishes Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
March 8, 2022
667 m
One Stop Stores Limited Retailers - other 5
Very Good
March 31, 2021
667 m
The Bakehouse Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen Awaiting Inspection
667 m
Guide Centre Other catering premises 5
Very Good
June 10, 2018
713 m
Kingsfield Sports & Community Club Limited Other catering premises 5
Very Good
September 5, 2018
1.2 km
Manor Hospital Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
October 23, 2019
1.49 km
East London Foundation NHS Trust Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
March 14, 2019
1.51 km
Caterlink Ltd at St James Lower School School/college/university 5
Very Good
January 13, 2020
1.83 km

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to MK43 8PL - Data from Apr 2022

Tebbutts Garage Bus Stop/Station 181 m
Tebbutts Garage Bus Stop/Station 219 m
The Swan Bus Stop/Station 251 m
The Swan Bus Stop/Station 286 m
Budgens Bus Stop/Station 332 m
Bedford Rail Station Taxi Rank 3.7 km
Bedford Rail Station Rail 3.73 km
Bedford St Johns Rail Station Rail 4.72 km
Bedford St Johns Rail Station Rail 4.73 km
London Luton Airport Air 31.49 km
Cambridge Airport Air 48.71 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to MK43 8PL - Data from Dec 2021

Bowels Wood Woodland Or Forest 701 m
Molliver's Wood Woodland Or Forest 868 m
Apple Island Island 1.04 km
The Thorns Woodland Or Forest 1.1 km
Becks Ash Spinney Woodland Or Forest 1.42 km
White's Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.66 km
Hanger Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.68 km
Deep Spinney Woodland Or Forest 1.74 km
Mushroom Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.8 km
Bromham Plantation Woodland Or Forest 1.89 km
Half Grown Spinney Woodland Or Forest 2.04 km
Wickend Spinney Woodland Or Forest 2.22 km
Stevington Belt Woodland Or Forest 2.39 km
How Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.4 km
Redhill Spinney Woodland Or Forest 2.43 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for MK43 8PL - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 79.7 Mbps 119.3 Mbps 593 Mbps
Upload 19.5 Mbps 16.1 Mbps 39 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 4.5 0.5
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% - -
30-300 Mbps 0% 90.6 15.6
300+ Mbps 100% 593 39

Gas Consumption

31 meters consuming 486,989 kWh - mean 15,709 kWh : median 15,445 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

31 meters consuming 135,010 kWh - mean 4,355 kWh : median 3,939 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for MK43 8PL - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
Latitude 52.14635600
Longitude -0.53061400
OS Easting 500642
OS Northing 0250803
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
27284
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Bedfordshire

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
North East Bedfordshire
Electoral Ward Bromham and Biddenham
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: Suburban achievers
Subgroup: Detached retirement living
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe
Built-Up Area Bromham (Bedford) BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division (pseudo) England (not covered)
Workplace Zone E33025656
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Bedford 008
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Bedford 008E
Output Area / Small Area 6A3