MK44 postcode area guide — Bedford
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the MK44 postcode district in Bedford — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in MK44
Mixed coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
78.6%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
19.7%
Gigabit-capable
19.1%
Below USO (10Mb)
1.1%
Broadband availability in the MK44 postcode district (Bedford) is Mixed — superfast is available to many but not all premises. Across the 650 postcodes Ofcom measures in MK44, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 78.6% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 19.1%.
Around 1.1% of premises in MK44 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in MK44
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| MK44 1AA | 0% | 0% |
| MK44 1AB | 0% | 0% |
| MK44 1AD | 0% | 0% |
| MK44 1AE | 0% | 0% |
| MK44 1AF | 0% | 0% |
| MK44 1AG | 0% | 0% |
| MK44 1AH | 0% | 0% |
| MK44 1AJ | 0% | 0% |
| MK44 1AL | 0% | 0% |
| MK44 1AN | 100% | 100% |
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Mobile signal around Bedford
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Bedford district (85,826 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
87.6%
4G outdoors — all networks
99.7%
5G outdoors — all networks
70%
Voice indoors — all networks
93.6%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in MK44
Police recorded 1 incidents within about a mile of the centre of MK44 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Other theft | 1 | 100.0% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in MK44
Based on 181 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in MK44 is £444,000, down 2.8% on the previous year (£457,000).
Detached
£570,000
86 sales
Semi-detached
£370,000
43 sales
Terraced
£284,000
37 sales
Flat / maisonette
£125,000
3 sales
Latest recorded sales in MK44
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £345,000 | Terraced | Beanfield Close | MK44 1ES |
| 8 May 2026 | £375,000 | Detached | Willoughby Close | MK44 3LD |
| 7 May 2026 | £380,000 | Detached | Walnut Close | MK44 3NB |
| 5 May 2026 | £460,000 | Detached | Spring Hill | MK44 2BS |
| 1 May 2026 | £335,000 | Semi-detached | Hare Meadow | MK44 3ES |
| 1 May 2026 | £320,000 | Detached | Spring Hill | MK44 2BS |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £835,000 | Detached | Church Road | MK44 2HW |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £575,000 | Semi-detached | Shrubbery Lane | MK44 2PH |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £490,000 | Semi-detached | Church Road | MK44 3PU |
| 22 Apr 2026 | £280,000 | Terraced | Towns End Road | MK44 1HY |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Bedford demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Bedford district (185,227 residents, 74,949 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% |
| 15–29 | 23.5% |
| 30–44 | 20.8% |
| 45–64 | 18.9% |
| 65+ | 16.8% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 62.7% |
| Private rented | 19.2% |
| Social rented | 13.9% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around MK44
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sharnbrook Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,684 | MK44 1JL |
| Sharnbrook Primary | Primary | 3–11 | 216 | MK44 1PF |
| Great Barford Church of England Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 176 | MK44 3HZ |
| Sheerhatch Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 129 | MK44 3TH |
| Riseley CofE Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 121 | MK44 1DR |
| Moggerhanger Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 119 | MK44 3RD |
| John Donne Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 119 | MK44 3NL |
| Thurleigh Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 92 | MK44 2DB |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in MK44
123 rated food businesses operate in MK44. 99 hold the top rating of 5, 14 are rated 4, and none are currently rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 1 Life, Accomplish Group Ltd, Accomplish Group Ltd, ALL YOU CAN GROUP, Aspens at Great Barford Primary School.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in MK44
From a sample of 83 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 MK44 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 36% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
5%
Band C
31%
Band D
43%
Band E
13%
Band F
7%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Bedford
Landlines around MK44 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.