MK43 9PH postcode in Wootton, Bedford

MK43 9PH is a postcode in Wootton, in the Wootton & Kempston Rural ward of Bedford. It is in the Mid Bedfordshire parliamentary constituency and the Bedfordshire police force area, and has been in use since February 1990.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses can get it. Bedford: 85% Typical price £372,500 Homes sold in MK43 9, last 12 months. ▼ 1.3% on the year before Nearest station Kempston Hardwick 1.3 km in a straight line

Where MK43 9PH is, and what is near it

Map of MK43 9PH and what is near it Map of MK43 9PH: its centre point, with the 263 other postcodes in the MK43 9 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 5 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. MK43 9AA: also in MK43 9MK43 9AF: also in MK43 9MK43 9AG: also in MK43 9MK43 9AH: also in MK43 9MK43 9AQ: also in MK43 9MK43 9AU: also in MK43 9MK43 9AZ: also in MK43 9MK43 9BG: also in MK43 9MK43 9BQ: also in MK43 9MK43 9BX: also in MK43 9MK43 9BY: also in MK43 9MK43 9BZ: also in MK43 9MK43 9DA: also in MK43 9MK43 9DB: also in MK43 9MK43 9DD: also in MK43 9MK43 9DE: also in MK43 9MK43 9DF: also in MK43 9MK43 9DG: also in MK43 9MK43 9DH: also in MK43 9MK43 9DJ: also in MK43 9MK43 9DL: also in MK43 9MK43 9DN: also in MK43 9MK43 9DP: also in MK43 9MK43 9DQ: also in MK43 9MK43 9DR: also in MK43 9MK43 9DS: also in MK43 9MK43 9DT: also in MK43 9MK43 9DU: also in MK43 9MK43 9DW: also in MK43 9MK43 9EB: also in MK43 9MK43 9ED: also in MK43 9MK43 9EF: also in MK43 9MK43 9EG: also in MK43 9MK43 9EQ: also in MK43 9MK43 9ES: also in MK43 9MK43 9ET: also in MK43 9MK43 9EU: also in MK43 9MK43 9EX: also in MK43 9MK43 9EY: also in MK43 9MK43 9EZ: also in MK43 9MK43 9FA: also in MK43 9MK43 9FB: also in MK43 9MK43 9FD: also in MK43 9MK43 9FE: also in MK43 9MK43 9FG: also in MK43 9MK43 9FH: also in MK43 9MK43 9FJ: also in MK43 9MK43 9FL: also in MK43 9MK43 9FN: also in MK43 9MK43 9FP: also in MK43 9MK43 9FQ: also in MK43 9MK43 9FR: also in MK43 9MK43 9FS: also in MK43 9MK43 9FT: also in MK43 9MK43 9FU: also in MK43 9MK43 9FW: also in MK43 9MK43 9FX: also in MK43 9MK43 9FY: also in MK43 9MK43 9FZ: also in MK43 9MK43 9GY: also in MK43 9MK43 9GZ: also in MK43 9MK43 9HA: also in MK43 9MK43 9HB: also in MK43 9MK43 9HD: also in MK43 9MK43 9HE: also in MK43 9MK43 9HF: also in MK43 9MK43 9HH: also in MK43 9MK43 9HL: also in MK43 9MK43 9HQ: also in MK43 9MK43 9HT: also in MK43 9MK43 9HU: also in MK43 9MK43 9HW: also in MK43 9MK43 9HZ: also in MK43 9MK43 9JA: also in MK43 9MK43 9JE: also in MK43 9MK43 9JF: also in MK43 9MK43 9JG: also in MK43 9MK43 9JH: also in MK43 9MK43 9JJ: also in MK43 9MK43 9JL: also in MK43 9MK43 9JP: also in MK43 9MK43 9JR: also in MK43 9MK43 9JS: also in MK43 9MK43 9JT: also in MK43 9MK43 9JU: also in MK43 9MK43 9JX: also in MK43 9MK43 9LA: also in MK43 9MK43 9LH: also in MK43 9MK43 9NR: also in MK43 9MK43 9PA: also in MK43 9MK43 9PB: also in MK43 9MK43 9PD: also in MK43 9MK43 9PJ: also in MK43 9MK43 9PS: also in MK43 9MK43 9PT: also in MK43 9MK43 9PU: also in MK43 9MK43 9PX: also in MK43 9MK43 9PY: also in MK43 9MK43 9PZ: also in MK43 9MK43 9QA: also in MK43 9MK43 9QB: also in MK43 9MK43 9QD: also in MK43 9MK43 9QE: also in MK43 9MK43 9QG: also in MK43 9MK43 9QH: also in MK43 9MK43 9QJ: also in MK43 9MK43 9QP: also in MK43 9MK43 9QQ: also in MK43 9MK43 9QR: also in MK43 9MK43 9QS: also in MK43 9MK43 9QU: also in MK43 9MK43 9QW: also in MK43 9MK43 9QX: also in MK43 9MK43 9QY: also in MK43 9MK43 9QZ: also in MK43 9MK43 9RA: also in MK43 9MK43 9RB: also in MK43 9MK43 9RD: also in MK43 9MK43 9RE: also in MK43 9MK43 9RF: also in MK43 9MK43 9RH: also in MK43 9MK43 9RJ: also in MK43 9MK43 9RL: also in MK43 9MK43 9RN: also in MK43 9MK43 9RP: also in MK43 9MK43 9RQ: also in MK43 9MK43 9RR: also in MK43 9MK43 9RS: also in MK43 9MK43 9RT: also in MK43 9MK43 9RU: also in MK43 9MK43 9RW: also in MK43 9MK43 9RX: also in MK43 9MK43 9SP: also in MK43 9MK43 9SQ: also in MK43 9MK43 9ST: also in MK43 9MK43 9TE: also in MK43 9MK43 9TL: also in MK43 9 3 places, 2.0–3.4 kmStewartby station 2.7 kmWootton & Kempston Rural MK43 9PH Map of MK43 9PH and what is near it Map of MK43 9PH: its centre point, with the 263 other postcodes in the MK43 9 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 5 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. 3 places, 2.0–3.4 kmStewartby station 2.7 kmWootton & Kempston Rural MK43 9PH
  • MK43 9PH
  • Other postcodes in MK43 9: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 5 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 52.0934, longitude -0.5233)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after MK43 9PH?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at MK43 9PH?

Every home and business at MK43 9PH can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Bedford: 85%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Bedford: 98%

The line marks the figure across Bedford.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at MK43 9PH?

BinDayBuddy has not read Bedford Borough Council's days for MK43 9PH today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

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Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is MK43 9PH at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include MK43 9PH.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Bedford

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for MK43 9PH: 4,161 properties in Bedford are at high risk (4.3% of all its properties). All the figures for Bedford

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of MK43 9PH is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near MK43 9PH?

Homes in MK43 9 sold for a typical £372,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 104 sales, down 1.3% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£372,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£377,500 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 1.3% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £457,500 43 sales
  • Semi-detached £340,000 44 sales
  • Terraced £332,500 15 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 2 sales, too few to price

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole MK43 district: a typical £380,000 from 426 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in MK43 9PH

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in MK43 9PH from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near MK43 9PH?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 730 homes in the neighbourhood around MK43 9PH. The largest share of them, 30%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 1983 to 1999 than in any other period (30%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around MK43 9PH

Band D in Bedford for 2026‑27: £2,472. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,648 (band A) to £4,120 (band G); band C, the most common, is £2,197.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 30 (4%)£1,648
Band Babout 60 (8%)£1,922
Band Cabout 220 (30%)£2,197
Band Dabout 130 (18%)£2,472
Band Eabout 170 (23%)£3,021
Band Fabout 90 (12%)£3,570
Band Gabout 30 (4%)£4,120
Band Hfewer than 5£4,943

When the homes were built

  1. 7% Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. 4% 1919 to 1939
  4. 15% 1945 to 1964
  5. 8% 1965 to 1982
  6. 30% 1983 to 1999
  7. 7% 2000 to 2009
  8. 19% 2010 to 2019
  9. 8% 2020 or later

Averages for Bedford before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of MK43 9PH is in (ONS area E01034425), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near MK43 9PH?

The nearest open schools to MK43 9PH, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near MK43 9PH, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to MK43 9PH?

The nearest railway station to the centre of MK43 9PH is Kempston Hardwick Rail Station, 1.3 km away in a straight line.

  • Kempston Hardwick Rail Station Railway station 1.3 kmCycle
  • Stewartby Rail Station Railway station 2.7 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

5 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Fields Road Surgery, 132 m away.

More stations near MK43 9PH, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near MK43 9PH?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of MK43 9PH, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near MK43 9PH?

0 within 1 km 1 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of MK43 9PH, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 3.0 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near MK43 9PH?

The nearest to the centre of MK43 9PH, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to MK43 9PH?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near MK43 9PH?

The nearest care homes to the centre of MK43 9PH, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near MK43 9PH?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of MK43 9PH, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near MK43 9PH?

The nearest vets to the centre of MK43 9PH on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is MK43 9PH in a conservation area?

The centre of MK43 9PH is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near MK43 9PH?

Police.uk records 35 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of MK43 9PH in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences12 reports
Anti-social behaviour9 reports
Public order6 reports
Criminal damage and arson4 reports
Other theft4 reports

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for MK43 9PH

Ward
Wootton & Kempston Rural
Parish
Wootton
Region
East of England
Country
England
Built-up area
Wootton
Rural or urban
Larger rural, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
February 1990

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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