MK43 9PQ postcode in Kempston Hardwick, Bedford

MK43 9PQ is a postcode in Kempston Hardwick, in the Wixams & Wilstead ward of Bedford. It is in the Mid Bedfordshire parliamentary constituency and the Bedfordshire police force area, and has been in use since September 1991.

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 at MK43 9PQ can get it Across Bedford: 85% Typical price £372,500 Homes sold in MK43 9, last 12 months. ▼ 1.3% on the year before Nearest station Kempston Hardwick 950 m in a straight line

Where MK43 9PQ is, and what is near it

Map of MK43 9PQ and what is near it Map of MK43 9PQ: its centre point, with the 263 other postcodes in the MK43 9 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 2 bus stops, over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. A421 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 9ED: also in MK43 9MK43 9EG: also in MK43 9MK43 9FH: also in MK43 9MK43 9FN: 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 9GA: also in MK43 9MK43 9GB: also in MK43 9MK43 9GD: also in MK43 9MK43 9GE: also in MK43 9MK43 9GF: also in MK43 9MK43 9GG: also in MK43 9MK43 9GH: also in MK43 9MK43 9GJ: also in MK43 9MK43 9GL: also in MK43 9MK43 9GN: also in MK43 9MK43 9GP: also in MK43 9MK43 9GQ: also in MK43 9MK43 9GS: also in MK43 9MK43 9GT: also in MK43 9MK43 9GU: also in MK43 9MK43 9GW: also in MK43 9MK43 9GX: also in MK43 9MK43 9GY: also in MK43 9MK43 9JQ: also in MK43 9MK43 9ND: also in MK43 9MK43 9NE: also in MK43 9MK43 9NN: also in MK43 9MK43 9NR: also in MK43 9MK43 9NS: also in MK43 9MK43 9NT: also in MK43 9MK43 9PB: also in MK43 9MK43 9PH: also in MK43 9MK43 9PR: also in MK43 9MK43 9PS: also in MK43 9MK43 9PT: also in MK43 9MK43 9PU: also in MK43 9MK43 9QB: also in MK43 9MK43 9QD: also in MK43 9MK43 9QE: also in MK43 9MK43 9RH: also in MK43 9MK43 9RJ: also in MK43 9MK43 9RL: also in MK43 9MK43 9RN: also in MK43 9MK43 9SG: also in MK43 9MK43 9SH: also in MK43 9MK43 9SL: also in MK43 9MK43 9SN: also in MK43 9MK43 9SP: also in MK43 9MK43 9ST: also in MK43 9MK43 9SU: also in MK43 9MK43 9SW: also in MK43 9MK43 9TE: also in MK43 9MK43 9TN: also in MK43 9 School 2.4 kmGP 2.5 kmKing Street Surgery 3.6 kmGP 4.5 kmWootton & Kempston Rural MK43 9PQ Map of MK43 9PQ and what is near it Map of MK43 9PQ: its centre point, with the 263 other postcodes in the MK43 9 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 2 bus stops, over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. School 2.4 kmKing Street Surgery 3.6 kmWootton & Kempston Rural MK43 9PQ
  • MK43 9PQ
  • Other postcodes in MK43 9: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 2 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 52.0867, longitude -0.4937)

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; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after MK43 9PQ?

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 9PQ?

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

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

MK43 9PQ 100% Bedford 85%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

MK43 9PQ 100% Bedford 98%
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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 9PQ?

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

Check the bin days for MK43 9PQ on BinDayBuddy

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 9PQ 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 9PQ.

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 9PQ: 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 9PQ 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 9PQ?

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 9PQ

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in MK43 9PQ 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 9PQ?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,200 homes in the neighbourhood around MK43 9PQ. The largest share of them, 48%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 2010 to 2019 than in any other period (41%). 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 9PQ

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 £3,570 (band F); band C, the most common, is £2,197.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 150 (13%)£1,648
Band Babout 200 (17%)£1,922
Band Cabout 580 (48%)£2,197
Band Dabout 90 (8%)£2,472
Band Eabout 150 (13%)£3,021
Band Fabout 30 (3%)£3,570
Band Gwithheld£4,120
Band Hfewer than 5£4,943

When the homes were built

  1. 2% Before 1900
  2. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. 17% 1919 to 1939
  4. 11% 1945 to 1964
  5. 2% 1965 to 1982
  6. 12% 1983 to 1999
  7. None 2000 to 2009
  8. 41% 2010 to 2019
  9. 15% 2020 or later

2000 to 2009: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

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 9PQ is in (ONS area E01017552), 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 9PQ?

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

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near MK43 9PQ, 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 9PQ?

The nearest railway station to the centre of MK43 9PQ is Kempston Hardwick Rail Station, 950 metres away in a straight line.

  • Kempston Hardwick Rail Station Railway station 950 mWalk
  • 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.

2 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Manor Road, 289 m away.

More stations near MK43 9PQ, 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 9PQ?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of MK43 9PQ, 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 9PQ?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of MK43 9PQ on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

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 9PQ?

The nearest to the centre of MK43 9PQ, 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 9PQ?

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 9PQ?

The nearest care homes to the centre of MK43 9PQ, 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 9PQ?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of MK43 9PQ, 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 9PQ?

The nearest vets to the centre of MK43 9PQ 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 9PQ in a conservation area?

The centre of MK43 9PQ 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 9PQ?

Police.uk records 14 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of MK43 9PQ in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences6 reports
Vehicle crime3 reports
Anti-social behaviour2 reports
Other theft2 reports
Other crime1 report

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 9PQ

Ward
Wixams & Wilstead
Parish
Stewartby
Region
East of England
Country
England
Built-up area
Kempston Hardwick
Rural or urban
Smaller rural, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
September 1991

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

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MK43 9NT80 mMK45 3JF270 mMK45 3NJ370 mMK43 9PR370 mMK45 3FT510 mMK45 3FS530 m
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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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