MK43 9PT postcode in Wootton, Bedford

MK43 9PT 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 October 2017.

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 9PT 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 900 m in a straight line

Where MK43 9PT is, and what is near it

Map of MK43 9PT and what is near it Map of MK43 9PT: its centre point, with the 263 other postcodes in the MK43 9 sector, 3 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 1 bus stop. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. MK43 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 9DN: also in MK43 9MK43 9DU: also in MK43 9MK43 9ED: also in MK43 9MK43 9EG: also in MK43 9MK43 9EQ: 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 9HW: also in MK43 9MK43 9HZ: also in MK43 9MK43 9JA: also in MK43 9MK43 9JE: 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 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 9PH: also in MK43 9MK43 9PJ: also in MK43 9MK43 9PS: also in MK43 9MK43 9PU: also in MK43 9MK43 9QB: also in MK43 9MK43 9QD: also in MK43 9MK43 9QE: also in MK43 9MK43 9RB: 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 9SP: also in MK43 9MK43 9SQ: also in MK43 9MK43 9TE: also in MK43 9 2 schools, 1.6 kmStewartby station 2.9 kmWootton & Kempston Rural MK43 9PT Map of MK43 9PT and what is near it Map of MK43 9PT: its centre point, with the 263 other postcodes in the MK43 9 sector, 3 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 1 bus stop. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. 2 schools, 1.6 kmStewartby station 2.9 kmWootton & Kempston Rural MK43 9PT
  • MK43 9PT
  • Other postcodes in MK43 9: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 1 bus stop
  • 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 52.0951, longitude -0.5162)

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 9PT?

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 9PT?

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

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

MK43 9PT 100% Bedford 85%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

MK43 9PT 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 9PT?

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

Check the bin days for MK43 9PT 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 9PT 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 9PT.

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 9PT: 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 9PT 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 9PT?

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 9PT

HM Land Registry records 2 standard sales of homes in MK43 9PT from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 15 November 2024. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of 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 9PT?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,050 homes in the neighbourhood around MK43 9PT. The largest share of them, 27%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 2010 to 2019 than in any other period (73%). 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 9PT

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 20 (2%)£1,648
Band Babout 100 (10%)£1,922
Band Cabout 280 (27%)£2,197
Band Dabout 230 (22%)£2,472
Band Eabout 190 (18%)£3,021
Band Fabout 190 (18%)£3,570
Band Gabout 40 (4%)£4,120
Band Hfewer than 5£4,943

When the homes were built

  1. None Before 1900
  2. None 1900 to 1918
  3. None 1919 to 1939
  4. None 1945 to 1964
  5. None 1965 to 1982
  6. None 1983 to 1999
  7. 1% 2000 to 2009
  8. 73% 2010 to 2019
  9. 26% 2020 or later

Before 1900, 1900 to 1918, 1919 to 1939, 1945 to 1964, 1965 to 1982, 1983 to 1999: 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 9PT is in (ONS area E01034426), 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 9PT?

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

Primary

Secondary

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

The nearest railway station to the centre of MK43 9PT is Kempston Hardwick Rail Station, 900 metres away in a straight line.

  • Kempston Hardwick Rail Station Railway station 900 mWalk
  • Stewartby Rail Station Railway station 2.9 kmCycle

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

1 bus stop within 400 metres, the nearest Folkes Road, 265 m away.

More stations near MK43 9PT, 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 9PT?

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

0 within 1 km 1 within 3 km

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

  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 2.5 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 9PT?

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

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 9PT?

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

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

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

The centre of MK43 9PT 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 9PT?

Police.uk records 43 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of MK43 9PT in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences16 reports
Anti-social behaviour11 reports
Public order6 reports
Criminal damage and arson5 reports
Other theft4 reports
Vehicle 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 9PT

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
October 2017

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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