MK44 1JS postcode in Sharnbrook, Bedford

MK44 1JS is a postcode in Sharnbrook, in the Sharnbrook ward of Bedford. It is in the North Bedfordshire parliamentary constituency and the Bedfordshire police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

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 £415,000 Homes sold in MK44 1, last 12 months. ▼ 4% on the year before Nearest station Bedford 11.1 km in a straight line

Where MK44 1JS is, and what is near it

Map of MK44 1JS and what is near it Map of MK44 1JS: its centre point, with the 207 other postcodes in the MK44 1 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 11 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. MK44 1DB: also in MK44 1MK44 1ET: also in MK44 1MK44 1FA: also in MK44 1MK44 1FF: also in MK44 1MK44 1FH: also in MK44 1MK44 1FJ: also in MK44 1MK44 1FL: also in MK44 1MK44 1HH: also in MK44 1MK44 1HR: also in MK44 1MK44 1HS: also in MK44 1MK44 1HT: also in MK44 1MK44 1HU: also in MK44 1MK44 1HX: also in MK44 1MK44 1HY: also in MK44 1MK44 1HZ: also in MK44 1MK44 1JA: also in MK44 1MK44 1JB: also in MK44 1MK44 1JE: also in MK44 1MK44 1JF: also in MK44 1MK44 1JG: also in MK44 1MK44 1JJ: also in MK44 1MK44 1JL: also in MK44 1MK44 1JN: also in MK44 1MK44 1JP: also in MK44 1MK44 1JQ: also in MK44 1MK44 1JR: also in MK44 1MK44 1JT: also in MK44 1MK44 1JU: also in MK44 1MK44 1JY: also in MK44 1MK44 1JZ: also in MK44 1MK44 1LA: also in MK44 1MK44 1LB: also in MK44 1MK44 1LE: also in MK44 1MK44 1LF: also in MK44 1MK44 1LG: also in MK44 1MK44 1LP: also in MK44 1MK44 1LQ: also in MK44 1MK44 1LS: also in MK44 1MK44 1LT: also in MK44 1MK44 1LU: also in MK44 1MK44 1LX: also in MK44 1MK44 1LZ: also in MK44 1MK44 1ND: also in MK44 1MK44 1NX: also in MK44 1MK44 1PB: also in MK44 1MK44 1PD: also in MK44 1MK44 1PE: also in MK44 1MK44 1PF: also in MK44 1MK44 1PG: also in MK44 1MK44 1PH: also in MK44 1MK44 1PJ: also in MK44 1MK44 1PL: also in MK44 1MK44 1PN: also in MK44 1MK44 1PP: also in MK44 1MK44 1PQ: also in MK44 1MK44 1PR: also in MK44 1MK44 1PS: also in MK44 1MK44 1PT: also in MK44 1MK44 1PU: also in MK44 1MK44 1PW: also in MK44 1MK44 1PX: also in MK44 1MK44 1PY: also in MK44 1MK44 1PZ: also in MK44 1 2 schools, 1.8–6.8 kmGP 4.5 kmGP 7.0 kmRiseley MK44 1JS Map of MK44 1JS and what is near it Map of MK44 1JS: its centre point, with the 207 other postcodes in the MK44 1 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 11 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. 2 schools, 1.8–6.8 kmGP 7.0 kmRiseley MK44 1JS
  • MK44 1JS
  • Other postcodes in MK44 1: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 11 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 52.2260, longitude -0.5519)

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 MK44 1JS?

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 MK44 1JS?

Every home and business at MK44 1JS 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 MK44 1JS?

BinDayBuddy has not read Bedford Borough Council's days for MK44 1JS today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for MK44 1JS 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 MK44 1JS 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 MK44 1JS.

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 MK44 1JS: 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 MK44 1JS 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 MK44 1JS?

Homes in MK44 1 sold for a typical £415,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 54 sales, down 4% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£415,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£432,500 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 4% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £495,000 27 sales
  • Semi-detached £335,000 13 sales
  • Terraced £320,000 12 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 MK44 district: a typical £450,000 from 190 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 MK44 1JS

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in MK44 1JS 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 MK44 1JS?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 690 homes in the neighbourhood around MK44 1JS. The largest share of them, 26%, are in council tax band F. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (24%). 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 MK44 1JS

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 £4,943 (band H); band F, the most common, is £3,570.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 20 (3%)£1,648
Band Babout 50 (7%)£1,922
Band Cabout 100 (14%)£2,197
Band Dabout 130 (19%)£2,472
Band Eabout 100 (14%)£3,021
Band Fabout 180 (26%)£3,570
Band Gabout 100 (14%)£4,120
Band Habout 10 (1%)£4,943

When the homes were built

  1. 24% Before 1900
  2. 3% 1900 to 1918
  3. 3% 1919 to 1939
  4. 16% 1945 to 1964
  5. 13% 1965 to 1982
  6. 10% 1983 to 1999
  7. 22% 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. 7% 2020 or later

2010 to 2019: 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 MK44 1JS is in (ONS area E01017545), 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 MK44 1JS?

The nearest open schools to MK44 1JS, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near MK44 1JS, 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 MK44 1JS?

The nearest railway station to the centre of MK44 1JS is Bedford Rail Station, 11.1 km away in a straight line.

  • Bedford Rail Station Railway station 11.1 kmDrive
  • Wellingborough Rail Station Railway station 12.1 kmDrive

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

11 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Loring Road West, 194 m away.

More stations near MK44 1JS, 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 MK44 1JS?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of MK44 1JS, 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 MK44 1JS?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of MK44 1JS 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 MK44 1JS?

The nearest to the centre of MK44 1JS, 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 MK44 1JS?

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 MK44 1JS?

The nearest care homes to the centre of MK44 1JS, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

  • Sharnbrook House Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report March 2019, over 3 years old · Phone 01234 781294 500 mWalk
  • The Leys Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report March 2019, over 3 years old · Phone 01234 781982 1.4 kmCycle
  • The Chestnuts Care Quality Commission rating: Requires improvement CQC report September 2022, over 3 years old · Phone 01604 811838 4.3 kmCycle

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 MK44 1JS?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of MK44 1JS, 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 MK44 1JS?

The nearest vets to the centre of MK44 1JS 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 MK44 1JS in a conservation area?

The centre of MK44 1JS 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 MK44 1JS?

Police.uk records 8 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of MK44 1JS in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Anti-social behaviour5 reports
Violence and sexual offences1 report
Burglary1 report
Other theft1 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 MK44 1JS

Ward
Sharnbrook
Parish
Sharnbrook
Region
East of England
Country
England
Built-up area
Sharnbrook
Rural or urban
Larger rural, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

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

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