The UK Postcode Database

MK43 7BP

a postcode in Bedford

Introduced in January 1980
MK43 7BP Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

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Streets Associated with MK43 7BP

Orchard Lane - 45 properties, USRN 27300103

Unnamed road - 2 properties, USRN 27350401

Bramley Court - 1 property, USRN 27301988

Wood Road - 1 property, USRN 27301986

Street names are those nearest to properties in this postcode, they are not necessarily the postal address

Coordinates

Latitude: 52.204 / 52°12'14"N

Longitude: -0.6133 / 0°36'47"W

UTM Reference: 30U 663089 5786408

OS Easting: 494859

OS Northing: 257097

OS Grid: SP948570

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR DZP.V1D

Mapcode Global: VHFPS.BV3T

Open Location Code: 9C4X693P+HM

Maidenhead Locator System: IO92qe68

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: D1

  • rural town
  • a small town or larger village, surrounded by populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 2b2

  • Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanites
  • Rural Amenity
  • Rural Mix

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 24355 / 32844

  • 8th decile
  • less deprived

Demographics are based on the LSOA containing this postcode and not necessarily this postcode alone

Sun and Moon Times for MK43 7BP on Monday 8 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 02:38
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 03:54
Sunrise 04:42
Transit (sun is at its highest) 13:01
Sunset 21:20
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:08
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 23:24
Hours of daylight today04:12 to 21:50
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
21:50 to 04:12
Moon Phase Waning Crescent
Moon Rises 00:22
Moon sets 12:06

For a full sun and moon calendar for MK43 7BP, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in MK43 7BP

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
8 April 2024 45 Orchard Lane, Harrold, Bedford MK43 7BP Detached Freehold £580,000
21 February 2023 Appledene, 46, Orchard Lane, Harrold, Bedford MK43 7BP Detached Freehold £500,000
6 September 2022 32 Orchard Lane, Harrold, Bedford MK43 7BP Semi-detached Freehold £350,000
21 January 2022 42 Orchard Lane, Harrold, Bedford MK43 7BP Semi-detached Freehold £405,000
30 July 2021 23 Orchard Lane, Harrold, Bedford MK43 7BP Detached Freehold £265,000
9 December 2020 40 Orchard Lane, Harrold, Bedford MK43 7BP Semi-detached Freehold £320,000
4 December 2020 18 Orchard Lane, Harrold, Bedford MK43 7BP Detached Freehold £675,000
29 November 2019 6 Orchard Lane, Harrold, Bedford MK43 7BP Detached Freehold £325,000
14 October 2019 30 Orchard Lane, Harrold, Bedford MK43 7BP Detached Freehold £370,000
12 September 2019 12 Orchard Lane, Harrold, Bedford MK43 7BP Semi-detached Freehold £325,000
24 August 2018 52 Orchard Lane, Harrold, Bedford MK43 7BP Detached Freehold £585,000
31 May 2017 4 Orchard Lane, Harrold, Bedford MK43 7BP Semi-detached Freehold £259,950
4 January 2017 49 Orchard Lane, Harrold, Bedford MK43 7BP Detached Freehold £510,000
21 December 2016 50 Orchard Lane, Harrold, Bedford MK43 7BP Detached Freehold £770,000
14 December 2016 12 Orchard Lane, Harrold, Bedford MK43 7BP Semi-detached Freehold £181,000
12 September 2016 Saddlers Cottage, 10, Orchard Lane, Harrold, Bedford MK43 7BP Semi-detached Freehold £305,000
29 April 2016 43 Orchard Lane, Harrold, Bedford MK43 7BP Detached Freehold £205,000
11 December 2015 47 Orchard Lane, Harrold, Bedford MK43 7BP Detached Freehold £525,000
14 August 2015 36 Orchard Lane, Harrold, Bedford MK43 7BP Semi-detached Freehold £210,000
7 August 2015 6 Orchard Lane, Harrold, Bedford MK43 7BP Detached Freehold £290,000
10 April 2015 Dickens House, Orchard Lane, Harrold, Bedford MK43 7BP Detached Freehold £400,000
8 September 2014 2 Orchard Lane, Harrold, Bedford MK43 7BP Detached Freehold £237,000
28 March 2014 Dickens House, Orchard Lane, Harrold, Bedford MK43 7BP Detached Freehold £370,000
21 January 2013 32 Orchard Lane, Harrold, Bedford MK43 7BP Semi-detached Freehold £184,500
23 October 2012 49 Orchard Lane, Harrold, Bedford MK43 7BP Detached Freehold £420,000
11 May 2012 50 Orchard Lane, Harrold, Bedford MK43 7BP Detached Freehold £250,000
17 December 2010 16 Orchard Lane, Harrold, Bedford MK43 7BP Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £172,500
9 June 2010 4 Orchard Lane, Harrold, Bedford MK43 7BP Semi-detached Freehold £190,000
23 May 2008 38 Orchard Lane, Harrold, Bedford MK43 7BP Semi-detached Freehold £289,995
25 October 2007 4 Orchard Lane, Harrold, Bedford MK43 7BP Semi-detached Freehold £235,000
28 June 2007 Saddlers Cottage, 10, Orchard Lane, Harrold, Bedford MK43 7BP Detached Freehold £250,000
17 October 2006 6 Orchard Lane, Harrold, Bedford MK43 7BP Detached Freehold £264,000
8 August 2003 2 Orchard Lane, Harrold, Bedford MK43 7BP Detached Freehold £232,000
31 January 2003 23 Orchard Lane, Harrold, Bedford MK43 7BP Detached Freehold £146,000
23 December 2002 4 Orchard Lane, Harrold, Bedford MK43 7BP Semi-detached Freehold £175,000
5 July 2002 14 Orchard Lane, Harrold, Bedford MK43 7BP Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £111,500
11 March 2002 2 Orchard Lane, Harrold, Bedford MK43 7BP Detached Freehold £114,500
14 September 2001 45 Orchard Lane, Harrold, Bedford MK43 7BP Detached Freehold £145,000
7 September 2000 14a Orchard Lane, Harrold, Bedford MK43 7BP Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £98,000
16 June 2000 14 Orchard Lane, Harrold, Bedford MK43 7BP Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £92,000
13 September 1999 39 Orchard Lane, Harrold, Bedford MK43 7BP Detached Freehold £208,000
6 August 1999 4 Orchard Lane, Harrold, Bedford MK43 7BP Semi-detached Freehold £71,000
9 June 1999 52 Orchard Lane, Harrold, Bedford MK43 7BP Detached Freehold £184,500
10 July 1998 18 Orchard Lane, Harrold, Bedford MK43 7BP Detached Freehold £183,000
6 May 1998 35 Orchard Lane, Harrold, Bedford MK43 7BP Semi-detached Freehold £14,000
12 December 1997 14a Orchard Lane, Harrold, Bedford MK43 7BP Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £72,000
5 December 1997 Chepstow House, Orchard Lane, Harrold, Bedford MK43 7BP Flat/apartment Freehold £55,000
31 July 1997 16 Orchard Lane, Harrold, Bedford MK43 7BP Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £55,500
12 March 1996 14 Orchard Lane, Harrold, Bedford MK43 7BP Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £59,995
10 October 1995 28 Orchard Lane, Harrold, Bedford MK43 7BP Detached Freehold £78,000
6 October 1995 16 Orchard Lane, Harrold, Bedford MK43 7BP Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £47,000
29 September 1995 14a Orchard Lane, Harrold, Bedford MK43 7BP Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £58,000
28 April 1995 14a Orchard Lane, Harrold, Bedford MK43 7BP Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £60,000
21 April 1995 Dickens House, Orchard Lane, Harrold, Bedford MK43 7BP Detached Freehold £85,000

Key to property sale icons:

First sale of newbuild property. This includes new properties created from existing properties, such as residential conversions of commercial or agricultural property, or subdivision of a larger residential property.
Subsequent sale of existing property.
Standard sale at market value to private individual.
Additional (non-standard) sale. This includes repossessions, buy-to-lets and transfers of property sold to non-private individuals.

Elected Representatives for MK43 7BP

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

North Bedfordshire

MP

Richard Fuller Conservative

Bedford Borough Council
Unitary Authority ward (UTW)

Harrold

Councillor

Alison Foster Conservative

MK43 7BP also falls within the Civil Parish of Harrold, which has its own parish council and parish councillors. These are not shown here.

Elected representative data is updated approximately monthly, so may not include recent by-elections or vacancies.

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for MK43 7BP

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00088375 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01017504 Bedford 002D Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E02003617 Bedford 002 Middle layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 August 2004 ONS
E04011893 Harrold Civil Parishes Administrative 1 April 2009 DLUHC
E05014503 Harrold Electoral Wards/Divisions Administrative/Electoral 4 May 2023 DLUHC
E06000055 Bedford Unitary Authorities Administrative 1 April 2009 DLUHC
E12000006 East of England Regions Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E14001384 North Bedfordshire Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies Electoral 4 July 2024 LGBC
E23000026 Bedfordshire Police Force Areas Other 1 January 2009 Home Office
E30000166 Bedford Travel to Work Areas Other 31 July 2015 ONS
E33025623 Workplace Zones Census 31 December 2011 ONS
E37000057 South East Midlands Local Enterprise Partnerships Other 1 April 2020 BEIS
E38000249 NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes ICB - M1J4Y Sub Integrated Care Board Locations Health 1 July 2022 ODS
E40000007 East of England NHS England Regions Health 1 April 2019 ODS
E54000024 NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board Integrated Care Boards Health 1 July 2022 ODS
E56000035 East of England Cancer Alliances Health 1 April 2024 NHS England
E63010577 Harrold Built Up Areas Census 17 April 2024 OS
E65000001 England Non-National Park Area England Non-National Park Area Census 27 February 2023 ONS
E92000001 England Country Administrative 1 January 2009 ONS

All public sector data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v2.0.

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