The UK Postcode Database

MK43 8HN

a postcode in Bedford

Introduced in September 1991
MK43 8HN Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

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Streets Associated with MK43 8HN

Orchard Close - 10 properties, USRN 27300316

Village Road - 1 property, USRN 27301566

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 52.1526 / 52°9'9"N

Longitude: -0.5252 / 0°31'30"W

UTM Reference: 30U 669307 5780903

OS Easting: 500999

OS Northing: 251507

OS Grid: TL009515

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR G1X.015

Mapcode Global: VHFQ6.V574

Open Location Code: 9C4X5F3F+3W

Maidenhead Locator System: IO92rd66

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: D1

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

ONS Population Classification: 2b1

  • Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanites
  • Rural Amenity
  • Ageing Rural Communities

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 29488 / 32844

  • 9th decile
  • much less deprived

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

Sun and Moon Times for MK43 8HN on Friday 26 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 02:34
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 03:53
Sunrise 04:42
Transit (sun is at its highest) 13:05
Sunset 21:27
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:16
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 23:35
Hours of daylight today04:12 to 21:57
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
21:57 to 04:13
Moon Phase Waxing Gibbous
Moon Sets 00:42
Moon Rises 17:57

For a full sun and moon calendar for MK43 8HN, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in MK43 8HN

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
20 August 2019 8 Orchard Close, Bromham, Bedford MK43 8HN Detached Freehold £640,000
27 February 2019 9 Orchard Close, Bromham, Bedford MK43 8HN Detached Freehold £557,500
31 August 2018 9 Orchard Close, Bromham, Bedford MK43 8HN Detached Freehold £580,000
15 November 2017 2 Orchard Close, Bromham, Bedford MK43 8HN Detached Freehold £660,000
30 March 2016 8 Orchard Close, Bromham, Bedford MK43 8HN Detached Freehold £610,000
25 October 2007 6 Orchard Close, Bromham, Bedford MK43 8HN Detached Freehold £580,000
27 October 2006 3 Orchard Close, Bromham, Bedford MK43 8HN Detached Freehold £575,000
16 November 2004 4 Orchard Close, Bromham, Bedford MK43 8HN Detached Freehold £500,000
21 May 2004 7 Orchard Close, Bromham, Bedford MK43 8HN Detached Freehold £380,000
23 July 2002 2 Orchard Close, Bromham, Bedford MK43 8HN Detached Freehold £335,000
5 July 2002 1 Orchard Close, Bromham, Bedford MK43 8HN Detached Freehold £249,950
21 June 1997 6 Orchard Close, Bromham, Bedford MK43 8HN Detached Freehold £260,000
19 October 1995 1 Orchard Close, Bromham, Bedford MK43 8HN Detached Freehold £199,995
29 September 1995 7 Orchard Close, Bromham, Bedford MK43 8HN Detached Freehold £189,000
31 May 1995 5 Orchard Close, Bromham, Bedford MK43 8HN Detached Freehold £200,000

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 8HN

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

North Bedfordshire

MP

Richard Fuller Conservative

Bedford Borough Council
Unitary Authority ward (UTW)

Bromham

Councillors

Robert Rigby Conservative

Dylan Simmons Conservative

MK43 8HN also falls within the Civil Parish of Bromham, 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 8HN

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00088175 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01017460 Bedford 008B Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E02003623 Bedford 008 Middle layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 August 2004 ONS
E04011881 Bromham Civil Parishes Administrative 1 April 2009 DLUHC
E05014493 Bromham 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
E33025653 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
E63010697 Bromham (Bedford) 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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