MK43 8JA

a postcode in Bedford

Introduced in January 1980

MK43 8JA	Normal (geographic) postcodes	Large user postcodes

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Streets Associated with MK43 8JA

Manor Close - 37 properties, USRN 27300296

Village Road - 1 property, USRN 27301566

Oakley Road - 1 property, USRN 27301567

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 52.1544 / 52°9'15"N

Longitude: -0.5235 / 0°31'24"W

UTM Reference: 30U 669414 5781102

OS Easting: 501109

OS Northing: 251705

OS Grid: TL011517

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR G1Q.SKH

Mapcode Global: VHFQ6.W33S

Open Location Code: 9C4X5F3G+QH

Maidenhead Locator System: IO92rd77

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: D1

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

ONS Population Classification: 5a2

Ethnically Diverse Suburb-an Professionals
Outer Suburbs
Suburban Empty Nesters

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 27284 / 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 8JA 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)	13:04
Sunset	21:27
Civil twilight ends (Dusk)	22:16
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall)	23:35

Hours of daylight today	04:12 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 8JA, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in MK43 8JA

Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
16 February 2022	16 Manor Close, Bromham, Bedford MK43 8JA	Detached	Freehold	£553,500
14 December 2020	12 Manor Close, Bromham, Bedford MK43 8JA	Detached	Freehold	£532,500
22 November 2019	8 Manor Close, Bromham, Bedford MK43 8JA	Semi-detached	Freehold	£405,000
27 November 2015	26 Manor Close, Bromham, Bedford MK43 8JA	Semi-detached	Freehold	£360,000
5 October 2015	24 Manor Close, Bromham, Bedford MK43 8JA	Detached	Freehold	£390,000
5 September 2014	28 Manor Close, Bromham, Bedford MK43 8JA	Detached	Freehold	£463,000
4 September 2013	12 Manor Close, Bromham, Bedford MK43 8JA	Detached	Freehold	£425,000
14 August 2013	20 Manor Close, Bromham, Bedford MK43 8JA	Detached	Freehold	£415,000
8 March 2013	13 Manor Close, Bromham, Bedford MK43 8JA	Detached	Freehold	£295,000
26 October 2012	The Old Barn, Manor Close, Bromham, Bedford MK43 8JA	Semi-detached	Freehold	£388,750
16 December 2010	8 Manor Close, Bromham, Bedford MK43 8JA	Semi-detached	Freehold	£302,000
12 August 2010	2 Manor Close, Bromham, Bedford MK43 8JA	Semi-detached	Freehold	£317,000
16 June 2010	32 Manor Close, Bromham, Bedford MK43 8JA	Semi-detached	Freehold	£283,000
10 September 2009	20 Manor Close, Bromham, Bedford MK43 8JA	Semi-detached	Freehold	£275,000
3 July 2008	33 Manor Close, Bromham, Bedford MK43 8JA	Detached	Freehold	£320,000
24 May 2007	Manor Lodge, Manor Close, Bromham, Bedford MK43 8JA	Detached	Freehold	£499,000
6 April 2004	1 Manor Close, Bromham, Bedford MK43 8JA	Detached	Freehold	£270,000
5 December 2002	2 Manor Close, Bromham, Bedford MK43 8JA	Semi-detached	Freehold	£249,000
16 August 2001	23 Manor Close, Bromham, Bedford MK43 8JA	Detached	Freehold	£228,750
29 September 2000	25 Manor Close, Bromham, Bedford MK43 8JA	Detached	Freehold	£159,950
11 March 1999	27 Manor Close, Bromham, Bedford MK43 8JA	Semi-detached	Freehold	£138,000
13 February 1998	6 Manor Close, Bromham, Bedford MK43 8JA	Detached	Freehold	£144,000
29 January 1998	1 Manor Close, Bromham, Bedford MK43 8JA	Detached	Freehold	£138,750
29 March 1996	6 Manor Close, Bromham, Bedford MK43 8JA	Detached	Freehold	£88,000
4 May 1995	8 Manor Close, Bromham, Bedford MK43 8JA	Detached	Freehold	£100,000
17 March 1995	3 Manor Close, Bromham, Bedford MK43 8JA	Detached	Freehold	£85,000
20 January 1995	Felbridge Court, Manor Close, Bromham, Bedford MK43 8JA	Detached	Freehold	£156,000

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 8JA

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 8JA 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 8JA

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
E00088174		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 January 2009	ONS
E01017463	Bedford 008E	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

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