MK43 7BP lies on Orchard Lane in Harrold, Bedford. MK43 7BP is located in the Harrold electoral ward, within the unitary authority of Bedford and the English Parliamentary constituency of North East Bedfordshire. The Sub Integrated Care Board (ICB) Location is NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes ICB - M1J4Y and the police force is Bedfordshire. This postcode has been in use since January 1980.


| Easting | 494859 |
| Northing | 257097 |
| Latitude | 52.203947 |
| Longitude | -0.613342 |
| Street | Orchard Lane |
| Locality | Harrold |
| Town/City | Bedford |
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | MK43 |
Elevation or altitude of MK43 7BP as distance above sea level:
| Metres | Feet | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 50m | 164ft |
Elevation is measured from the approximate centre of the postcode, to the nearest point on an OS contour line from OS Terrain 50, which has contour spacing of ten vertical metres.
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| Ward | Harrold |
|---|---|
| Constituency | North East Bedfordshire |
2024 8 APR £580,000 |
APPLEDENE, 46, ORCHARD LANE, HARROLD, BEDFORD, MK43 7BP 2023 21 FEB £500,000 |
23, ORCHARD LANE, HARROLD, BEDFORD, MK43 7BP 2021 30 JUL £265,000 |
51, ORCHARD LANE, HARROLD, BEDFORD, MK43 7BP 2021 29 JAN £540,000 |
2020 4 DEC £675,000 |
2019 29 NOV £325,000 |
30, ORCHARD LANE, HARROLD, BEDFORD, MK43 7BP 2019 14 OCT £370,000 |
2018 24 AUG £585,000 |
2017 4 JAN £510,000 |
2016 21 DEC £770,000 |
| The Institute (High Street) | Harrold | 248m |
| Harrold Institute (High Street) | Harrold | 253m |
| Harrold Priory Middle School (High Street) | Harrold | 301m |
| Mowhills (High Street) | Harrold | 425m |
| Mowhills (High Street) | Harrold | 432m |
| Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband | 97.6% |
| Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband | 0.0% |
Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps
| Median download speed | 39.1Mbps |
| Average download speed | 35.7Mbps |
| Maximum download speed | 75.92Mbps |
| Median upload speed | 8.2Mbps |
| Average upload speed | 8.5Mbps |
| Maximum upload speed | 20.00Mbps |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps | 2.4% |
Estimated total energy consumption in MK43 7BP by fuel type, 2015.
| Consumption (kWh) | 633,939 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 34 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 18,645 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 17,760 |
| Consumption (kWh) | 219,810 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 46 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 4,778 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 3,689 |



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| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| Post Office High Street | 16:50 | 10:15 | 407m |
| New Road | 16:45 | 10:10 | 590m |
| Odell Road | 16:40 | 10:05 | 708m |
The below table lists the International Territorial Level (ITL) codes (formerly Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) codes) and Local Administrative Units (LAU) codes for MK43 7BP:
| ITL 1 Code | Name |
|---|---|
| TLH | East |
| ITL 2 Code | Name |
| TLH2 | Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire |
| ITL 3 Code | Name |
| TLH24 | Bedford |
| LAU 1 Code | Name |
| E06000055 | Bedford |
The below table lists the Census Output Area (OA), Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA), and Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA) for MK43 7BP:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | E00088375 | |
| LSOA | E01017504 | Bedford 002D |
| MSOA | E02003617 | Bedford 002 |
| MK43 7BW | Brook Lane | 115m |
| MK43 7BE | Orchard Lane | 117m |
| MK43 7ER | Dickens Close | 164m |
| MK43 7BG | Bramley Court | 175m |
| MK43 7BJ | High Street | 226m |
| MK43 7FS | Saxon House End | 260m |
| MK43 7BH | High Street | 265m |
| MK43 7BS | Wood Road | 267m |
| MK43 7EW | Eagle Way | 301m |
| MK43 7FR | Roman Paddock | 312m |