MK43 7RT lies on Ruffs Furze in Oakley, Bedford. MK43 7RT is located in the Clapham & Oakley 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 | 501041 |
| Northing | 253279 |
| Latitude | 52.168536 |
| Longitude | -0.524049 |
| Street | Ruffs Furze |
| Locality | Oakley |
| Town/City | Bedford |
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | MK43 |
Elevation or altitude of MK43 7RT as distance above sea level:
| Metres | Feet | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 40m | 131ft |
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 | Clapham & Oakley |
|---|---|
| Constituency | North East Bedfordshire |
104, RUFFS FURZE, OAKLEY, BEDFORD, MK43 7RT 2025 13 FEB £513,000 |
2020 11 SEP £415,000 |
2017 18 AUG £467,000 |
2016 29 JAN £270,000 |
2015 23 JUL £295,000 |
80, RUFFS FURZE, OAKLEY, BEDFORD, MK43 7RT 2013 19 JUN £320,000 |
102, RUFFS FURZE, OAKLEY, BEDFORD, MK43 7RT 2012 22 JUN £310,000 |
2011 27 OCT £315,000 |
2011 17 AUG £208,000 |
108, RUFFS FURZE, OAKLEY, BEDFORD, MK43 7RT 2011 4 FEB £295,000 |
| Parsonage Close (Lovell Road) | Oakley | 245m |
| Parsonage Close (Lovell Road) | Oakley | 250m |
| Dewlands (Church Lane) | Oakley | 257m |
| Dewlands (Church Lane) | Oakley | 289m |
| Lincroft Middle School (Lincroft Middle School Drive) | Oakley | 290m |
| Bedford Station | 4.7km |
| Bedford St Johns Station | 5.8km |
| Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband | 100.0% |
| 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 | 32.4Mbps |
| Average download speed | 33.1Mbps |
| Maximum download speed | 58.74Mbps |
| Median upload speed | 8.5Mbps |
| Average upload speed | 6.0Mbps |
| Maximum upload speed | 10.00Mbps |
| 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 | 0.0% |
Estimated total energy consumption in MK43 7RT by fuel type, 2015.
| Consumption (kWh) | 417,502 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 26 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 16,058 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 15,352 |
| Consumption (kWh) | 84,156 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 23 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 3,659 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 4,099 |



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| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| Ruffs Furze | 16:40 | 11:05 | 139m |
| Post Office High Street | 16:35 | 11:00 | 472m |
| Lovell Road | 16:45 | 10:50 | 520m |
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 7RT:
| 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 7RT:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | E00088495 | |
| LSOA | E01017528 | Bedford 003E |
| MSOA | E02003618 | Bedford 003 |
| MK43 7RS | Ruffs Furze | 95m |
| MK43 7RR | Ruffs Furze | 124m |
| MK43 7TH | The Spinney | 131m |
| MK43 7PW | Flax Close | 153m |
| MK43 7RU | Church Lane | 164m |
| MK43 7RP | Church Lane | 200m |
| MK43 7RW | Dewlands | 204m |
| MK43 7TG | Parsonage Close | 240m |
| MK43 7RN | Dewlands | 243m |
| MK43 7SF | Grenidge Way | 246m |