MK43 8HN lies on Orchard Close in Bromham, Bedford. MK43 8HN is located in the Bromham 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 September 1991.


| Easting | 500999 |
| Northing | 251507 |
| Latitude | 52.152618 |
| Longitude | -0.525189 |
| Street | Orchard Close |
| Locality | Bromham |
| Town/City | Bedford |
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | MK43 |
Elevation or altitude of MK43 8HN 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 | Bromham |
|---|---|
| Constituency | North East Bedfordshire |
2025 24 JUL £825,000 |
2025 2 MAY £950,000 |
2019 20 AUG £640,000 |
2019 27 FEB £557,500 |
2018 31 AUG £580,000 |
2017 15 NOV £660,000 |
2016 30 MAR £610,000 |
6, ORCHARD CLOSE, BROMHAM, BEDFORD, MK43 8HN 2007 25 OCT £580,000 |
3, ORCHARD CLOSE, BROMHAM, BEDFORD, MK43 8HN 2006 27 OCT £575,000 |
2004 16 NOV £500,000 |
| Orchard Close (Village Road) | Bromham | 103m |
| Orchard Close (Village Road) | Bromham | 106m |
| Wingfield Road (Village Road) | Bromham | 169m |
| Wingfield Road (Village Road) | Bromham | 174m |
| Molivers Lane | Bromham | 185m |
| Bedford Station | 3.6km |
| Bedford St Johns Station | 4.7km |
| 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 | 74.1Mbps |
| Average download speed | 57.3Mbps |
| Maximum download speed | 80.00Mbps |
| Median upload speed | 19.6Mbps |
| Average upload speed | 14.6Mbps |
| 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 | 0.0% |
Estimated total energy consumption in MK43 8HN by fuel type, 2015.
| Consumption (kWh) | 274,930 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 9 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 30,548 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 26,202 |
| Consumption (kWh) | 53,241 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 7 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 7,606 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 7,226 |


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| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| Post Office Molivers Lane | 17:15 | 10:50 | 138m |
| Grange Lane | 16:55 | 10:55 | 566m |
| The Swan Bridge End | 17:20 | 11:00 | 899m |
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 8HN:
| 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 8HN:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | E00088175 | |
| LSOA | E01017460 | Bedford 008B |
| MSOA | E02003623 | Bedford 008 |
| MK43 8JZ | Wingfield Road | 89m |
| MK43 8JY | Wingfield Road | 112m |
| MK43 8JS | The Green | 123m |
| MK43 8BX | Willow Close | 144m |
| MK43 8JX | Woodland Drive | 188m |
| MK43 8HU | Village Road | 199m |
| MK43 8GY | Arundel Gardens | 207m |
| MK43 8JR | The Green | 225m |
| MK43 8JA | Manor Close | 227m |
| MK43 8JU | Woodland Drive | 232m |