Merchant Lane is in Cranfield, Bedford and in Mid Bedfordshire district.
MK43 0BU is located in the Cranfield and Marston Moretaine electoral ward, within the English
Parliamentary constituency of Mid Bedfordshire. This postcode has been in use
since 1980-01-01.
StreetScan combines information about Merchant Lane, Cranfield, Bedford, MK43 0BU and displays a report on the
quality of
life in this place and its surroundings.
Nearby postcodes are: MK43 0TW, MK43 0BS, MK43 0BY, MK43 0BZ, MK43 0DE, MK43 0DP, MK43 0DR, MK43 0DG, MK43 0HU.
Address | Sale Price | Sale Date | Price Estimate 2023 |
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6 Merchant Lane, Bedford, Central Bedfordshire Detached, an established residential building | £240,000 | 2020-01-31 | £300,566 |
1A Merchant Lane, Bedford, Central Bedfordshire Detached, an established residential building | £358,125 | 2019-09-26 | £447,763 |
2 Merchant Lane, Bedford, Central Bedfordshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building | £280,000 | 2019-09-13 | £350,635 |
2 Merchant Lane, Bedford, Central Bedfordshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building | £253,000 | 2016-02-26 | £357,889 |
1B Merchant Lane, Bedford, Central Bedfordshire Detached, a newly built property | £310,000 | 2014-12-19 | £510,285 |
Ofsted Overall Effectiveness | Distance | Establishment Type | Has Nursery Classes | Gender | More Info | |
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Cranfield Church of England Academy Court Road , Cranfield MK43 0DR | 3out of 4 | 365 yd | Academy converter | No | Mixed | More About School |
North Crawley CofE School Church Walk , North Crawley MK16 9LL | 3out of 4 | 3,998 yd | Voluntary controlled school | No | Mixed | More About School |
Shelton Lower School Lower Shelton Road , Marston Moretaine MK43 0LS | 3out of 4 | 4,499 yd | Foundation school | No | Mixed | More About School |
Marston Moreteyne VC School Church Walk , MK43 0NE | - not rated | 4,767 yd | Voluntary controlled school | Yes | Mixed | More About School |
Thomas Johnson Lower School Hurst Grove , Lidlington MK43 0SB | 3out of 4 | 4,973 yd | Community school | Yes | Mixed | More About School |
Ofsted Overall Effectiveness | Distance | Establishment Type | Has Nursery Classes | Gender | More Info | |
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Holywell School Red Lion Close , Cranfield MK43 0JA | 3out of 4 | 517 yd | Academy converter | No | Mixed | More About School |
Ofsted Overall Effectiveness | Distance | Establishment Type | Has Nursery Classes | Gender | More Info | |
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Cranfield University Stafford Cripps Building No 41 , MK43 0AL | - not rated | 1,443 yd | Higher education institutions | Not Applicable | Mixed | More About School |
School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.
Business Name | Address | Food hygiene rating | Distance |
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Gurkha Kitchen Cranfield UK Ltd/The Swan | 2 Court Road, Cranfield | 120 yd |
Business Name | Address | Food hygiene rating | Distance |
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The Cross Keys | 159 High Street, Cranfield | 557 yd |
Business Name | Address | Food hygiene rating | Distance |
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Cranfield Spice | 116 High Street, Cranfield | 187 yd | |
The Golden House | 189A High Street, Cranfield | 557 yd | |
Mr Fish | 189 High Street, Cranfield | 557 yd | |
Methi Cranfield | Unit A 187 High Street, Cranfield | 624 yd |
Facility Name | Sport Objects | Distance |
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High Street Recreation Ground EAST HILLS | grass pitches | 356 yd |
Holywell School Red Lion Close | grass pitches | 416 yd |
Cranfield Church Of England Academy (St Paul Site) Braeburn Way | grass pitches | 759 yd |
This statistics are based on Active Places Data - Contains Data © Sport England
Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband | 100.0% |
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband | 100.0% |
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband | 100.0% |
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband | 100.0% |
Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s | 0.0% |
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s | 0.0% |
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s | 0.0% |
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s | 0.0% |
Median download speed | 79.7 Mbit/s |
Average download speed | 87.7 Mbit/s |
Minimum download speed | 160 Mbit/s |
Maximum download speed | 160 Mbit/s |
Median upload speed | 19.9 Mbit/s |
Average upload speed | 18.6 Mbit/s |
Maximum upload speed | 30 Mbit/s |
Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.
In 2023, 65 crimes were reported
near Merchant Lane .
67% of streets in the UK are more dangerous.
This street can be considered safe.
The most common type of crime was
violence and sexual offences. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of MK43 0BU.
Crime statistics are based on data provided by Home Office through data.police.uk under the
Open Government Licence.
The percentage of retired residents living in MK43 0BU area is much higher than the country's average. According to Census 2011, 33% residents of this area were retired, while the average in the UK was 14%.
Full-Time Employee | 93 |
Retired | 85 |
Part-Time Employee | 28 |
Self-Employed | 23 |
Student (economically inactive) | 11 |
Other | 8 |
Looking after home or family | 8 |
Long-Term Sick or disabled | 1 |
Full-Time Student (with or without job) | 1 |
Unemployed |
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles | 24 |
Education | 22 |
Professional, scientific and technical activities | 15 |
Transport and storage | 13 |
Human health and social work activities | 12 |
Manufacturing | 10 |
Construction | 10 |
Administrative and support service activities | 7 |
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security | 6 |
Other | 5 |
Accommodation and food service activities | 5 |
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities | 5 |
Information and communication | 3 |
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply | 2 |
Financial and insurance activities | 1 |
Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 1 |
Real estate activities | 1 |
Female | 147 |
Male | 149 |
Single | 70 |
Married: Opposite sex | 128 |
Separated | 10 |
Divorced | 24 |
Widowed | 22 |
Very good health | 132 |
Good health | 114 |
Fair health | 38 |
Bad health | 9 |
Very bad health | 3 |
No qualifications | 44 |
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent | 16 |
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels | 28 |
Apprenticeship | 21 |
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels | 35 |
Degree or Similar | 104 |
Other | 9 |
Bangladeshi | 2 |
Chinese | 7 |
Indian | 1 |
Other Asian | 7 |
Mixed White and Asian | 1 |
Mixed White and African | 1 |
Mixed White and Caribbean | 2 |
Mixed Other | 1 |
White | 262 |
Arab | 9 |
Other | 4 |
United Kingdom | 244 |
European Union | 14 |
Rest of Europe | 2 |
Africa | 10 |
Middle East and Asia | 15 |
The Americas and the Caribbean | 10 |
Born in the UK | 244 |
10+ Years | 29 |
5-10 Years | 10 |
2-5 Years | 7 |
Less than 2 years | 7 |
United Kingdom | 233 |
Italy | 2 |
Spain | 3 |
Poland | 3 |
Romania | 2 |
Other EU countries | 8 |
North Africa | 2 |
Middle East | 1 |
Eastern Asia | 5 |
South-East Asia | 2 |
North America and the Caribbean | 1 |
Central and South America | 2 |
No passport held | 35 |
No religion | 110 |
Christian | 149 |
Buddhist | 3 |
Muslim | 13 |
Sikh | 1 |
Other religion | 1 |
Not answered | 18 |