Among the most deprived
IMD England
Around average · 7.0 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£150,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
East of England
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for MK40 1BS
Postcode
MK40 1BS
Coordinates
52.1387, -0.4678
Grid reference
TL049500
Easting
504,958
Northing
250,042
Region
East of England
Plus Code
9C4X4GQJ+FV
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Bedford
Travel to Work
Bedford
ITL Region
Bedford
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
1362
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 1362 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesProperty sales · MK40 1BS
HM Land Registry · Bedford
Average price
£150,666
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £150,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Oct '23 – Jan '25Jan '25: 1 sales · avg £140,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£162k£151k£140k
Oct '23May '24Jan '25
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime near MK40 1BS
England & WalesCrime trends · near MK40 1BS
Counts are for Harpur electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
30
YoY +30%
302213
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
7
YoY -53%
16104
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
2
YoY —
950
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
740
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
6
YoY —
840
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.43.1%
Other White17.8%
African6.5%
Bangladeshi5.5%
Caribbean4.9%
+ 10 other groups · 22.3%
Religion
Christian45.1%
No religion27.6%
Muslim13.2%
Not answered9.6%
Other religion1.4%
+ 2 other religions · 3.0%
Age groups
35–4920.7%
25–3419.3%
50–6418.8%
65–7410.3%
20–249.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 21.7%
Households
Other38.6%
Any member 66+19.6%
Lone parent family: With dependent children7.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children6.4%
Cohabiting couple family: No children6.2%
+ 7 other households · 22.1%
Administrative Information
Bedford
Local Authority
Council AreaBedford E14001084
Constituency
E14001084Bedfordshire
Police Force
England
Ward
Harpur
Constituency code
E14001084
EU Electoral Region
Eastern
Parish
Bedford, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Bedford
Health & NHS
East of England
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS EnglandEast of England
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
East of England
NHS Region
East of England
Integrated Care Board
NHS Central East Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Bedfordshire
Sub ICB Location
NHS Central East ICB - M1J4Y
Cancer Alliance
East of England
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Bedford 010F E01017502
E01017502MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Bedford 010 E02003625
E02003625LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Bedford 010F E01017502
E01017502MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Bedford 010 E02003625
E02003625Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
5:49 AM
Sunrise
5:59 PM
Sunset
12 hours 10 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:49 AM
Sunset (today)
5:59 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 10 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode MK40 1BS introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 1362
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01017502 and MSOA E02003625 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode MK40 1BS is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near MK40 1BS
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
All-throughIndependentBoys · Ages 7–18FSM 0%
Attainment 8
14.6
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 25%
RWM expected
50%
16 plusStateMixed · Ages 16–99
PrimaryIndependentMixed · Ages 1–9FSM 0%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 35%
RWM expected
49%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 29%
Attainment 8
46.5
All-throughIndependentGirls · Ages 7–18FSM 0%
Attainment 8
14.2
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 10%
RWM expected
74%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 9%
RWM expected
67%
All-throughIndependentMixed · Ages 0–18FSM 0%
Attainment 8
44.9
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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