Among the most deprived
IMD England
Among the highest · 25.3 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
East of England
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Coordinates & Location for MK40 1JL
Postcode
MK40 1JL
Coordinates
52.1385, -0.4734
Grid reference
TL045500
Easting
504,573
Northing
250,007
Region
East of England
Plus Code
9C4X4GQG+9J
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.
1707
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 1707 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 & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near MK40 1JL
England & WalesCrime trends · near MK40 1JL
Counts are for Greyfriars 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
35
YoY -8%
624426
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
12
YoY -20%
23168
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
5
YoY —
1050
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
12
YoY —
1371
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
9
YoY —
1692
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.41.5%
Other White21.6%
African8.4%
Bangladeshi5.5%
Caribbean3.4%
+ 10 other groups · 19.8%
Religion
Christian49.6%
No religion27.2%
Muslim14.2%
Not answered5.2%
Other religion1.4%
+ 1 other religions · 2.3%
Age groups
35–4921.2%
25–3421.1%
50–6416.6%
≤47.6%
65–746.7%
+ 6 other age groups · 26.8%
Households
Other39.2%
Any member 66+14.2%
Lone parent family: With dependent children8.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children8.1%
Cohabiting couple family: No children6.9%
+ 8 other households · 22.9%
Administrative Information
Bedford
Local Authority
Council AreaBedford E14001084
Constituency
E14001084Bedfordshire
Police Force
England
Ward
Greyfriars
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 012F E01017471
E01017471MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Bedford 012 E02003627
E02003627LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Bedford 012F E01017471
E01017471MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Bedford 012 E02003627
E02003627Urban: 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
5:47 AM
Sunrise
6:01 PM
Sunset
12 hours 14 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:47 AM
Sunset (today)
6:01 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 14 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 1JL 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: 1707
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01017471 and MSOA E02003627 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode MK40 1JL 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 1JL
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 25%
RWM expected
50%
PrimaryIndependentMixed · Ages 1–9FSM 0%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 35%
RWM expected
49%
16 plusStateMixed · Ages 16–99
All-throughIndependentBoys · Ages 7–18FSM 0%
Attainment 8
14.6
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 29%
Attainment 8
46.5
All-throughIndependentMixed · Ages 0–18FSM 0%
Attainment 8
44.9
All-throughIndependentGirls · Ages 7–18FSM 0%
Attainment 8
14.2
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 31%
RWM expected
58%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 37%
RWM expected
61%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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