High deprivation
IMD England
59
Crime · May '26
£215,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
East of England
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for MK40 2BU
Postcode
MK40 2BU
Coordinates
52.1407, -0.4769
Grid reference
TL043502
Easting
504,329
Northing
250,245
Region
East of England
Plus Code
9C4X4GRF+76
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.
7008
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 7008 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)
Property sales · MK40 2BU
HM Land Registry · Bedford
Average price
£217,714
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £215,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Sep '23 – Apr '25Apr '25: 1 sales · avg £122,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£301k£211k£122k
Sep '23Feb '24Jun '24Nov '24Apr '25
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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 2BU
Crime trends · near MK40 2BU
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
302213
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
27
YoY +12%
ASB
16104
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
8
YoY -38%
Vehicle Crime
950
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
3
YoY -50%
Burglary
740
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY -100%
Criminal damage
840
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY +100%
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.56.1%
Other White17.7%
African5.0%
Indian3.4%
Caribbean2.2%
+ 9 other groups · 15.6%
Religion
Christian48.0%
No religion34.9%
Not answered7.4%
Muslim6.0%
Hindu1.3%
+ 1 other religions · 2.4%
Age groups
25–3422.2%
35–4919.2%
50–6413.3%
85 years and over9.8%
20–247.5%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.0%
Households
Other39.5%
Any member 66+14.6%
Cohabiting couple family: No children10.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children7.8%
Lone parent family: With dependent children6.7%
+ 8 other households · 21.4%
Administrative Information
Bedford
Local Authority
Council AreaBedford E14001084
Constituency
E14001084Bedfordshire
Police Force
Scotland-wide
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 ScotlandEast of England
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
East of England
NHS Region
East of England
Integrated Care Board
NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Bedfordshire
Sub ICB Location
NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes ICB - M1J4Y
Cancer Alliance
East of England
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Bedford 010E E01017501
E01017501MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Bedford 010 E02003625
E02003625LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Bedford 010E E01017501
E01017501MSOA 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
3:54 AM
Sunrise
8:20 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:54 AM
Sunset (today)
8:20 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 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 2BU 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: 7008
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01017501 and MSOA E02003625 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode MK40 2BU is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
Schools near MK40 2BU
Open state schools within 2 km of this postcode, ranked by distance.
Polam School
0 mPrimary· Bedford
Livingstone Primary School
269 mPrimary· Bedford
Priory Primary School
360 mPrimary· Bedford
Edith Cavell Primary School
734 mPrimary· Bedford
Bedford Modern School
870 mAll-through· Bedford
Bedford School
905 mAll-through· Bedford
Bedford College
994 m16 plus· Bedford
Great Ouse Primary Academy
1.1 kmPrimary· Bedford
Queen's Park Academy
1.1 kmPrimary· Bedford
Bedford Free School
1.1 kmSecondary· Bedford
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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