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.
Police Recorded Crime near MK40 2DZ
Crime trends · near MK40 2DZ
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
24
YoY +26%
ASB
9
YoY -25%
Vehicle Crime
2
YoY stable
Burglary
1
YoY stable
Criminal damage
8
YoY +700%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
1 of 5 key categories improving · criminal damage rising
68
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,881
White Brit.56.1%
Other White17.7%
African5.0%
Indian3.4%
Caribbean2.2%
+ 9 other groups · 15.6%
Religion
Total residents: 1,884
Christian48.0%
No religion34.9%
Not answered7.4%
Muslim6.0%
Hindu1.3%
+ 1 other religions · 2.4%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,878
25–3422.2%
35–4919.2%
50–6413.3%
85 years and over9.8%
20–247.5%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.0%
Households
Total households: 939
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 Area
Bedford E14001084
Constituency
E14001084
Bedfordshire
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 Scotland
East 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
E01017501
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Bedford 010 E02003625
E02003625
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Bedford 010E E01017501
E01017501
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Bedford 010 E02003625
E02003625
Urban: 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
4:12 AM
Sunrise
7:44 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:12 AM
Sunset (today)
7:44 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> Present
January 1980 — Introduced
Postcode MK40 2DZ 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 2DZ 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
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