Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
2056
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 2056 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 2FY
Crime trends · near MK40 2FY
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: 1,858
White Brit.43.1%
Other White17.8%
African6.5%
Bangladeshi5.5%
Caribbean4.9%
+ 10 other groups · 22.3%
Religion
Total residents: 1,867
Christian45.1%
No religion27.6%
Muslim13.2%
Not answered9.6%
Other religion1.4%
+ 2 other religions · 3.0%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,868
35–4920.7%
25–3419.3%
50–6418.8%
65–7410.3%
20–249.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 21.7%
Households
Total households: 927
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 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 010F E01017502
E01017502
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Bedford 010 E02003625
E02003625
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Bedford 010F E01017502
E01017502
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
May 2022
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~4 years
Active Duration
2022 -> Present
May 2022 — Introduced
Postcode MK40 2FY introduced by Royal Mail.
Present — Active
Postcode MK40 2FY is currently active and in use.
First introduced
May 2022
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~4 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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