Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
9878
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 9878 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 4JH
Crime trends · near MK40 4JH
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
27
YoY +29%
ASB
7
YoY -30%
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY -100%
Burglary
0
YoY stable
Criminal damage
5
YoY stable
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
2 of 5 key categories improving · violent crime rising
59
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,877
Pakistani40.1%
Other White12.8%
White Brit.11.8%
Bangladeshi11.6%
Indian5.8%
+ 6 other groups · 17.9%
Religion
Total residents: 1,885
Muslim60.0%
Christian21.9%
No religion7.1%
Not answered5.6%
Sikh3.7%
+ 1 other religions · 1.8%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,883
35–4923.0%
25–3413.5%
50–6412.6%
10–1510.9%
≤48.7%
+ 6 other age groups · 31.2%
Households
Total households: 518
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children24.3%
With dependent children14.5%
Other12.4%
Lone parent family: With dependent children7.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: All children non-dependent7.3%
+ 9 other households · 34.2%
Administrative Information
Bedford
Local Authority
Council Area
Bedford E14001084
Constituency
E14001084
Bedfordshire
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Queens Park
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 013D E01017538
E01017538
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Bedford 013 E02003628
E02003628
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Bedford 013D E01017538
E01017538
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Bedford 013 E02003628
E02003628
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
4:09 AM
Sunrise
7:47 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:09 AM
Sunset (today)
7:47 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 4JH 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: 9878
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01017538 and MSOA E02003628 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode MK40 4JH 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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