Among the least deprived
IMD England
13
Crime · May '26
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Avg property price
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Annual change
East of England
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for MK40 4PX
Postcode
MK40 4PX
Coordinates
52.1426, -0.5060
Grid reference
TL023504
Easting
502,335
Northing
250,417
Region
East of England
Plus Code
9C4X4FVV+2J
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.
29488
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 29488 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 4PX
HM Land Registry · Bedford
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Police Recorded Crime near MK40 4PX
Crime trends · near MK40 4PX
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
1371
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
3
YoY -40%
ASB
1050
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY -80%
Vehicle Crime
24120
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
5
YoY +100%
Burglary
320
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY stable
Criminal damage
210
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY +100%
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.64.6%
Indian8.7%
Other White7.4%
African2.5%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group2.1%
+ 7 other groups · 14.6%
Religion
Christian49.5%
No religion30.0%
Not answered6.5%
Muslim4.8%
Sikh4.8%
+ 1 other religions · 4.4%
Age groups
50–6421.4%
35–4918.3%
25–3413.9%
65–7410.9%
10–157.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.5%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children19.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children14.3%
All members 66+12.8%
Other10.1%
Any member 66+8.8%
+ 7 other households · 34.4%
Administrative Information
Bedford
Local Authority
Council AreaNorth Bedfordshire E14001384
Constituency
E14001384Bedfordshire
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Biddenham
Constituency code
E14001384
EU Electoral Region
Eastern
Parish
Biddenham
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 008B E01017460
E01017460MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Bedford 008 E02003623
E02003623LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Bedford 008B E01017460
E01017460MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Bedford 008 E02003623
E02003623Urban: 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
May 1994
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~32 years
Active Duration
1994 -> PresentMay 1994 — Introduced
Postcode MK40 4PX 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: 29488
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01017460 and MSOA E02003623 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode MK40 4PX is currently active and in use.
First introduced
May 1994
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~32 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
Schools near MK40 4PX
Open state schools within 2 km of this postcode, ranked by distance.
St James' CofE Academy
Bedford · MK40 4BD
Good
0.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11
Biddenham International School and Sports College
Bedford · MK40 4AZ
Good
0.4 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18
St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary and Pre-School
Bedford · MK40 4AT
Good
0.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Great Ouse Primary Academy
Bedford · MK40 4TJ
Good
0.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Westfield Primary School
Bedford · MK40 4HW
Good
0.8 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Great Denham Primary School
Bedford · MK40 4GG
Outstanding
1.0 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Queen's Park Academy
Bedford · MK40 4HA
Good
1.0 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Bedford Modern School
Bedford · MK41 7NT
1.1 mi
All-throughIndependentMixed · Ages 7–18
Bromham CofE Primary School
Bedford · MK43 8NR
Good
1.1 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Edith Cavell Primary School
Bedford · MK41 7NH
Good
1.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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