Low deprivation
IMD England
Low · 3.3 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£573,125
Median property price
—
Annual change
East of England
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for MK40 4XU
Postcode
MK40 4XU
Coordinates
52.1426, -0.5185
Grid reference
TL014503
Easting
501,477
Northing
250,399
Region
East of England
Plus Code
9C4X4FVJ+2H
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Unknown
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.
26386
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 26386 out of 33,755 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)
England & WalesProperty sales · MK40 4XU
HM Land Registry · Bedford
Average price
£559,701
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £573,125
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Mar '25 – Jul '25Jul '25: 2 sales · avg £525,560
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£580k£530k£480k
Mar '25May '25Jun '25Jul '25
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 4XU
England & WalesCrime trends · near MK40 4XU
Counts are for Biddenham electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
5
YoY —
1161
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
1
YoY —
1050
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
3
YoY —
24120
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
320
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
1
YoY —
210
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.66.6%
Indian9.6%
Other White4.9%
Other Asian3.2%
Pakistani2.6%
+ 6 other groups · 13.1%
Religion
Christian50.6%
No religion28.6%
Muslim5.8%
Not answered5.0%
Sikh4.7%
+ 1 other religions · 5.3%
Age groups
35–4920.2%
50–6420.2%
65–7412.6%
25–3411.4%
10–157.4%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.3%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children22.4%
All members 66+15.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children15.0%
Other9.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: All children non-dependent8.6%
+ 7 other households · 29.1%
Administrative Information
Bedford
Local Authority
Council AreaNorth Bedfordshire E14001384
Constituency
E14001384Bedfordshire
Police Force
England
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 EnglandEast of England
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
East of England
NHS Region
East of England
Integrated Care Board
NHS Central East Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Bedfordshire
Sub ICB Location
NHS Central East ICB - M1J4Y
Cancer Alliance
East of England
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Bedford 008F E01034414
E01034414MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Bedford 008 E02003623
E02003623LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Bedford 008C E01017461
E01017461MSOA 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) Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings F1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
5:49 AM
Sunrise
5:59 PM
Sunset
12 hours 10 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:49 AM
Sunset (today)
5:59 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 10 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
February 2025
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~1 year
Active Duration
2025 -> PresentFebruary 2025 — Introduced
Postcode MK40 4XU introduced by Royal Mail.
Present — Active
Postcode MK40 4XU is currently active and in use.
First introduced
February 2025
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~1 year
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near MK40 4XU
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 19%
RWM expected
54%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 9%
RWM expected
74%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 35%
Attainment 8
42.1
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 16%
RWM expected
72%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 22%
RWM expected
67%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 23%
RWM expected
48%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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