Among the least deprived
IMD England
Low · 2.6 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£337,750
Median property price
—
Annual change
East of England
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for MK41 8HJ
Postcode
MK41 8HJ
Coordinates
52.1522, -0.4357
Grid reference
TL071515
Easting
507,122
Northing
251,582
Region
East of England
Plus Code
9C4X5H27+VP
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.
27868
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 27868 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 · MK41 8HJ
HM Land Registry · Bedford
Average price
£347,500
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £337,750
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jul '24 – Feb '25Feb '25: 2 sales · avg £337,750
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£367k£352k£338k
Jul '24Feb '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 MK41 8HJ
England & WalesCrime trends · near MK41 8HJ
Counts are for Putnoe 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
10
YoY stable
18114
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
13
YoY —
1370
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
630
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
320
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
1
YoY —
420
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.74.3%
Other White9.0%
Indian5.6%
Pakistani2.4%
White & Black Caribbean1.9%
+ 1 other groups · 6.9%
Religion
Christian55.3%
No religion30.6%
Not answered5.1%
Muslim4.1%
Hindu2.6%
+ 1 other religions · 2.4%
Age groups
50–6418.9%
35–4916.4%
75–8413.3%
65–7412.2%
25–348.9%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.4%
Households
Any member 66+25.8%
All members 66+16.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children13.4%
Other9.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children8.4%
+ 7 other households · 26.6%
Administrative Information
Bedford
Local Authority
Council AreaBedford E14001084
Constituency
E14001084Bedfordshire
Police Force
England
Ward
Putnoe
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 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 007A E01017488
E01017488MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Bedford 007 E02003622
E02003622LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Bedford 007A E01017488
E01017488MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Bedford 007 E02003622
E02003622Urban: 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
5:52 AM
Sunrise
5:54 PM
Sunset
12 hours 2 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:52 AM
Sunset (today)
5:54 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 2 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode MK41 8HJ 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: 27868
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01017488 and MSOA E02003622 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode MK41 8HJ is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near MK41 8HJ
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 40%
RWM expected
57%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 17%
RWM expected
75%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 13%
RWM expected
63%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 27%
Attainment 8
41.5
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 23%
Attainment 8
54.3
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 12%
RWM expected
49%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 35%
RWM expected
62%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 19%
Progress 8
-0.01
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 18%
RWM expected
57%
PrimaryIndependentMixed · Ages 0–7FSM 0%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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