MK40

Postcode district

930 live postcodes, all in Bedford.

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Deprivation by neighbourhood

English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Most deprived 10%Least

17 of Bedford’s 117 neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 20%.

Bedford, the council that holds 100% of MK40

Average house price

£333,824

Up 3.9% in a year

HM Land Registry · Jul 2026

Median full-time pay

£41,214

116th highest of 348

ONS earnings survey · 2025

House price to pay

8.1×

130th least affordable of 348

Worked out by Open Index

Deprivation score

19.7

138th most deprived of 296

MHCLG · England only

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Sectors in MK40

MK40 1133 postcodes
MK40 2223 postcodes
MK40 3216 postcodes
MK40 4337 postcodes
MK40 921 postcodes