# MK40 1: postcode sector in Bedford 133 live postcodes, all in Bedford. A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Bedford. Open the map at MK40 1 for neighbourhoods and points. In: [Bedford](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford) › [MK40](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk40) ## Key figures - **Average house price: £330,462** (August 2026). Bedford’s average house price was £330,462 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 1.1% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026. - **Median full-time pay: £41,214** (2025). Full-time workers living in Bedford earned a median of £41,214 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 116th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025. - **House price to pay: 8.0×** (2025). A home in Bedford costs 8.0 times local full-time pay. Joint 133rd least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026. - **Deprivation score: 19.7** (2025). Bedford has a deprivation score of 19.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 138th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025. ## About - Type: Postcode sector - Live postcodes: 133 - Council: [Bedford](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford) - Centre: 52.1366, -0.4720 Council: [Bedford](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford) (Unitary authority, 100%). ## Your MP - [Bedford](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bedford): Mohammad Yasin (Labour), MP since July 2024. As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API. ## Postcodes in MK40 1 [MK40 1AA](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk40-1aa), [MK40 1AH](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk40-1ah), [MK40 1AJ](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk40-1aj), [MK40 1AL](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk40-1al), [MK40 1AN](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk40-1an), [MK40 1AQ](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk40-1aq), [MK40 1AR](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk40-1ar), [MK40 1AS](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk40-1as), [MK40 1AT](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk40-1at), [MK40 1AW](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk40-1aw), [MK40 1AX](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk40-1ax), [MK40 1AY](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk40-1ay), [MK40 1AZ](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk40-1az), [MK40 1BH](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk40-1bh), [MK40 1BJ](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk40-1bj), [MK40 1BL](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk40-1bl), [MK40 1BN](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk40-1bn), [MK40 1BP](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk40-1bp), [MK40 1BS](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk40-1bs), [MK40 1BY](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk40-1by), [MK40 1BZ](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk40-1bz), [MK40 1DA](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk40-1da), [MK40 1DE](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk40-1de), [MK40 1DG](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk40-1dg), [MK40 1DH](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk40-1dh), [MK40 1DJ](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk40-1dj), [MK40 1DN](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk40-1dn), [MK40 1DP](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk40-1dp), [MK40 1DQ](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk40-1dq), [MK40 1DS](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk40-1ds), [MK40 1DU](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk40-1du), [MK40 1DW](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk40-1dw), [MK40 1DX](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk40-1dx), [MK40 1DY](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk40-1dy), [MK40 1DZ](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk40-1dz), [MK40 1EA](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk40-1ea), [MK40 1ED](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk40-1ed), [MK40 1EF](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk40-1ef), [MK40 1EG](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk40-1eg), [MK40 1EJ](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk40-1ej), [MK40 1EL](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk40-1el), [MK40 1EP](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk40-1ep), [MK40 1EQ](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk40-1eq), [MK40 1EZ](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk40-1ez), [MK40 1FB](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk40-1fb), [MK40 1FD](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk40-1fd), [MK40 1HA](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk40-1ha), [MK40 1HB](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk40-1hb), [MK40 1HG](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk40-1hg), [MK40 1HH](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk40-1hh), [MK40 1HJ](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk40-1hj), [MK40 1HP](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk40-1hp), [MK40 1HS](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk40-1hs), [MK40 1HT](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk40-1ht), [MK40 1HU](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk40-1hu), [MK40 1HZ](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk40-1hz), [MK40 1JA](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk40-1ja), [MK40 1JB](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk40-1jb), [MK40 1JD](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk40-1jd), [MK40 1JE](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk40-1je), [MK40 1JF](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk40-1jf), [MK40 1JH](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk40-1jh), [MK40 1JJ](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk40-1jj), [MK40 1JL](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk40-1jl), [MK40 1JN](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk40-1jn), [MK40 1JP](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk40-1jp), [MK40 1JR](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk40-1jr), [MK40 1JW](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk40-1jw), [MK40 1JX](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk40-1jx), [MK40 1LA](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk40-1la), [MK40 1LB](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk40-1lb), [MK40 1LD](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk40-1ld), [MK40 1LE](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk40-1le), [MK40 1LJ](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk40-1lj), [MK40 1LN](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk40-1ln), [MK40 1LQ](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk40-1lq), [MK40 1LR](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk40-1lr), [MK40 1LT](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk40-1lt), [MK40 1LX](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk40-1lx), [MK40 1LY](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk40-1ly), [MK40 1NE](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk40-1ne), [MK40 1NH](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk40-1nh), [MK40 1NJ](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk40-1nj), [MK40 1NN](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk40-1nn), [MK40 1NS](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk40-1ns), [MK40 1NT](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk40-1nt), [MK40 1NU](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk40-1nu), [MK40 1PE](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk40-1pe), [MK40 1PF](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk40-1pf), [MK40 1PG](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk40-1pg), [MK40 1PJ](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk40-1pj), [MK40 1PL](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk40-1pl), [MK40 1PR](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk40-1pr), [MK40 1PS](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk40-1ps), [MK40 1PW](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk40-1pw), [MK40 1PX](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk40-1px), [MK40 1QA](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk40-1qa), [MK40 1QB](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk40-1qb), [MK40 1QE](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk40-1qe), [MK40 1QH](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk40-1qh), [MK40 1QN](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk40-1qn), [MK40 1QS](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk40-1qs), [MK40 1QT](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk40-1qt), [MK40 1QU](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk40-1qu), [MK40 1QW](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk40-1qw), [MK40 1QX](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk40-1qx), [MK40 1RA](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk40-1ra), [MK40 1RB](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk40-1rb), [MK40 1RD](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk40-1rd), [MK40 1RH](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk40-1rh), [MK40 1RN](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk40-1rn), [MK40 1RW](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk40-1rw), [MK40 1RY](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk40-1ry), [MK40 1RZ](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk40-1rz), [MK40 1SB](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk40-1sb), [MK40 1SL](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk40-1sl), [MK40 1SP](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk40-1sp), [MK40 1SQ](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk40-1sq), [MK40 1SU](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk40-1su), [MK40 1SY](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk40-1sy), [MK40 1TE](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk40-1te), [MK40 1TF](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk40-1tf), [MK40 1TH](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk40-1th), [MK40 1TJ](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk40-1tj), [MK40 1TN](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk40-1tn), [MK40 1TP](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk40-1tp), [MK40 1TQ](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk40-1tq), [MK40 1TT](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk40-1tt), [MK40 1TU](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk40-1tu), [MK40 1UH](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk40-1uh), [MK40 1YD](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk40-1yd), [MK40 1YN](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk40-1yn), [MK40 1ZL](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk40-1zl) ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. 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