# MK40 2EX: area report for a postcode in Bedford

MK40 2EX is a postcode 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 2EX for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Bedford](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford) › [MK40](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk40) › [MK40 2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk40-2)

## Around this postcode

- **112 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 20% on July. Bedford 010A: 122 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.4686,52.1433,MK402EX
- **Bedford, 1.1 km**: About 14 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.4686,52.1433,MK402EX
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 400 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.4686,52.1433,MK402EX
- **No property in MK40 2EX listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-0.4686,52.1433,MK402EX
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Bedford 010A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.4686,52.1433,MK402EX
- **£330,462 average price**: For the whole of Bedford, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.4686,52.1433,MK402EX
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 640 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.4686,52.1433,MK402EX
- **6 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 320 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.4686,52.1433,MK402EX
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at MK40 2EX**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.4686,52.1433,MK402EX
- **Moderate road and rail noise at MK40 2EX**: Road 55 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.4686,52.1433,MK402EX
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-0.4686,52.1433,MK402EX
- **11.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.4686,52.1433,MK402EX

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Bedford School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bedford-school-e109718) | Independent | 400 m (5 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Livingstone Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/livingstone-primary-school-e109432) | Primary | 530 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2023 | 49% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Polam School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/polam-school-e109720) | Independent | 640 m (8 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Priory Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/priory-primary-school-e109436) | Primary | 750 m (9 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Edith Cavell Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/edith-cavell-primary-school-e109433) | Primary | 790 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2024 | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Pilgrims Pre-Preparatory School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/pilgrims-pre-preparatory-school-e109715) | Independent | 940 m (12 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Bedford Modern School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bedford-modern-school-e109728) | Independent | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Castle Newnham School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/castle-newnham-school-e151125) | All-through | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| May 2024 | £191,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| December 2025 | £350,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 30 m |
| March 2023 | £140,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| March 2026 | £360,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| May 2026 | £150,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| September 2023 | £115,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| June 2023 | £575,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| April 2026 | £278,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: THE DE PARYS GROUP (640 m); LINDEN ROAD SURGERY (730 m); GOLDINGTON AVENUE SURGERY (870 m)
- Pharmacies: BROADWAY PHARMACY (380 m); GOLDHARTS CHEMIST (550 m); SUPERDRUG PHARMACY (610 m); BEDFORD PHARMACY (620 m); KAY'S CHEMIST (660 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (230 m); DENTAL SURGERY (400 m); TIME FOR TEETH HMP BEDFORD (460 m); DENTAL SURGERY (530 m); ST. PETERS STUDIO CLINIC (540 m)
- Supermarkets: Sainsburys Bedford Tavistock Street Local (320 m, Sainsburys); Lidl Central Bedford Bedford (560 m, Lidl); Budgens Bedford (620 m, Budgens); Morrisons Daily Bedford Greenhill Street (620 m, Morrisons); Iceland Greenhill Street Bedford (630 m, Iceland)

## 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.

## Bedford 010A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 25.4** (2025). Bedford 010A has a deprivation score of 25.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 10,830th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £277,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Bedford 010A was £277,000 in 2025. Joint 14,129th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,369** (2021). Bedford 010A had 1,369 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 16,895th least populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 99.8%** (January 2026). In Bedford 010A, 99.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## MK40 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £350,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in MK40 was £350,000 in 2025. Joint 789th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 40,022** (2021). MK40 had 40,022 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 455th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 1%** (2022). About 1% of people in MK40 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 86.3%** (January 2026). In MK40, 86.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Bedford](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford)
- Centre: 52.1433, -0.4686

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.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), August 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-0.4686,52.1433,MK402EX

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk40-2ex