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

MK40 2WH 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 2WH 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

- **180 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 2% on July. Bedford 012A: 463 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.4754,52.1343,MK402WH
- **Bedford, 350 m**: About 4 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.4754,52.1343,MK402WH
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 390 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.4754,52.1343,MK402WH
- **No property in MK40 2WH 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=-0.4754,52.1343,MK402WH
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Bedford 012A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.4754,52.1343,MK402WH
- **£330,462 average price**: For the whole of Bedford, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.4754,52.1343,MK402WH
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 270 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.4754,52.1343,MK402WH
- **7 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 480 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.4754,52.1343,MK402WH
- **55% can get gigabit broadband**: Of homes and businesses in this output area, January 2026. (Output area) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gigabit-broadband?around=-0.4754,52.1343,MK402WH
- **Moderate road and rail noise at MK40 2WH**: Road 56 dB, rail 60 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.4754,52.1343,MK402WH
- **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=-0.4754,52.1343,MK402WH
- **11.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.4754,52.1343,MK402WH

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Priory Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/priory-primary-school-e109436) | Primary | 390 m (5 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Bedford College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bedford-college-e130597) | Sixth form and further education | 520 m (6 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Bedford Free School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bedford-free-school-e138228) | Secondary | 620 m (8 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, April 2025 | Attainment 8 of 51.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Polam School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/polam-school-e109720) | Independent | 710 m (9 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Peter Pan Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/peter-pan-nursery-school-e109417) | Nursery | 900 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, April 2023 | – |
| [Cauldwell School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cauldwell-school-e144528) | Primary | 930 m (12 minutes on foot) | Report card, November 2025: safeguarding met | 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Bedford Girls' School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bedford-girls-school-e109727) | Independent | 980 m (12 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [St John's School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-johns-school-e137469) | Special | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2023 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2025 | £212,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| April 2026 | £180,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| November 2025 | £213,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |
| January 2025 | £208,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 190 m |
| March 2026 | £310,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 210 m |
| March 2026 | £520,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 220 m |
| November 2023 | £182,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 220 m |
| February 2026 | £240,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 220 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Bedford (350 m, 4 minutes on foot); Bedford St Johns (760 m, 9 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: ASHBURNHAM ROAD SURGERY (270 m)
- Pharmacies: LINDLEYS CHEMIST (390 m); BOOTS (500 m); BEDFORD PHARMACY (500 m); SUPERDRUG PHARMACY (540 m); KAY'S CHEMIST (560 m)
- Dental practices: BEDFORD DENTAL CENTRE (110 m); MIDLAND ROAD DENTAL SURGERY (130 m); DENTAL SURGERY (130 m); PRIORY DENTAL PRACTICE (550 m); DENTAL SURGERY (650 m)
- Supermarkets: Iceland Greenhill Street Bedford (480 m, Iceland); Tesco Bedford Harpur Express (480 m, Tesco); Morrisons Daily Bedford Greenhill Street (500 m, Morrisons); Tesco Bedford Ford End Express (510 m, Tesco); Farmfoods Fenlake Bedford (620 m, Farmfoods)

## 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 012A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 46.2** (2025). Bedford 012A has a deprivation score of 46.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 3,101st most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £190,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Bedford 012A was £190,000 in 2025. Joint 5,597th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,306** (2021). Bedford 012A had 2,306 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 1,996th most 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: 72.5%** (January 2026). In Bedford 012A, 72.5% 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: 52.1343, -0.4754

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)
- [Gigabit broadband coverage](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gigabit-broadband), January 2026 (Output area)
- [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=-0.4754,52.1343,MK402WH

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