# MK40 4XX: area report for a postcode in Bedford

MK40 4XX 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 4XX for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Bedford](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford) › [MK40](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk40) › [MK40 4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk40-4)

## Around this postcode

- **20 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 9% on July. Bedford 008G: 65 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.5118,52.1287,MK404XX
- **Bedford, 2.4 km**: About 29 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.5118,52.1287,MK404XX
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 440 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.5118,52.1287,MK404XX
- **No property in MK40 4XX 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=-0.5118,52.1287,MK404XX
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Bedford 008G. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.5118,52.1287,MK404XX
- **£330,462 average price**: For the whole of Bedford, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.5118,52.1287,MK404XX
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.4 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.5118,52.1287,MK404XX
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 140 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.5118,52.1287,MK404XX
- **86% can get gigabit broadband**: Of homes and businesses in this output area, January 2026. (Output area) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gigabit-broadband?around=-0.5118,52.1287,MK404XX
- **Low road and rail noise at MK40 4XX**: Road 47 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.5118,52.1287,MK404XX
- **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=-0.5118,52.1287,MK404XX
- **9.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.5118,52.1287,MK404XX

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Great Denham Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/great-denham-primary-school-e135996) | Primary | 440 m (6 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), May 2024 | 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St James' CofE Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-james-cofe-academy-e148982) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, February 2025 | 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Rivertree Free School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rivertree-free-school-e150792) | Special | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Biddenham International School and Sports College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/biddenham-international-school-and-sports-college-e109690) | Secondary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, November 2024 | Attainment 8 of 40.3 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Grange Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/grange-academy-e139374) | Special | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Greys Education Centre](https://openindex.co.uk/school/greys-education-centre-e139320) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 1.5 km (18 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2024 | – |
| [Westfield Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/westfield-primary-school-e109666) | Primary | 1.5 km (18 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Kempston Rural Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kempston-rural-primary-school-e109463) | Primary | 1.5 km (18 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2025 | £341,045 | Terraced, new build, freehold | 50 m |
| June 2025 | £499,995 | Detached, new build, freehold | 60 m |
| July 2025 | £215,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| March 2026 | £195,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| November 2025 | £256,495 | Flat or maisonette, new build, leasehold | 100 m |
| October 2025 | £534,995 | Detached, new build, freehold | 110 m |
| November 2024 | £240,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| August 2026 | £340,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: THE VILLAGE PHARMACY (90 m)
- Supermarkets: Sainsburys Bedford Great Denham Local (140 m, Sainsburys)

## 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 008G (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 19.1** (2025). Bedford 008G has a deprivation score of 19.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 15,375th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £359,498** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Bedford 008G was £359,498 in 2025. 11,149th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,508** (2021). Bedford 008G had 1,508 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 23,109th 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: 91.1%** (January 2026). In Bedford 008G, 91.1% 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: 52.1287, -0.5118

Council: [Bedford](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford) (Unitary authority, 100%).

## Your MP

- [North Bedfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/north-bedfordshire): Richard Fuller (Conservative), 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=-0.5118,52.1287,MK404XX

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