MK41
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Bedford, Goldington and Brickhill, in Bedford.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an MK41 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In MK41, 94.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How MK41 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is MK41 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in MK41 at a rate of 75.0 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 87.5 per 1,000 people across MK.
In August 2026 alone, 307 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in MK41.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,055), other crime (510) and anti-social behaviour (504).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in MK41 was 70.8 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Deprivation in MK41, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so MK41 has no single figure. Of its 31 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 2: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 6: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 7 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 5 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in MK41
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bedford 003B | 1,331 | 71.9 per 1,000 | 6 | 69.7% |
| Bedford 003C | 1,963 | 51.9 per 1,000 | 7 | 95.9% |
| Bedford 003D | 1,209 | 39.8 per 1,000 | 7 | 86.3% |
| Bedford 004F | 1,745 | 52.1 per 1,000 | 6 | 92.2% |
| Bedford 004H | 2,092 | 43.4 per 1,000 | 7 | 37.7% |
| Bedford 004I | 1,156 | 38.7 per 1,000 | 7 | 67.9% |
| Bedford 005A | 1,361 | 113.9 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.4% |
| Bedford 005B | 1,456 | 49.8 per 1,000 | 9 | 100.0% |
| Bedford 005C | 1,416 | 67.8 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.6% |
| Bedford 005D | 1,485 | 43.3 per 1,000 | 10 | 94.5% |
| Bedford 005E | 1,210 | 116.0 per 1,000 | 6 | 97.5% |
| Bedford 005F | 1,233 | 22.9 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.8% |
| Bedford 006A | 1,283 | 50.3 per 1,000 | 9 | 100.0% |
| Bedford 006B | 1,441 | 24.0 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.5% |
| Bedford 006C | 1,342 | 65.4 per 1,000 | 3 | 100.0% |
| Bedford 006D | 1,299 | 59.7 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.6% |
| Bedford 006E | 1,165 | 52.2 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.4% |
| Bedford 006F | 1,531 | 36.5 per 1,000 | 10 | 100.0% |
| Bedford 007A | 1,560 | 41.2 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.0% |
| Bedford 007B | 1,609 | 78.6 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.8% |
| Bedford 007C | 1,366 | 166.9 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.0% |
| Bedford 007D | 1,555 | 67.4 per 1,000 | 7 | 97.4% |
| Bedford 007E | 1,471 | 183.5 per 1,000 | 2 | 96.3% |
| Bedford 007F | 1,648 | 86.5 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.7% |
| Bedford 010A | 1,369 | 121.9 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.8% |
| Bedford 010B | 1,187 | 91.8 per 1,000 | 7 | 98.5% |
| Bedford 010D | 1,192 | 36.9 per 1,000 | 2 | 98.7% |
| Bedford 011A | 1,689 | 169.8 per 1,000 | 6 | 95.4% |
| Bedford 011B | 1,231 | 49.8 per 1,000 | 4 | 100.0% |
| Bedford 011C | 1,501 | 20.1 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.2% |
| Bedford 011D | 1,189 | 156.4 per 1,000 | 7 | 98.3% |
MPs for MK41
- Mohammad YasinLabourMP for Bedford84% of MK41’s postcodes
- Richard FullerConservativeMP for North Bedfordshire16% of MK41’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in MK415
Postcode sectors in MK416
Council1
Towns in MK411
Postcode districts next to MK414
Nearest rail stations2
More in the MK postcode area2
MK41 in brief
MK41 is a postcode district covering Bedford, Goldington and Brickhill, in Bedford.
About 43,408 people lived in MK41 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £335,500 in 2025 across 503 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 75.0 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in MK41 was £335,500 in 2025.
MK41 had 43,145 usual residents at the census.
In MK41, 94.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In MK41, 4.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.