# MK41 0XZ: area report for a postcode in Bedford

MK41 0XZ 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 MK41 0XZ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Bedford](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford) › [MK41](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk41) › [MK41 0](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk41-0)

## Around this postcode

- **2 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 60% on July. Bedford 007C: 167 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.4115,52.1486,MK410XZ
- **Bedford St Johns, 4.4 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.4115,52.1486,MK410XZ
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 1.3 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.4115,52.1486,MK410XZ
- **No property in MK41 0XZ 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=-0.4115,52.1486,MK410XZ
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Bedford 007C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.4115,52.1486,MK410XZ
- **£333,824 average price**: For the whole of Bedford, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.4115,52.1486,MK410XZ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.8 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.4115,52.1486,MK410XZ
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 460 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.4115,52.1486,MK410XZ
- **97% can get gigabit broadband**: Of homes and businesses in this output area, January 2026. (Output area) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gigabit-broadband?around=-0.4115,52.1486,MK410XZ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at MK41 0XZ**: Road 55 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.4115,52.1486,MK410XZ
- **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=-0.4115,52.1486,MK410XZ
- **10.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.4115,52.1486,MK410XZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Putnoe Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/putnoe-primary-school-e139519) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2024 | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Goldington Green Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/goldington-green-academy-e139523) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Renhold VC Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/renhold-vc-primary-school-e109603) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | 43% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Mark Rutherford School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mark-rutherford-school-e139160) | Secondary | 2 km (25 minutes on foot) | Report card, November 2025: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 40.7 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| January 2023 | £290,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 230 m |
| June 2025 | £330,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 320 m |
| August 2025 | £325,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 390 m |
| April 2026 | £320,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 400 m |
| June 2026 | £315,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 410 m |
| March 2026 | £358,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 430 m |
| March 2024 | £435,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 440 m |
| February 2024 | £362,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 460 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: 121 PHARMACY (450 m)
- Supermarkets: Lidl Perkins Road (460 m, Lidl); Waitrose Bedford (760 m, Waitrose)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £333,824** (July 2026). Bedford’s average house price was £333,824 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 3.9% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 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: 8.1×** (2025). A home in Bedford costs 8.1 times local full-time pay. Joint 130th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 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 007C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 42.0** (2025). Bedford 007C has a deprivation score of 42.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 4,046th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,366** (2021). Bedford 007C had 1,366 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 16,773rd 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: 99.0%** (January 2026). In Bedford 007C, 99.0% 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.
- **Claimant rate: 8.8%** (August 2026). In Bedford 007C, 8.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026.

## MK41 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £335,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in MK41 was £335,500 in 2025. 876th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 43,145** (2021). MK41 had 43,145 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 353rd 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: 9%** (2022). About 9% of people in MK41 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: 94.1%** (January 2026). In MK41, 94.1% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Bedford](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford)
- Centre: 52.1486, -0.4115

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), July 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=-0.4115,52.1486,MK410XZ

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