# MK41 6HG: area report for a postcode in Bedford

MK41 6HG 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 6HG for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Bedford](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford) › [MK41](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk41) › [MK41 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk41-6)

## Around this postcode

- **8 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 27% on July. Bedford 003C: 52 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.5040,52.1692,MK416HG
- **Bedford, 4 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.5040,52.1692,MK416HG
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 1.1 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.5040,52.1692,MK416HG
- **No property in MK41 6HG 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=-0.5040,52.1692,MK416HG
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Bedford 003C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.5040,52.1692,MK416HG
- **£333,824 average price**: For the whole of Bedford, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.5040,52.1692,MK416HG
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 250 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.5040,52.1692,MK416HG
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 560 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.5040,52.1692,MK416HG
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at MK41 6HG**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.5040,52.1692,MK416HG
- **Low road and rail noise at MK41 6HG**: Road 54 dB, rail 41 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.5040,52.1692,MK416HG
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% 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=-0.5040,52.1692,MK416HG
- **8.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.5040,52.1692,MK416HG

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Oakley Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oakley-primary-academy-e143561) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Lincroft Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lincroft-academy-e136471) | Secondary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 50.4 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Ursula Taylor Church of England School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ursula-taylor-church-of-england-school-e139990) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade | 35% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2025 | £310,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| August 2024 | £295,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 50 m |
| August 2025 | £190,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 50 m |
| May 2025 | £200,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 60 m |
| July 2026 | £245,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| September 2025 | £325,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| May 2026 | £315,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| November 2025 | £685,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 200 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: PRIORY MEDICAL CENTRE (250 m)
- Supermarkets: Budgens Clapham (560 m, Budgens)

## 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 003C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 11.7** (2025). Bedford 003C has a deprivation score of 11.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 10,762nd least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £286,625** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Bedford 003C was £286,625 in 2025. 15,054th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,963** (2021). Bedford 003C had 1,963 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 5,945th 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: 95.9%** (January 2026). In Bedford 003C, 95.9% 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.

## 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: 52.1692, -0.5040

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), July 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=-0.5040,52.1692,MK416HG

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