# MK41 7PX: area report for a postcode in Bedford

MK41 7PX 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 7PX for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Bedford](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford) › [MK41](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk41) › [MK41 7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk41-7)

## Around this postcode

- **15 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 15% on July. Bedford 010C: 195 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.4783,52.1504,MK417PX
- **Bedford, 1.6 km**: About 20 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.4783,52.1504,MK417PX
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 300 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.4783,52.1504,MK417PX
- **No property in MK41 7PX 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=-0.4783,52.1504,MK417PX
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Bedford 010C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.4783,52.1504,MK417PX
- **£330,462 average price**: For the whole of Bedford, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.4783,52.1504,MK417PX
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 760 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.4783,52.1504,MK417PX
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 610 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.4783,52.1504,MK417PX
- **No gigabit broadband at MK41 7PX**: Superfast for 60%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.4783,52.1504,MK417PX
- **Low road and rail noise at MK41 7PX**: Road 46 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.4783,52.1504,MK417PX
- **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=-0.4783,52.1504,MK417PX
- **11.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.4783,52.1504,MK417PX

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Edith Cavell Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/edith-cavell-primary-school-e109433) | Primary | 300 m (4 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2024 | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Bedford Modern School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bedford-modern-school-e109728) | Independent | 330 m (4 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Bedford Greenacre Independent School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bedford-greenacre-independent-school-e109717) | Independent | 470 m (6 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Livingstone Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/livingstone-primary-school-e109432) | Primary | 790 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2023 | 49% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Polam School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/polam-school-e109720) | Independent | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Scott Primary School & Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/scott-primary-school-and-nursery-e109512) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2024 | 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Great Ouse Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/great-ouse-primary-academy-e144746) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Pilgrims Pre-Preparatory School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/pilgrims-pre-preparatory-school-e109715) | Independent | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2025 | £360,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 280 m |
| June 2024 | £305,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 300 m |
| June 2025 | £418,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 340 m |
| December 2024 | £288,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 340 m |
| May 2025 | £325,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 380 m |
| January 2026 | £400,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 390 m |
| June 2026 | £365,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 390 m |
| August 2025 | £325,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 390 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: LINDEN ROAD SURGERY (760 m)
- Pharmacies: JARDINES PHARMACY (1 km)
- Dental practices: BEDFORD HEIGHTS (250 m)
- Supermarkets: Aldi Bedford (610 m, Aldi); Sainsburys Fairfield Park (750 m, Sainsburys); Tesco Bedford Brickhill Dr Express (960 m, Tesco)

## 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 010C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 26.1** (2025). Bedford 010C has a deprivation score of 26.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 10,409th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £309,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Bedford 010C was £309,000 in 2025. Joint 14,881st most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,380** (2021). Bedford 010C had 1,380 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 17,352nd 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: 85.5%** (January 2026). In Bedford 010C, 85.5% 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.

## 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: 52.1504, -0.4783

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)
- [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=-0.4783,52.1504,MK417PX

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