# MK41 8QR: area report for a postcode in Bedford

MK41 8QR 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 8QR for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Bedford](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford) › [MK41](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk41) › [MK41 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk41-8)

## Around this postcode

- **4 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 67% on July. Bedford 006E: 52 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.4355,52.1579,MK418QR
- **Bedford St Johns, 3.8 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.4355,52.1579,MK418QR
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 160 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.4355,52.1579,MK418QR
- **No property in MK41 8QR 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=-0.4355,52.1579,MK418QR
- **England’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Bedford 006E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.4355,52.1579,MK418QR
- **£333,824 average price**: For the whole of Bedford, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.4355,52.1579,MK418QR
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.1 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.4355,52.1579,MK418QR
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 730 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.4355,52.1579,MK418QR
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at MK41 8QR**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.4355,52.1579,MK418QR
- **Low road and rail noise at MK41 8QR**: Road 49 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.4355,52.1579,MK418QR
- **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=-0.4355,52.1579,MK418QR
- **9.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.4355,52.1579,MK418QR

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Mark Rutherford School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mark-rutherford-school-e139160) | Secondary | 160 m (2 minutes on foot) | Report card, November 2025: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 40.7 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Putnoe Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/putnoe-primary-school-e139519) | Primary | 680 m (8 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2024 | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Hills Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-hills-academy-e139522) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, March 2025 | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Hazeldene School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hazeldene-school-e109506) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, October 2024 | 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Brickhill Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brickhill-primary-school-e109503) | Primary | 1.5 km (18 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2024 | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Goldington Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/goldington-academy-e136552) | Secondary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 52.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St John Rigby Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-john-rigby-catholic-primary-school-e139515) | Primary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2023 | 49% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Renhold VC Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/renhold-vc-primary-school-e109603) | Primary | 1.7 km (22 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | 43% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2025 | £519,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| October 2025 | £523,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 60 m |
| January 2025 | £550,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| June 2023 | £535,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| March 2023 | £465,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| March 2025 | £415,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| December 2025 | £216,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| July 2025 | £537,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 170 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: FAIRLEYS PHARMACY (800 m)
- Supermarkets: Aldi Goldington Bedford (730 m, Aldi); Iceland Bedford Goldington Square (810 m, Iceland); Co-op Goldington (810 m, The Co-operative Group)

## 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 006E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 4.2** (2025). Bedford 006E has a deprivation score of 4.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 2,036th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £420,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Bedford 006E was £420,000 in 2025. Joint 7,681st most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,165** (2021). Bedford 006E had 1,165 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 12,127th 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: 99.4%** (January 2026). In Bedford 006E, 99.4% 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: 52.1579, -0.4355

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)
- [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=-0.4355,52.1579,MK418QR

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