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MK40 postcode area · Bedford

The MK40 postcode district spans 12 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Bedford. Area Scores range from 14 to 87 across them. Every full MK40 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The MK40 district contains both ends of the scale: Bromham & Biddenham at 87 out of 100 (#882 of 6,856 in England) against Queens Park at 15, a 72-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 4 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 5 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £248,000 in Cauldwell to £452,500 in Wyboston, Great Barford & Cople — a 1.8× gap within the MK40 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£43,125a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime96per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)39
Owner-occupied60%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the MK40 district

£350,000median home sold over the past year · +20.7% over 5 years · +2.9% over the year · 533 sales
Detached£570,000
Semi-detached£353,000
Terraced£340,000
Flat£168,247
Bedford£345,000
East of England£348,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Bromham & BiddenhamBedford 88287 £405,000
PutnoeBedford 1,01385 £369,575
BrickhillBedford 1,91772 £413,750
NewnhamBedford 2,23367 £350,000
Wyboston, Great Barford & CopleBedford 2,72660 £452,500
Kempston West & SouthBedford 3,28852 £312,500
De ParysBedford 3,45350 £330,000
Castle & KingswayBedford 5,18724 £350,000
KingsbrookBedford 5,33822 £268,000
HarpurBedford 5,55119 £260,000
CauldwellBedford 5,70817 £248,000
Queens ParkBedford 5,83215 £295,000

People living in MK40 Census 2021

Residents114,362
Median age (est.)39
Density730per km²
No qualifications18%
Degree or above35%
No car or van22%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 11%25–44 29%45–64 25%65+ 16%

Tenure

Own outright: 30%Mortgage/shared: 31%Social rent: 17%Private rent: 23%
Own outright 30%Mortgage/shared 31%Social rent 17%Private rent 23%

Households

One person: 30%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 26%Lone parent: 11%Other: 16%
One person 30%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 11%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 20% · Elementary 13% · Associate professional 13%

All occupation groups
Professional20%
Elementary13%
Associate professional13%
Managers & directors12%
Skilled trades9%
Caring & leisure9%
Administrative9%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant7%

Ethnic group

White: 72%Asian: 15%Black: 6%Mixed: 5%Other: 2%
White 72%Asian 15%Black 6%Mixed 5%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 47% · No religion 32% · Muslim 10%

Born outside the UK: 26%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in MK40

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the MK40 district.

Kempston

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around MK40.

MK41 MK42 MK44 MK43 MK45 SG17 MK46 SG19

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.