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MK41 postcode area · Bedford

The MK41 postcode district spans 11 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Bedford. Area Scores range from 16 to 87 across them. Every full MK41 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The MK41 district contains both ends of the scale: Bromham & Biddenham at 87 out of 100 (#882 of 6,856 in England) against Cauldwell at 17, a 70-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 5 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 3 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 MK41 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£44,035a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime88per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)41
Owner-occupied62%

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 MK41 district

£336,750median home sold over the past year · +16.7% over 5 years · +3.5% over the year · 462 sales
Detached£475,000
Semi-detached£332,500
Terraced£270,000
Flat£169,000
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
Clapham, Oakley & ThurleighBedford 1,97971 £310,000
NewnhamBedford 2,23367 £350,000
Wyboston, Great Barford & CopleBedford 2,72660 £452,500
De ParysBedford 3,45350 £330,000
GoldingtonBedford 4,56433 £302,000
Castle & KingswayBedford 5,18724 £350,000
HarpurBedford 5,55119 £260,000
CauldwellBedford 5,70817 £248,000

People living in MK41 Census 2021

Residents101,297
Median age (est.)41
Density532per km²
No qualifications16%
Degree or above37%
No car or van21%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 11%25–44 27%45–64 26%65+ 18%

Tenure

Own outright: 32%Mortgage/shared: 30%Social rent: 16%Private rent: 22%
Own outright 32%Mortgage/shared 30%Social rent 16%Private rent 22%

Households

One person: 31%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 26%Lone parent: 11%Other: 16%
One person 31%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 11%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 21% · Associate professional 13% · Managers & directors 13%

All occupation groups
Professional21%
Associate professional13%
Managers & directors13%
Elementary12%
Skilled trades9%
Administrative9%
Caring & leisure9%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 77%Asian: 11%Black: 5%Mixed: 5%Other: 2%
White 77%Asian 11%Black 5%Mixed 5%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 50% · No religion 34% · Muslim 5%

Born outside the UK: 22%

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.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around MK41.

MK40 MK44 MK42 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.