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MK40 1BS

Harpur · Bedford · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Bedford
Ward
Harpur
Local authority
Bedford
Constituency
Bedford
Postcode district
MK40
Postcode sector
MK40 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
MK40 1BP 33 m
MK40 2TE 36 m
MK40 2SR 51 m
MK40 2SS 64 m
MK40 1LY 65 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
MK40 1BS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
MK
Postcode district
MK40
Postcode sector
MK40 1
Latitude
52.138727
Longitude
-0.467776
British National Grid easting
504,958
British National Grid northing
250,042

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Bedford · E06000055
Electoral ward
Harpur · E05014502
Parish or community
E43000273
Westminster constituency
Bedford · E14001084
Output area
E00183502
Lower layer super output area
Bedford 010F · E01017502
Middle layer super output area
Bedford 010 · E02003625

Postcode source versions

Explore MK40

Property

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50 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
9, Dame Alice Street, Bedford, MK40 1BS 8 January 2025 £140,000
31, Dame Alice Street, Bedford, MK40 1BS 17 May 2024 £162,000
27, Dame Alice Street, Bedford, MK40 1BS 27 October 2023 £150,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
55
Primary
30
Secondary
10

  1. Bedford School

    Other independent school

    423 m

  2. Priory Primary School

    Foundation school

    500 m

  3. Bedford College

    Further education

    604 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
7,248
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,749
  • Anti social behaviour 746
  • Shoplifting 632
  • Public order 594
  • Other theft 498

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
30

12 female, 18 male

Postcode households
19
Residents per household
1.6
MK40 1 residents
4,590

Age bands in MK40 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.8%

741 residents

Age 15 to 24
13.7%

642 residents

Age 25 to 44
40.8%

1,915 residents

Age 45 to 64
21.4%

1,005 residents

Age 65 and over
8.3%

388 residents

This postcode contained 0.7% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider MK40 1 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

10

within 5 km

  • THE DE PARYS GROUP

    ENHANCED SERVICES CENTRE, BEDFORD HEALTH VILLAGE, 3 KIMBOLTON ROAD, BEDFORD, MK40 2NT

    ODS code E81037

    647 m

  • ASHBURNHAM ROAD SURGERY

    8 ASHBURNHAM ROAD, BEDFORD, MK40 1DS

    ODS code E81615

    771 m

  • LINDEN ROAD SURGERY

    13 LINDEN ROAD, BEDFORD, MK40 2DQ

    ODS code E81060

    953 m

  • GOLDINGTON AVENUE SURGERY

    85 GOLDINGTON AVENUE, BEDFORD, MK40 3DB

    ODS code E81047

    978 m

  • LONDON ROAD HEALTH CENTRE

    84-86 LONDON ROAD, BEDFORD, MK42 0NT

    ODS code E81019

    1.5 km

  • QUEENS PARK HEALTH CENTRE

    23C CARLISLE ROAD, QUEEN'S PARK, BEDFORD, MK40 4HR

    ODS code E81021

    1.8 km

  • PUTNOE MEDICAL CENTRE PARTNERSHIP

    93 QUEENS DRIVE, BEDFORD, MK41 9JE

    ODS code E81029

    2.3 km

  • KING STREET SURGERY

    273 BEDFORD ROAD, KEMPSTON, BEDFORD, MK42 8QD

    ODS code E81038

    2.9 km

  • BEDOC HEALTHCARE

    UNIT 16, STEPHENSON COURT, FRASER ROAD, BEDFORD, MK44 3WJ

    ODS code Y06153

    3.6 km

  • PRIORY MEDICAL CENTRE

    48 THE GLEBE, CLAPHAM, BEDFORD, MK41 6GA

    ODS code E81049

    4.1 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Harpur Street

    BCT · Bedford

    0.1 miles

  • The Broadway

    BCT · Bedford

    0.1 miles

  • The Broadway

    TXR · Bedford

    0.1 miles

  • St Peters Street

    TXR · Bedford

    0.1 miles

  • St Peters Street

    BCT · Bedford

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bedford 010F, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

1 of 10

Overall England rank

1,362 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
4 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
22
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £142,500 from 6 recorded sales in MK40 1BS. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Bedford is £329,830 in June 2026, up 4.4% year on year.

Schools

55 open schools are in scope, including 30 primary and 10 secondary schools. Bedford School is the nearest published school at 423 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

7,248 published events cover 12 months, averaging 604 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,749 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.