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MK40 1LS

Greyfriars · Bedford · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Greyfriars
Local authority
Bedford
Constituency
Bedford
Postcode district
MK40
Postcode sector
MK40 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
MK40 1HJ 18 m
MK40 1HP 38 m
MK40 1PR 43 m
MK40 1LR 55 m
MK40 1PW 61 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
MK40 1LS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1990
Postcode area
MK
Postcode district
MK40
Postcode sector
MK40 1
Latitude
52.136600
Longitude
-0.471619
British National Grid easting
504,700
British National Grid northing
249,800

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Bedford · E06000055
Electoral ward
Greyfriars · E05014501
Parish or community
E43000273
Westminster constituency
Bedford · E14001084
Output area
E00183587
Lower layer super output area
Bedford 012A · E01017466
Middle layer super output area
Bedford 012 · E02003627

Postcode source versions

Explore MK40

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
55
Primary
30
Secondary
10

  1. Priory Primary School

    Foundation school

    266 m

  2. Bedford College

    Further education

    445 m

  3. Bedford Free School

    Free schools

    569 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
7,444
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,849
  • Anti social behaviour 779
  • Shoplifting 650
  • Public order 616
  • Other theft 490

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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.

GP practices

10

within 5 km straight-line

  • ASHBURNHAM ROAD SURGERY

    8 ASHBURNHAM ROAD, BEDFORD, MK40 1DS

    ODS code E81615

    451 m

  • LINDEN ROAD SURGERY

    13 LINDEN ROAD, BEDFORD, MK40 2DQ

    ODS code E81060

    939 m

  • THE DE PARYS GROUP

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

    ODS code E81037

    996 m

  • GOLDINGTON AVENUE SURGERY

    85 GOLDINGTON AVENUE, BEDFORD, MK40 3DB

    ODS code E81047

    1.3 km

  • LONDON ROAD HEALTH CENTRE

    84-86 LONDON ROAD, BEDFORD, MK42 0NT

    ODS code E81019

    1.4 km

  • QUEENS PARK HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E81021

    1.5 km

  • KING STREET SURGERY

    273 BEDFORD ROAD, KEMPSTON, BEDFORD, MK42 8QD

    ODS code E81038

    2.6 km

  • PUTNOE MEDICAL CENTRE PARTNERSHIP

    93 QUEENS DRIVE, BEDFORD, MK41 9JE

    ODS code E81029

    2.6 km

  • BEDOC HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code Y06153

    3.7 km

  • PRIORY MEDICAL CENTRE

    48 THE GLEBE, CLAPHAM, BEDFORD, MK41 6GA

    ODS code E81049

    4.1 km

Nearby transport

  • Greyfriars

    TXR · Bedford

    0.0 miles

  • Bus Station

    BCE · Bedford

    0.0 miles

  • Bus Station

    BCS · Bedford

    0.1 miles

  • Bus Station

    BCS · Bedford

    0.1 miles

  • Bus Station

    BCS · Bedford

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bedford 012A, 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

3,120 of 33,755

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

Evidence in context

Schools

55 open schools are in scope, including 30 primary and 10 secondary schools. Priory Primary School is the nearest published school at 266 m.

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

Recorded crime

7,444 published events cover 12 months, averaging 620.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,849 events.

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