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MK40 1YE

Kempston South · Bedford · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Kempston South
Local authority
Bedford
Constituency
Bedford
Postcode district
MK40
Postcode sector
MK40 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
MK42 7SB 61 m
MK42 7SH 105 m
MK42 7UH 132 m
MK42 7QB 144 m
MK42 7EF 145 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
MK40 1YE
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1992
Terminated
1 December 1995
Postcode area
MK
Postcode district
MK40
Postcode sector
MK40 1
Latitude
52.109002
Longitude
-0.493007
British National Grid easting
503,300
British National Grid northing
246,700

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Bedford · E06000055
Electoral ward
Kempston South · E05014506
Parish or community
E04011894
Westminster constituency
Bedford · E14001084
Output area
E00088437
Lower layer super output area
Bedford 018G · E01034423
Middle layer super output area
Bedford 018 · E02003633

Postcode source versions

Explore MK40

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
49
Primary
26
Secondary
9

  1. Springfield Primary School

    Academy converter

    626 m

  2. Daubeney Academy

    Academy converter

    762 m

  3. Balliol Primary School

    Community school

    806 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,950
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 692
  • Shoplifting 331
  • Anti social behaviour 183
  • Criminal damage and arson 162
  • Public order 161

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

8

within 5 km straight-line

  • KING STREET SURGERY

    273 BEDFORD ROAD, KEMPSTON, BEDFORD, MK42 8QD

    ODS code E81038

    1.1 km

  • QUEENS PARK HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E81021

    2.7 km

  • THE VALE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    WOOTTON VALE HLTH LIV CTR, FIELDS ROAD, WOOTTON, BEDFORD, MK43 9JJ

    ODS code Y00560

    2.9 km

  • LONDON ROAD HEALTH CENTRE

    84-86 LONDON ROAD, BEDFORD, MK42 0NT

    ODS code E81019

    3.0 km

  • ASHBURNHAM ROAD SURGERY

    8 ASHBURNHAM ROAD, BEDFORD, MK40 1DS

    ODS code E81615

    3.2 km

  • LINDEN ROAD SURGERY

    13 LINDEN ROAD, BEDFORD, MK40 2DQ

    ODS code E81060

    4.0 km

  • THE DE PARYS GROUP

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

    ODS code E81037

    4.3 km

  • GOLDINGTON AVENUE SURGERY

    85 GOLDINGTON AVENUE, BEDFORD, MK40 3DB

    ODS code E81047

    4.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Chantry Avenue

    BCT · Kempston

    0.1 miles

  • Chantry Avenue

    BCT · Kempston

    0.1 miles

  • Magnolia Close

    BCT · Kempston

    0.2 miles

  • Magnolia Close

    BCT · Kempston

    0.2 miles

  • Duke Inn

    BCT · Kempston

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bedford 018G, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

20,962 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
8 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

49 open schools are in scope, including 26 primary and 9 secondary schools. Springfield Primary School is the nearest published school at 626 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,950 published events cover 12 months, averaging 162.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 692 events.

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