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MK40 1YZ

Renhold & Ravensden · Bedford · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Renhold & Ravensden
Local authority
Bedford
Constituency
North Bedfordshire
Postcode district
MK40
Postcode sector
MK40 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
MK41 0LA 66 m
MK41 0JZ 127 m
MK41 0JL 152 m
MK41 0LD 163 m
MK41 0JR 192 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
MK40 1YZ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 August 1992
Terminated
1 December 1992
Postcode area
MK
Postcode district
MK40
Postcode sector
MK40 1
Latitude
52.163846
Longitude
-0.423899
British National Grid easting
507,900
British National Grid northing
252,900

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Bedford · E06000055
Electoral ward
Renhold & Ravensden · E05014511
Parish or community
E04011907
Westminster constituency
North Bedfordshire · E14001384
Output area
E00173754
Lower layer super output area
Bedford 004H · E01034412
Middle layer super output area
Bedford 004 · E02003619

Postcode source versions

Explore MK40

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
30
Primary
16
Secondary
5

  1. Renhold VC Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    842 m

  2. Mark Rutherford School

    Academy converter

    889 m

  3. Putnoe Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
686
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 273
  • Shoplifting 111
  • Anti social behaviour 81
  • Criminal damage and arson 37
  • Vehicle crime 31

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

7

within 5 km straight-line

  • PUTNOE MEDICAL CENTRE PARTNERSHIP

    93 QUEENS DRIVE, BEDFORD, MK41 9JE

    ODS code E81029

    2.0 km

  • GOLDINGTON AVENUE SURGERY

    85 GOLDINGTON AVENUE, BEDFORD, MK40 3DB

    ODS code E81047

    3.1 km

  • THE DE PARYS GROUP

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

    ODS code E81037

    3.5 km

  • BEDOC HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code Y06153

    4.0 km

  • LINDEN ROAD SURGERY

    13 LINDEN ROAD, BEDFORD, MK40 2DQ

    ODS code E81060

    4.4 km

  • LONDON ROAD HEALTH CENTRE

    84-86 LONDON ROAD, BEDFORD, MK42 0NT

    ODS code E81019

    4.8 km

  • ASHBURNHAM ROAD SURGERY

    8 ASHBURNHAM ROAD, BEDFORD, MK40 1DS

    ODS code E81615

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Brookside

    BCT · Salph End

    0.0 miles

  • Brookside

    BCT · Salph End

    0.0 miles

  • Hookhams Lane

    BCT · Salph End

    0.1 miles

  • Hookhams Lane

    BCT · Salph End

    0.1 miles

  • Home Close

    BCT · Salph End

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bedford 004H, 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

23,042 of 33,755

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

30 open schools are in scope, including 16 primary and 5 secondary schools. Renhold VC Primary School is the nearest published school at 842 m.

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

Recorded crime

686 published events cover 12 months, averaging 57.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 273 events.

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