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MK40 2UR

Brickhill · Bedford · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Brickhill
Local authority
Bedford
Constituency
Bedford
Postcode district
MK40
Postcode sector
MK40 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
MK41 7JW 107 m
MK41 8DN 107 m
MK41 7JR 117 m
MK41 8DW 119 m
MK41 8DS 137 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
MK40 2UR
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 March 1988
Terminated
1 June 1996
Postcode area
MK
Postcode district
MK40
Postcode sector
MK40 2
Latitude
52.151670
Longitude
-0.455025
British National Grid easting
505,800
British National Grid northing
251,500

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Bedford · E06000055
Electoral ward
Brickhill · E05014492
Parish or community
E04012992
Westminster constituency
Bedford · E14001084
Output area
E00088143
Lower layer super output area
Bedford 005D · E01017456
Middle layer super output area
Bedford 005 · E02003620

Postcode source versions

Explore MK40

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
53
Primary
29
Secondary
9

  1. Pilgrims Pre-Preparatory School

    Other independent school

    409 m

  2. Brickhill Primary School

    Community school

    492 m

  3. Castle Newnham School

    Academy converter

    657 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,009
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 764
  • Anti social behaviour 292
  • Vehicle crime 161
  • Criminal damage and arson 156
  • Other theft 142

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
MK40 2 residents
8,306

Age bands in MK40 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
12.2%

1,006 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.7%

1,046 residents

Age 25 to 44
31.6%

2,600 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.2%

1,988 residents

Age 65 and over
19.2%

1,580 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

  • GOLDINGTON AVENUE SURGERY

    85 GOLDINGTON AVENUE, BEDFORD, MK40 3DB

    ODS code E81047

    909 m

  • THE DE PARYS GROUP

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

    ODS code E81037

    1.2 km

  • PUTNOE MEDICAL CENTRE PARTNERSHIP

    93 QUEENS DRIVE, BEDFORD, MK41 9JE

    ODS code E81029

    1.2 km

  • LINDEN ROAD SURGERY

    13 LINDEN ROAD, BEDFORD, MK40 2DQ

    ODS code E81060

    1.9 km

  • ASHBURNHAM ROAD SURGERY

    8 ASHBURNHAM ROAD, BEDFORD, MK40 1DS

    ODS code E81615

    2.4 km

  • LONDON ROAD HEALTH CENTRE

    84-86 LONDON ROAD, BEDFORD, MK42 0NT

    ODS code E81019

    2.8 km

  • QUEENS PARK HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E81021

    3.3 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

    3.9 km

  • KING STREET SURGERY

    273 BEDFORD ROAD, KEMPSTON, BEDFORD, MK42 8QD

    ODS code E81038

    4.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Nursery Gardens

    BCT · Brickhill

    0.1 miles

  • Pipit Rise

    BCT · Brickhill

    0.1 miles

  • Pipit Rise

    BCT · Brickhill

    0.1 miles

  • Fulmar Road Link

    BCT · Brickhill

    0.1 miles

  • Pilgrims Centre

    BCT · Brickhill

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bedford 005D, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

31,460 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
10 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

53 open schools are in scope, including 29 primary and 9 secondary schools. Pilgrims Pre-Preparatory School is the nearest published school at 409 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,009 published events cover 12 months, averaging 167.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 764 events.

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