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MK40 3BN

De Parys · Bedford · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
De Parys
Local authority
Bedford
Constituency
Bedford
Postcode district
MK40
Postcode sector
MK40 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
MK40 3AR 62 m
MK40 3AS 70 m
MK40 3BL 78 m
MK40 3AN 86 m
MK40 3BH 88 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
MK40 3BN
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1995
Terminated
1 July 1995
Postcode area
MK
Postcode district
MK40
Postcode sector
MK40 3
Latitude
52.143466
Longitude
-0.446540
British National Grid easting
506,400
British National Grid northing
250,600

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Bedford · E06000055
Electoral ward
De Parys · E05014497
Parish or community
E43000273
Westminster constituency
Bedford · E14001084
Output area
E00088280
Lower layer super output area
Bedford 009B · E01017483
Middle layer super output area
Bedford 009 · E02003624

Postcode source versions

Explore MK40

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
52
Primary
29
Secondary
8

  1. St John Rigby Catholic Primary School

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    197 m

  2. Goldington Academy

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    206 m

  3. Castle Newnham School

    Academy converter

    477 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,873
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,022
  • Anti social behaviour 361
  • Other theft 239
  • Shoplifting 213
  • Public order 206

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
MK40 3 residents
8,831

Age bands in MK40 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.8%

1,317 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.8%

813 residents

Age 25 to 44
27.7%

2,306 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.4%

2,358 residents

Age 65 and over
18.3%

1,518 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

    634 m

  • PUTNOE MEDICAL CENTRE PARTNERSHIP

    93 QUEENS DRIVE, BEDFORD, MK41 9JE

    ODS code E81029

    755 m

  • THE DE PARYS GROUP

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

    ODS code E81037

    919 m

  • LONDON ROAD HEALTH CENTRE

    84-86 LONDON ROAD, BEDFORD, MK42 0NT

    ODS code E81019

    2.1 km

  • LINDEN ROAD SURGERY

    13 LINDEN ROAD, BEDFORD, MK40 2DQ

    ODS code E81060

    2.2 km

  • ASHBURNHAM ROAD SURGERY

    8 ASHBURNHAM ROAD, BEDFORD, MK40 1DS

    ODS code E81615

    2.3 km

  • BEDOC HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code Y06153

    2.5 km

  • QUEENS PARK HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E81021

    3.4 km

  • KING STREET SURGERY

    273 BEDFORD ROAD, KEMPSTON, BEDFORD, MK42 8QD

    ODS code E81038

    4.3 km

  • PRIORY MEDICAL CENTRE

    48 THE GLEBE, CLAPHAM, BEDFORD, MK41 6GA

    ODS code E81049

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Honiton Way

    BCT · Bedford

    0.0 miles

  • Honiton Way

    BCT · Bedford

    0.1 miles

  • Sidmouth Close

    BCT · Bedford

    0.1 miles

  • Sidmouth Close

    BCT · Bedford

    0.1 miles

  • Polhill Avenue Campus

    BCT · Bedford

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bedford 009B, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

28,980 of 33,755

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

52 open schools are in scope, including 29 primary and 8 secondary schools. St John Rigby Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 197 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,873 published events cover 12 months, averaging 239.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,022 events.

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