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MK40 3LB

Castle & Newnham · Bedford · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Castle & Newnham
Local authority
Bedford
Constituency
Bedford
Postcode district
MK40
Postcode sector
MK40 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
MK40 3NU 53 m
MK40 3HD 57 m
MK40 3HR 62 m
MK40 3EU 68 m
MK40 3NT 69 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
MK40 3LB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 2008
Postcode area
MK
Postcode district
MK40
Postcode sector
MK40 3
Latitude
52.136882
Longitude
-0.464216
British National Grid easting
505,206
British National Grid northing
249,842

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Bedford · E06000055
Electoral ward
Castle & Newnham · E05014494
Parish or community
E43000273
Westminster constituency
Bedford · E14001084
Output area
E00173772
Lower layer super output area
Bedford 012H · E01034419
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
54
Primary
30
Secondary
9

  1. Bedford College

    Further education

    474 m

  2. Bedford School

    Other independent school

    513 m

  3. Bedford Girls' School

    Other independent school

    522 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
7,607
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,871
  • Anti social behaviour 770
  • Shoplifting 734
  • Public order 611
  • Other theft 504

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

  • THE DE PARYS GROUP

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

    ODS code E81037

    620 m

  • GOLDINGTON AVENUE SURGERY

    85 GOLDINGTON AVENUE, BEDFORD, MK40 3DB

    ODS code E81047

    936 m

  • ASHBURNHAM ROAD SURGERY

    8 ASHBURNHAM ROAD, BEDFORD, MK40 1DS

    ODS code E81615

    958 m

  • LONDON ROAD HEALTH CENTRE

    84-86 LONDON ROAD, BEDFORD, MK42 0NT

    ODS code E81019

    1.2 km

  • LINDEN ROAD SURGERY

    13 LINDEN ROAD, BEDFORD, MK40 2DQ

    ODS code E81060

    1.3 km

  • QUEENS PARK HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E81021

    2.0 km

  • PUTNOE MEDICAL CENTRE PARTNERSHIP

    93 QUEENS DRIVE, BEDFORD, MK41 9JE

    ODS code E81029

    2.2 km

  • KING STREET SURGERY

    273 BEDFORD ROAD, KEMPSTON, BEDFORD, MK42 8QD

    ODS code E81038

    2.9 km

  • BEDOC HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code Y06153

    3.3 km

  • PRIORY MEDICAL CENTRE

    48 THE GLEBE, CLAPHAM, BEDFORD, MK41 6GA

    ODS code E81049

    4.4 km

Nearby transport

  • Mill Street

    TXR · Bedford

    0.0 miles

  • Cecil Higgins Gallery

    BCT · Bedford

    0.1 miles

  • Tesco Express

    TXR · Bedford

    0.1 miles

  • Lloyds Bank

    TXR · Bedford

    0.1 miles

  • St Paul's Square

    BCT · Bedford

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bedford 012H, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

9,078 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
3 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

54 open schools are in scope, including 30 primary and 9 secondary schools. Bedford College is the nearest published school at 474 m.

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

Recorded crime

7,607 published events cover 12 months, averaging 633.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,871 events.

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