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MK40 3UW

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 3SU 41 m
MK40 3SH 62 m
MK40 3SJ 68 m
MK40 3SQ 68 m
MK40 3UG 81 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
MK40 3UW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 August 1992
Terminated
1 December 1994
Postcode area
MK
Postcode district
MK40
Postcode sector
MK40 3
Latitude
52.139011
Longitude
-0.449617
British National Grid easting
506,200
British National Grid northing
250,100

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
E00088204
Lower layer super output area
Bedford 012E · E01017470
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
53
Primary
30
Secondary
8

  1. Castle Newnham School

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    298 m

  2. St John Rigby Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    686 m

  3. Goldington Academy

    Academy converter

    716 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,135
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,788
  • Shoplifting 681
  • Anti social behaviour 505
  • Public order 405
  • Other theft 342

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

    656 m

  • THE DE PARYS GROUP

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

    ODS code E81037

    749 m

  • PUTNOE MEDICAL CENTRE PARTNERSHIP

    93 QUEENS DRIVE, BEDFORD, MK41 9JE

    ODS code E81029

    1.3 km

  • LONDON ROAD HEALTH CENTRE

    84-86 LONDON ROAD, BEDFORD, MK42 0NT

    ODS code E81019

    1.5 km

  • ASHBURNHAM ROAD SURGERY

    8 ASHBURNHAM ROAD, BEDFORD, MK40 1DS

    ODS code E81615

    2.0 km

  • LINDEN ROAD SURGERY

    13 LINDEN ROAD, BEDFORD, MK40 2DQ

    ODS code E81060

    2.1 km

  • BEDOC HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code Y06153

    2.4 km

  • QUEENS PARK HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E81021

    3.0 km

  • KING STREET SURGERY

    273 BEDFORD ROAD, KEMPSTON, BEDFORD, MK42 8QD

    ODS code E81038

    3.9 km

  • PRIORY MEDICAL CENTRE

    48 THE GLEBE, CLAPHAM, BEDFORD, MK41 6GA

    ODS code E81049

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Fox and Hounds

    BCT · Bedford

    0.1 miles

  • Dudley Street

    BCT · Bedford

    0.1 miles

  • Dudley Street

    BCT · Bedford

    0.1 miles

  • Fox and Hounds

    BCT · Bedford

    0.1 miles

  • Phillpott's Avenue

    BCT · Bedford

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bedford 012E, 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

28,812 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
2 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 30 primary and 8 secondary schools. Castle Newnham School is the nearest published school at 298 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,135 published events cover 12 months, averaging 427.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,788 events.

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