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MK40 4AG

Biddenham · Bedford · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Bedford
Ward
Biddenham
Local authority
Bedford
Constituency
North Bedfordshire
Postcode district
MK40
Postcode sector
MK40 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
MK40 4AF 81 m
MK40 4FJ 139 m
MK40 4AB 162 m
MK40 4FN 169 m
MK40 4UG 172 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
MK40 4AG
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
MK
Postcode district
MK40
Postcode sector
MK40 4
Latitude
52.143746
Longitude
-0.501539
British National Grid easting
502,636
British National Grid northing
250,552

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Bedford · E06000055
Electoral ward
Biddenham · E05014491
Parish or community
E04011877
Westminster constituency
North Bedfordshire · E14001384
Output area
E00183475
Lower layer super output area
Bedford 008B · E01017460
Middle layer super output area
Bedford 008 · E02003623

Postcode source versions

Explore MK40

Property

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22 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
1a, Windmill Hill, Biddenham, Bedford, MK40 4AG 25 March 2025 £770,000
4, Windmill Hill, Biddenham, Bedford, MK40 4AG 3 April 2024 £650,000
1a, Windmill Hill, Biddenham, Bedford, MK40 4AG 16 September 2019 £530,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
53
Primary
28
Secondary
10

  1. Great Ouse Primary Academy

    Free schools

    716 m

  2. St James' CofE Academy

    Academy converter

    739 m

  3. St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary and Pre-School

    Academy converter

    777 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,074
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 399
  • Vehicle crime 163
  • Anti social behaviour 143
  • Criminal damage and arson 80
  • Other theft 72

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
32

16 female, 16 male

Postcode households
12
Residents per household
2.7
MK40 4 residents
17,674

Age bands in MK40 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
24.2%

4,273 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.8%

2,091 residents

Age 25 to 44
33.7%

5,966 residents

Age 45 to 64
20.8%

3,672 residents

Age 65 and over
9.5%

1,676 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider MK40 4 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

9

within 5 km

  • QUEENS PARK HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E81021

    1.3 km

  • LINDEN ROAD SURGERY

    13 LINDEN ROAD, BEDFORD, MK40 2DQ

    ODS code E81060

    1.5 km

  • ASHBURNHAM ROAD SURGERY

    8 ASHBURNHAM ROAD, BEDFORD, MK40 1DS

    ODS code E81615

    1.8 km

  • PRIORY MEDICAL CENTRE

    48 THE GLEBE, CLAPHAM, BEDFORD, MK41 6GA

    ODS code E81049

    2.6 km

  • KING STREET SURGERY

    273 BEDFORD ROAD, KEMPSTON, BEDFORD, MK42 8QD

    ODS code E81038

    2.8 km

  • THE DE PARYS GROUP

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

    ODS code E81037

    2.9 km

  • GOLDINGTON AVENUE SURGERY

    85 GOLDINGTON AVENUE, BEDFORD, MK40 3DB

    ODS code E81047

    3.1 km

  • LONDON ROAD HEALTH CENTRE

    84-86 LONDON ROAD, BEDFORD, MK42 0NT

    ODS code E81019

    3.4 km

  • PUTNOE MEDICAL CENTRE PARTNERSHIP

    93 QUEENS DRIVE, BEDFORD, MK41 9JE

    ODS code E81029

    4.4 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Day's Lane

    BCT · Biddenham

    0.1 miles

  • Deep Spinney

    BCT · Biddenham

    0.1 miles

  • Deep Spinney

    BCT · Biddenham

    0.1 miles

  • Day's Lane

    BCT · Biddenham

    0.1 miles

  • Dragonfly Crescent

    BCT · Biddenham

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bedford 008B, 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

30,742 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
9 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £710,000 from 2 recorded sales in MK40 4AG. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Bedford is £329,830 in June 2026, up 4.4% year on year.

Schools

53 open schools are in scope, including 28 primary and 10 secondary schools. Great Ouse Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 716 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,074 published events cover 12 months, averaging 89.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 399 events.

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