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MK40 4HT

Queens Park · Bedford · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Queens Park
Local authority
Bedford
Constituency
Bedford
Postcode district
MK40
Postcode sector
MK40 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
MK40 4LY 71 m
MK40 4HR 96 m
MK40 4HU 100 m
MK40 4LZ 105 m
MK40 4HS 117 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
MK40 4HT
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 July 1995
Postcode area
MK
Postcode district
MK40
Postcode sector
MK40 4
Latitude
52.132389
Longitude
-0.493679
British National Grid easting
503,200
British National Grid northing
249,300

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Bedford · E06000055
Electoral ward
Queens Park · E05014510
Parish or community
E43000273
Westminster constituency
Bedford · E14001084
Output area
E00088528
Lower layer super output area
Bedford 013C · E01017537
Middle layer super output area
Bedford 013 · E02003628

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. Westfield Primary School

    Community school

    284 m

  2. Queen's Park Academy

    Academy converter

    396 m

  3. Biddenham International School and Sports College

    Foundation school

    535 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,749
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,551
  • Anti social behaviour 418
  • Public order 306
  • Vehicle crime 262
  • Criminal damage and arson 257

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

  • QUEENS PARK HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E81021

    96 m

  • ASHBURNHAM ROAD SURGERY

    8 ASHBURNHAM ROAD, BEDFORD, MK40 1DS

    ODS code E81615

    1.1 km

  • KING STREET SURGERY

    273 BEDFORD ROAD, KEMPSTON, BEDFORD, MK42 8QD

    ODS code E81038

    1.5 km

  • LINDEN ROAD SURGERY

    13 LINDEN ROAD, BEDFORD, MK40 2DQ

    ODS code E81060

    1.6 km

  • LONDON ROAD HEALTH CENTRE

    84-86 LONDON ROAD, BEDFORD, MK42 0NT

    ODS code E81019

    2.4 km

  • THE DE PARYS GROUP

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

    ODS code E81037

    2.5 km

  • GOLDINGTON AVENUE SURGERY

    85 GOLDINGTON AVENUE, BEDFORD, MK40 3DB

    ODS code E81047

    2.9 km

  • PRIORY MEDICAL CENTRE

    48 THE GLEBE, CLAPHAM, BEDFORD, MK41 6GA

    ODS code E81049

    4.0 km

  • PUTNOE MEDICAL CENTRE PARTNERSHIP

    93 QUEENS DRIVE, BEDFORD, MK41 9JE

    ODS code E81029

    4.2 km

  • THE VALE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    WOOTTON VALE HLTH LIV CTR, FIELDS ROAD, WOOTTON, BEDFORD, MK43 9JJ

    ODS code Y00560

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Ormesby Way

    BCT · Queens Park

    0.0 miles

  • Ormesby Way

    BCT · Queens Park

    0.0 miles

  • Hickling Close

    BCT · Queens Park

    0.1 miles

  • Chester Road

    BCT · Queens Park

    0.1 miles

  • Oldfield Road

    BCT · Queens Park

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bedford 013C, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

4,446 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
10 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. Westfield Primary School is the nearest published school at 284 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,749 published events cover 12 months, averaging 312.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,551 events.

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