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MK40 4LX

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 4HQ 52 m
MK40 4NJ 56 m
MK40 4TA 66 m
MK40 4NL 68 m
MK40 4EY 93 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
MK40 4LX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1997
Terminated
1 May 2011
Postcode area
MK
Postcode district
MK40
Postcode sector
MK40 4
Latitude
52.132402
Longitude
-0.487002
British National Grid easting
503,657
British National Grid northing
249,311

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
E00088533
Lower layer super output area
Bedford 013A · E01017535
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
57
Primary
32
Secondary
10

  1. Queen's Park Academy

    Academy converter

    381 m

  2. Westfield Primary School

    Community school

    492 m

  3. St John's School

    Academy special converter

    725 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,479
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,621
  • Anti social behaviour 666
  • Public order 558
  • Criminal damage and arson 421
  • Other theft 420

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

    423 m

  • ASHBURNHAM ROAD SURGERY

    8 ASHBURNHAM ROAD, BEDFORD, MK40 1DS

    ODS code E81615

    728 m

  • LINDEN ROAD SURGERY

    13 LINDEN ROAD, BEDFORD, MK40 2DQ

    ODS code E81060

    1.4 km

  • KING STREET SURGERY

    273 BEDFORD ROAD, KEMPSTON, BEDFORD, MK42 8QD

    ODS code E81038

    1.6 km

  • LONDON ROAD HEALTH CENTRE

    84-86 LONDON ROAD, BEDFORD, MK42 0NT

    ODS code E81019

    2.0 km

  • THE DE PARYS GROUP

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

    ODS code E81037

    2.1 km

  • GOLDINGTON AVENUE SURGERY

    85 GOLDINGTON AVENUE, BEDFORD, MK40 3DB

    ODS code E81047

    2.5 km

  • PUTNOE MEDICAL CENTRE PARTNERSHIP

    93 QUEENS DRIVE, BEDFORD, MK41 9JE

    ODS code E81029

    3.8 km

  • PRIORY MEDICAL CENTRE

    48 THE GLEBE, CLAPHAM, BEDFORD, MK41 6GA

    ODS code E81049

    4.1 km

  • BEDOC HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code Y06153

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Chestnut Avenue

    BCT · Queens Park

    0.0 miles

  • Laburnum Avenue

    BCT · Queens Park

    0.0 miles

  • Trinity Road

    BCT · Queens Park

    0.0 miles

  • Westbourne Gardens

    BCT · Queens Park

    0.1 miles

  • Westbourne Gardens

    BCT · Queens Park

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bedford 013A, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

15,998 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
6 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

57 open schools are in scope, including 32 primary and 10 secondary schools. Queen's Park Academy is the nearest published school at 381 m.

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

Recorded crime

6,479 published events cover 12 months, averaging 539.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,621 events.

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