MK40 4NG

Queens Park · Bedford · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Bedford
Local authority
Bedford
Constituency
Bedford
Postcode district
MK40
Postcode sector
MK40 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
MK40 4NE 41 m
MK40 4ND 91 m
MK40 4NB 92 m
MK40 4NQ 107 m
MK40 4GY 152 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
MK40 4NG
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
MK
Postcode district
MK40
Postcode sector
MK40 4
Latitude
52.131939
Longitude
-0.498618
British National Grid easting
502,863
British National Grid northing
249,243

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Bedford · E06000055
Parish or community
E43000273
Westminster constituency
Bedford · E14001084
Output area
E00088535
Lower layer super output area
Bedford 013C · E01017537
Middle layer super output area
Bedford 013 · E02003628

Postcode source versions

Explore MK40

5 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
133, Old Ford End Road, Bedford, MK40 4NG 14 May 2021 £215,000
135, Old Ford End Road, Bedford, MK40 4NG 16 July 2012 £120,000
141, Old Ford End Road, Bedford, MK40 4NG 10 May 2007 £156,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
54
Primary
29
Secondary
10
  1. Westfield Primary School

    Community school

    510 m
  2. Biddenham International School and Sports College

    Foundation school

    548 m
  3. Great Denham Primary School

    Foundation school

    565 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,199
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 909
  • Anti social behaviour 285
  • Vehicle crime 222
  • Criminal damage and arson 145
  • Public order 132

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
20

12 female, 8 male

Postcode households
6
Residents per household
3.3
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 0.1% 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+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
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

10

within 5 km

  • QUEENS PARK HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E81021

    405 m

  • ASHBURNHAM ROAD SURGERY

    8 ASHBURNHAM ROAD, BEDFORD, MK40 1DS

    ODS code E81615

    1.5 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

    1.9 km

  • LONDON ROAD HEALTH CENTRE

    84-86 LONDON ROAD, BEDFORD, MK42 0NT

    ODS code E81019

    2.7 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

    3.2 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

    4.5 km

  • THE VALE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y00560

    4.7 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Wroxham Way

    BCT · Queens Park

    0.0 miles
  • Wroxham Way

    BCT · Queens Park

    0.0 miles
  • Sauton Close

    BCT · Great Denham

    0.2 miles
  • Sauton Close

    BCT · Great Denham

    0.2 miles
  • Hickling Close

    BCT · Queens Park

    0.2 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.

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

Schools

54 open schools are in scope, including 29 primary and 10 secondary schools. Westfield Primary School is the nearest published school at 510 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,199 published events cover 12 months, averaging 183.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 909 events.

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