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MK40 4SN

Great Denham · Bedford · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
MK40 4SL 52 m
MK40 4SJ 71 m
MK40 4SH 89 m
MK40 4TS 113 m
MK40 4SW 114 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
MK40 4SN
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 2016
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
MK
Postcode district
MK40
Postcode sector
MK40 4
Latitude
52.124267
Longitude
-0.511877
British National Grid easting
501,973
British National Grid northing
248,371

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Bedford · E06000055
Electoral ward
Great Denham · E05014500
Parish or community
E04011892
Westminster constituency
North Bedfordshire · E14001384
Output area
E00183584
Lower layer super output area
Bedford 008I · E01034417
Middle layer super output area
Bedford 008 · E02003623

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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16 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
18, Jermin Mews, Great Denham, Bedford, MK40 4SN 20 November 2025 £470,000
10, Jermin Mews, Great Denham, Bedford, MK40 4SN 27 March 2025 £275,000
6, Jermin Mews, Great Denham, Bedford, MK40 4SN 27 March 2025 £330,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
46
Primary
25
Secondary
7

  1. Great Denham Primary School

    Foundation school

    849 m

  2. Rivertree Free School

    Free schools special

    929 m

  3. Kempston Rural Primary School

    Community school

    993 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,296
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 492
  • Anti social behaviour 173
  • Shoplifting 150
  • Criminal damage and arson 104
  • Vehicle crime 88

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
20

10 female, 10 male

Postcode households
10
Residents per household
2.0
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.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

9

within 5 km

  • KING STREET SURGERY

    273 BEDFORD ROAD, KEMPSTON, BEDFORD, MK42 8QD

    ODS code E81038

    1.3 km

  • QUEENS PARK HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E81021

    1.6 km

  • ASHBURNHAM ROAD SURGERY

    8 ASHBURNHAM ROAD, BEDFORD, MK40 1DS

    ODS code E81615

    2.7 km

  • LINDEN ROAD SURGERY

    13 LINDEN ROAD, BEDFORD, MK40 2DQ

    ODS code E81060

    3.1 km

  • THE VALE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y00560

    3.6 km

  • LONDON ROAD HEALTH CENTRE

    84-86 LONDON ROAD, BEDFORD, MK42 0NT

    ODS code E81019

    3.6 km

  • THE DE PARYS GROUP

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

    ODS code E81037

    4.1 km

  • GOLDINGTON AVENUE SURGERY

    85 GOLDINGTON AVENUE, BEDFORD, MK40 3DB

    ODS code E81047

    4.4 km

  • PRIORY MEDICAL CENTRE

    48 THE GLEBE, CLAPHAM, BEDFORD, MK41 6GA

    ODS code E81049

    4.8 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

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

Nearby transport

  • King Alfred Way

    BCT · Great Denham

    0.0 miles

  • King Alfred Way

    BCT · Great Denham

    0.0 miles

  • Archer Street

    BCT · Great Denham

    0.2 miles

  • Sainsbury's

    BCT · Great Denham

    0.3 miles

  • Village Green

    BCT · Great Denham

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bedford 008I, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

26,113 of 33,755

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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £355,000 from 5 recorded sales in MK40 4SN. 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

Published establishments

46 open schools are in scope, including 25 primary and 7 secondary schools. Great Denham Primary School is the nearest published school at 849 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,296 published events cover 12 months, averaging 108 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 492 events.

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