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MK40 4WQ

Great Denham · Bedford · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
MK40 4TZ 21 m
MK40 4UA 47 m
MK40 4TY 49 m
MK40 4TX 60 m
MK40 4SF 91 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
MK40 4WQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 September 2017
Terminated
1 February 2018
Postcode area
MK
Postcode district
MK40
Postcode sector
MK40 4
Latitude
52.122890
Longitude
-0.513238
British National Grid easting
501,883
British National Grid northing
248,216

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

Explore MK40

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
46
Primary
24
Secondary
8

  1. Kempston Rural Primary School

    Community school

    819 m

  2. Rivertree Free School

    Free schools special

    942 m

  3. Great Denham Primary School

    Foundation school

    1.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,268
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 492
  • Anti social behaviour 172
  • Shoplifting 150
  • Criminal damage and arson 98
  • Vehicle crime 81

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

9

within 5 km straight-line

  • 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

    1.8 km

  • ASHBURNHAM ROAD SURGERY

    8 ASHBURNHAM ROAD, BEDFORD, MK40 1DS

    ODS code E81615

    2.8 km

  • LINDEN ROAD SURGERY

    13 LINDEN ROAD, BEDFORD, MK40 2DQ

    ODS code E81060

    3.3 km

  • THE VALE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y00560

    3.4 km

  • LONDON ROAD HEALTH CENTRE

    84-86 LONDON ROAD, BEDFORD, MK42 0NT

    ODS code E81019

    3.7 km

  • THE DE PARYS GROUP

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

    ODS code E81037

    4.2 km

  • GOLDINGTON AVENUE SURGERY

    85 GOLDINGTON AVENUE, BEDFORD, MK40 3DB

    ODS code E81047

    4.6 km

  • PRIORY MEDICAL CENTRE

    48 THE GLEBE, CLAPHAM, BEDFORD, MK41 6GA

    ODS code E81049

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • King Alfred Way

    BCT · Great Denham

    0.1 miles

  • King Alfred Way

    BCT · Great Denham

    0.1 miles

  • Archer Street

    BCT · Great Denham

    0.3 miles

  • Sainsbury's

    BCT · Great Denham

    0.4 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

46 open schools are in scope, including 24 primary and 8 secondary schools. Kempston Rural Primary School is the nearest published school at 819 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,268 published events cover 12 months, averaging 105.667 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.