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MK40 4XJ

Biddenham · Bedford · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
MK40 4RW 4 m
MK40 4RN 72 m
MK40 4QG 95 m
MK40 4AE 133 m
MK40 4PH 135 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
MK40 4XJ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 2003
Terminated
1 November 2003
Postcode area
MK
Postcode district
MK40
Postcode sector
MK40 4
Latitude
52.141113
Longitude
-0.503790
British National Grid easting
502,488
British National Grid northing
250,256

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Bedford · E06000055
Electoral ward
Biddenham · E05014491
Parish or community
E04011877
Westminster constituency
North Bedfordshire · E14001384
Output area
E00088161
Lower layer super output area
Bedford 008B · E01017460
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
51
Primary
27
Secondary
9

  1. St James' CofE Academy

    Academy converter

    411 m

  2. Biddenham International School and Sports College

    Foundation school

    675 m

  3. St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary and Pre-School

    Academy converter

    740 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,154
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 453
  • Vehicle crime 168
  • Anti social behaviour 161
  • Other theft 75
  • Criminal damage and arson 70

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

  • QUEENS PARK HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E81021

    1.1 km

  • LINDEN ROAD SURGERY

    13 LINDEN ROAD, BEDFORD, MK40 2DQ

    ODS code E81060

    1.7 km

  • ASHBURNHAM ROAD SURGERY

    8 ASHBURNHAM ROAD, BEDFORD, MK40 1DS

    ODS code E81615

    1.8 km

  • KING STREET SURGERY

    273 BEDFORD ROAD, KEMPSTON, BEDFORD, MK42 8QD

    ODS code E81038

    2.6 km

  • PRIORY MEDICAL CENTRE

    48 THE GLEBE, CLAPHAM, BEDFORD, MK41 6GA

    ODS code E81049

    2.9 km

  • THE DE PARYS GROUP

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

    ODS code E81037

    3.0 km

  • GOLDINGTON AVENUE SURGERY

    85 GOLDINGTON AVENUE, BEDFORD, MK40 3DB

    ODS code E81047

    3.3 km

  • LONDON ROAD HEALTH CENTRE

    84-86 LONDON ROAD, BEDFORD, MK42 0NT

    ODS code E81019

    3.4 km

  • PUTNOE MEDICAL CENTRE PARTNERSHIP

    93 QUEENS DRIVE, BEDFORD, MK41 9JE

    ODS code E81029

    4.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Deep Spinney

    BCT · Biddenham

    0.1 miles

  • Deep Spinney

    BCT · Biddenham

    0.1 miles

  • Day's Lane

    BCT · Biddenham

    0.2 miles

  • Merril's Field

    BCT · Biddenham

    0.2 miles

  • Merril's Field

    BCT · Biddenham

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bedford 008B, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

30,742 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
9 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

51 open schools are in scope, including 27 primary and 9 secondary schools. St James' CofE Academy is the nearest published school at 411 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,154 published events cover 12 months, averaging 96.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 453 events.

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