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MK40 4ZR

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 4FL 44 m
MK40 4FN 74 m
MK40 4ZS 79 m
MK40 4ZQ 83 m
MK40 4ZL 124 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
MK40 4ZR
Status
Current
Introduced
1 September 2024
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
MK
Postcode district
MK40
Postcode sector
MK40 4
Latitude
52.144007
Longitude
-0.498008
British National Grid easting
502,877
British National Grid northing
250,586

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
E00183475
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
54
Primary
29
Secondary
10

  1. Great Ouse Primary Academy

    Free schools

    474 m

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

    Academy converter

    661 m

  3. Biddenham International School and Sports College

    Foundation school

    810 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,448
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 588
  • Anti social behaviour 179
  • Vehicle crime 176
  • Criminal damage and arson 107
  • Other theft 99

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.

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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

9

within 5 km straight-line

  • QUEENS PARK HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E81021

    1.3 km

  • LINDEN ROAD SURGERY

    13 LINDEN ROAD, BEDFORD, MK40 2DQ

    ODS code E81060

    1.3 km

  • ASHBURNHAM ROAD SURGERY

    8 ASHBURNHAM ROAD, BEDFORD, MK40 1DS

    ODS code E81615

    1.6 km

  • PRIORY MEDICAL CENTRE

    48 THE GLEBE, CLAPHAM, BEDFORD, MK41 6GA

    ODS code E81049

    2.6 km

  • THE DE PARYS GROUP

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

    ODS code E81037

    2.6 km

  • KING STREET SURGERY

    273 BEDFORD ROAD, KEMPSTON, BEDFORD, MK42 8QD

    ODS code E81038

    2.8 km

  • GOLDINGTON AVENUE SURGERY

    85 GOLDINGTON AVENUE, BEDFORD, MK40 3DB

    ODS code E81047

    2.9 km

  • LONDON ROAD HEALTH CENTRE

    84-86 LONDON ROAD, BEDFORD, MK42 0NT

    ODS code E81019

    3.3 km

  • PUTNOE MEDICAL CENTRE PARTNERSHIP

    93 QUEENS DRIVE, BEDFORD, MK41 9JE

    ODS code E81029

    4.1 km

Nearby transport

  • Day's Lane

    BCT · Biddenham

    0.1 miles

  • Day's Lane

    BCT · Biddenham

    0.1 miles

  • Biddenham Turn

    BCT · Biddenham

    0.3 miles

  • Deep Spinney

    BCT · Biddenham

    0.3 miles

  • Biddenham Turn

    BCT · Biddenham

    0.3 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

54 open schools are in scope, including 29 primary and 10 secondary schools. Great Ouse Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 474 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,448 published events cover 12 months, averaging 120.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 588 events.

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