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MK40 9AD

Greyfriars · Bedford · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Greyfriars
Local authority
Bedford
Constituency
Bedford
Postcode district
MK40
Postcode sector
MK40 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
MK42 0FQ 0 m
MK40 2WH 16 m
MK40 2ZR 16 m
MK40 9FJ 16 m
MK40 9FZ 16 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
MK40 9AD
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 August 2005
Terminated
1 September 2006
Postcode area
MK
Postcode district
MK40
Postcode sector
MK40 9
Latitude
52.134440
Longitude
-0.475565
British National Grid easting
504,435
British National Grid northing
249,554

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Bedford · E06000055
Electoral ward
Greyfriars · E05014501
Parish or community
E43000273
Westminster constituency
Bedford · E14001084
Output area
E00173777
Lower layer super output area
Bedford 012A · E01017466
Middle layer super output area
Bedford 012 · E02003627

Postcode source versions

Explore MK40

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
55
Primary
30
Secondary
10

  1. Priory Primary School

    Foundation school

    381 m

  2. Bedford College

    Further education

    537 m

  3. Bedford Free School

    Free schools

    641 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
7,499
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,894
  • Anti social behaviour 773
  • Shoplifting 682
  • Public order 607
  • Other theft 493

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
Postcode sector residents
Not available

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 not available.

GP practices

10

within 5 km

  • ASHBURNHAM ROAD SURGERY

    8 ASHBURNHAM ROAD, BEDFORD, MK40 1DS

    ODS code E81615

    249 m

  • LINDEN ROAD SURGERY

    13 LINDEN ROAD, BEDFORD, MK40 2DQ

    ODS code E81060

    1.1 km

  • QUEENS PARK HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E81021

    1.2 km

  • THE DE PARYS GROUP

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

    ODS code E81037

    1.4 km

  • LONDON ROAD HEALTH CENTRE

    84-86 LONDON ROAD, BEDFORD, MK42 0NT

    ODS code E81019

    1.4 km

  • GOLDINGTON AVENUE SURGERY

    85 GOLDINGTON AVENUE, BEDFORD, MK40 3DB

    ODS code E81047

    1.7 km

  • KING STREET SURGERY

    273 BEDFORD ROAD, KEMPSTON, BEDFORD, MK42 8QD

    ODS code E81038

    2.2 km

  • PUTNOE MEDICAL CENTRE PARTNERSHIP

    93 QUEENS DRIVE, BEDFORD, MK41 9JE

    ODS code E81029

    3.0 km

  • BEDOC HEALTHCARE

    UNIT 16, STEPHENSON COURT, FRASER ROAD, BEDFORD, MK44 3WJ

    ODS code Y06153

    4.0 km

  • PRIORY MEDICAL CENTRE

    48 THE GLEBE, CLAPHAM, BEDFORD, MK41 6GA

    ODS code E81049

    4.2 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Grafton Hotel

    TXR · Bedford

    0.1 miles

  • Alexandra Road

    BCT · Bedford

    0.1 miles

  • Alexandra Road

    BCT · Bedford

    0.1 miles

  • Bedford Railway Station

    BCT · Bedford

    0.2 miles

  • Bedford Rail Station

    RSE · Bedford

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bedford 012A, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

3,120 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
1 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

55 open schools are in scope, including 30 primary and 10 secondary schools. Priory Primary School is the nearest published school at 381 m.

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

Recorded crime

7,499 published events cover 12 months, averaging 624.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,894 events.

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