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MK40 9FR

Greyfriars · Bedford · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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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
MK40 2WH 0 m
MK40 2ZR 0 m
MK40 9EB 0 m
MK40 9EN 0 m
MK40 9FZ 0 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
MK40 9FR
Status
Current
Introduced
1 February 2021
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
MK
Postcode district
MK40
Postcode sector
MK40 9
Latitude
52.134321
Longitude
-0.475423
British National Grid easting
504,445
British National Grid northing
249,541

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

    393 m

  2. Bedford College

    Further education

    524 m

  3. Bedford Free School

    Free schools

    628 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
7,508
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,898
  • Anti social behaviour 773
  • Shoplifting 682
  • Public order 608
  • Other theft 494

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

    265 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

    3.9 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

  • River Street

    TXR · 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.

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

Schools

55 open schools are in scope, including 30 primary and 10 secondary schools. Priory Primary School is the nearest published school at 393 m.

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

Recorded crime

7,508 published events cover 12 months, averaging 625.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,898 events.

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