CheckNear.me

MK41 6BL

Clapham & Oakley · Bedford · England

Updated September 2026

Compare this postcode

Location overview

Drag to pan. Use + or - to zoom. Open larger map
Ward
Clapham & Oakley
Local authority
Bedford
Constituency
North Bedfordshire
Postcode district
MK41
Postcode sector
MK41 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
MK41 6AD 659 m
MK44 1YU 922 m
MK44 1RL 938 m
MK41 6AB 956 m
MK44 2SA 1.2 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
MK41 6BL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 March 2016
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
MK
Postcode district
MK41
Postcode sector
MK41 6
Latitude
52.184726
Longitude
-0.490758
British National Grid easting
503,279
British National Grid northing
255,125

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Bedford · E06000055
Electoral ward
Clapham & Oakley · E05014496
Parish or community
E04012994
Westminster constituency
North Bedfordshire · E14001384
Output area
E00088255
Lower layer super output area
Bedford 003D · E01017481
Middle layer super output area
Bedford 003 · E02003618

Postcode source versions

Explore MK41

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
21
Primary
14
Secondary
3

  1. Milton Ernest CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.6 km

  2. Oakley Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    2.6 km

  3. Ursula Taylor Church of England School

    Academy converter

    2.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
20
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Criminal damage and arson 7
  • Anti social behaviour 4
  • Violence and sexual offences 4
  • Burglary 3
  • Drugs 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
MK41 6 residents
4,523

Age bands in MK41 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.4%

830 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.9%

490 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.2%

1,043 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.4%

1,233 residents

Age 65 and over
20.1%

907 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+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
100%
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

2

within 5 km

  • PRIORY MEDICAL CENTRE

    48 THE GLEBE, CLAPHAM, BEDFORD, MK41 6GA

    ODS code E81049

    2.2 km

  • LINDEN ROAD SURGERY

    13 LINDEN ROAD, BEDFORD, MK40 2DQ

    ODS code E81060

    4.6 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

  • Highfield Road

    BCT · Clapham

    1.0 miles

  • Highfield Road

    BCT · Clapham

    1.0 miles

  • Marsh Lane

    BCT · Milton Ernest

    1.0 miles

  • Marsh Lane

    BCT · Milton Ernest

    1.0 miles

  • Twinwoods

    BCT · Clapham

    1.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bedford 003D, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

21,882 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
8 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

21 open schools are in scope, including 14 primary and 3 secondary schools. Milton Ernest CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.0 miles.

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

Recorded crime

20 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Criminal damage and arson with 7 events.

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