MK41 6BS

Clapham & Oakley · Bedford · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Bedford
Local authority
Bedford
Constituency
North Bedfordshire
Postcode district
MK41
Postcode sector
MK41 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
MK41 6AH 52 m
MK41 6BX 122 m
MK41 6BY 148 m
MK41 6AJ 172 m
MK41 6AY 191 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
MK41 6BS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
MK
Postcode district
MK41
Postcode sector
MK41 6
Latitude
52.162636
Longitude
-0.500057
British National Grid easting
502,694
British National Grid northing
252,655

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Bedford · E06000055
Parish or community
E04012994
Westminster constituency
North Bedfordshire · E14001384
Output area
E00088256
Lower layer super output area
Bedford 003D · E01017481
Middle layer super output area
Bedford 003 · E02003618

Postcode source versions

Explore MK41

41 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
204, High Street, Clapham, Bedford, MK41 6BS 26 April 2024 £244,000
198, High Street, Clapham, Bedford, MK41 6BS 24 March 2023 £330,000
230, High Street, Clapham, Bedford, MK41 6BS 12 January 2023 £365,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
42
Primary
23
Secondary
7
  1. Ursula Taylor Church of England School

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    675 m
  2. Lincroft Academy

    Academy converter

    1.6 km
  3. Oakley Primary Academy

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    1.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
277
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 93
  • Criminal damage and arson 79
  • Anti social behaviour 29
  • Vehicle crime 23
  • Public order 16

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
64

35 female, 29 male

Postcode households
26
Residents per household
2.5
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

This postcode contained 1.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider MK41 6 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
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

  • PRIORY MEDICAL CENTRE

    48 THE GLEBE, CLAPHAM, BEDFORD, MK41 6GA

    ODS code E81049

    634 m

  • LINDEN ROAD SURGERY

    13 LINDEN ROAD, BEDFORD, MK40 2DQ

    ODS code E81060

    2.6 km

  • QUEENS PARK HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E81021

    3.3 km

  • ASHBURNHAM ROAD SURGERY

    8 ASHBURNHAM ROAD, BEDFORD, MK40 1DS

    ODS code E81615

    3.3 km

  • THE DE PARYS GROUP

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

    ODS code E81037

    3.6 km

  • GOLDINGTON AVENUE SURGERY

    85 GOLDINGTON AVENUE, BEDFORD, MK40 3DB

    ODS code E81047

    3.7 km

  • PUTNOE MEDICAL CENTRE PARTNERSHIP

    93 QUEENS DRIVE, BEDFORD, MK41 9JE

    ODS code E81029

    4.5 km

  • LONDON ROAD HEALTH CENTRE

    84-86 LONDON ROAD, BEDFORD, MK42 0NT

    ODS code E81019

    4.9 km

  • KING STREET SURGERY

    273 BEDFORD ROAD, KEMPSTON, BEDFORD, MK42 8QD

    ODS code E81038

    4.9 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

  • Mount Pleasant

    BCT · Clapham

    0.0 miles
  • Mount Pleasant

    BCT · Clapham

    0.0 miles
  • Princess Street

    BCT · Clapham

    0.2 miles
  • Fox and Hounds

    BCT · Clapham

    0.2 miles
  • Princess Street

    BCT · Clapham

    0.2 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
7
Medium risk addresses
2
Low risk addresses
5
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

Property market

The five-year median is £287,000 from 4 recorded sales in MK41 6BS. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Bedford is £329,830 in June 2026, up 4.4% year on year.

Schools

42 open schools are in scope, including 23 primary and 7 secondary schools. Ursula Taylor Church of England School is the nearest published school at 675 m.

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

Recorded crime

277 published events cover 12 months, averaging 23.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 93 events.

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