MK41 6DH

Clapham & Oakley · Bedford · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
MK41 6BL 326 m
MK41 6AD 464 m
MK41 6AB 803 m
MK41 6AA 1.1 km
MK41 6DD 1.1 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
MK41 6DH
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1992
Postcode area
MK
Postcode district
MK41
Postcode sector
MK41 6
Latitude
52.181801
Longitude
-0.490549
British National Grid easting
503,300
British National Grid northing
254,800

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
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

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Open schools
25
Primary
16
Secondary
4
  1. Milton Ernest CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.9 km
  2. Ursula Taylor Church of England School

    Academy converter

    2.4 km
  3. Oakley Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    2.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
8
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Criminal damage and arson 3
  • Burglary 2
  • Drugs 1
  • Anti social behaviour 1
  • Violence and sexual offences 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.

GP practices

4

within 5 km straight-line

  • PRIORY MEDICAL CENTRE

    48 THE GLEBE, CLAPHAM, BEDFORD, MK41 6GA

    ODS code E81049

    1.9 km

  • LINDEN ROAD SURGERY

    13 LINDEN ROAD, BEDFORD, MK40 2DQ

    ODS code E81060

    4.3 km

  • GOLDINGTON AVENUE SURGERY

    85 GOLDINGTON AVENUE, BEDFORD, MK40 3DB

    ODS code E81047

    4.9 km

  • THE DE PARYS GROUP

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

    ODS code E81037

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Highfield Road

    BCT · Clapham

    0.8 miles
  • Highfield Road

    BCT · Clapham

    0.9 miles
  • Twinwoods

    BCT · Clapham

    1.0 miles
  • Twinwoods

    BCT · Clapham

    1.0 miles
  • Knights Avenue

    BCT · Clapham

    1.1 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

25 open schools are in scope, including 16 primary and 4 secondary schools. Milton Ernest CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.2 miles.

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

Recorded crime

8 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Criminal damage and arson with 3 events.

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