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MK41 6EW

Clapham & Oakley · Bedford · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Clapham & Oakley
Local authority
Bedford
Constituency
North Bedfordshire
Postcode district
MK41
Postcode sector
MK41 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
MK41 6EY 180 m
MK41 6FS 232 m
MK41 6EX 244 m
MK41 7JF 490 m
MK41 7BD 531 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
MK41 6EW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 1996
Postcode area
MK
Postcode district
MK41
Postcode sector
MK41 6
Latitude
52.162683
Longitude
-0.472188
British National Grid easting
504,600
British National Grid northing
252,700

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
E00088253
Lower layer super output area
Bedford 003B · E01017479
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
46
Primary
26
Secondary
7

  1. St Thomas More Catholic School

    Academy converter

    609 m

  2. Scott Primary School & Nursery

    Community school

    757 m

  3. Bedford Greenacre Independent School

    Other independent school

    996 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
758
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 239
  • Anti social behaviour 98
  • Vehicle crime 87
  • Criminal damage and arson 81
  • Shoplifting 61

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

8

within 5 km straight-line

  • LINDEN ROAD SURGERY

    13 LINDEN ROAD, BEDFORD, MK40 2DQ

    ODS code E81060

    2.2 km

  • PRIORY MEDICAL CENTRE

    48 THE GLEBE, CLAPHAM, BEDFORD, MK41 6GA

    ODS code E81049

    2.3 km

  • GOLDINGTON AVENUE SURGERY

    85 GOLDINGTON AVENUE, BEDFORD, MK40 3DB

    ODS code E81047

    2.4 km

  • THE DE PARYS GROUP

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

    ODS code E81037

    2.5 km

  • PUTNOE MEDICAL CENTRE PARTNERSHIP

    93 QUEENS DRIVE, BEDFORD, MK41 9JE

    ODS code E81029

    2.8 km

  • ASHBURNHAM ROAD SURGERY

    8 ASHBURNHAM ROAD, BEDFORD, MK40 1DS

    ODS code E81615

    3.0 km

  • QUEENS PARK HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E81021

    3.6 km

  • LONDON ROAD HEALTH CENTRE

    84-86 LONDON ROAD, BEDFORD, MK42 0NT

    ODS code E81019

    4.1 km

Nearby transport

  • St Thomas More RC Upper School

    BCT · Brickhill

    0.4 miles

  • Ashmead Road

    BCT · Brickhill

    0.4 miles

  • Moriston Road

    BCT · Brickhill

    0.4 miles

  • Ashmead Road

    BCT · Brickhill

    0.4 miles

  • Moriston Road

    BCT · Brickhill

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bedford 003B, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

16,930 of 33,755

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

46 open schools are in scope, including 26 primary and 7 secondary schools. St Thomas More Catholic School is the nearest published school at 609 m.

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

Recorded crime

758 published events cover 12 months, averaging 63.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 239 events.

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