MK41 6EX

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 6EY 356 m
MK41 6FS 407 m
MK41 6EF 604 m
MK41 6ET 696 m
MK41 7JF 724 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
MK41 6EX
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
MK
Postcode district
MK41
Postcode sector
MK41 6
Latitude
52.163115
Longitude
-0.475683
British National Grid easting
504,360
British National Grid northing
252,743

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
E00088253
Lower layer super output area
Bedford 003B · E01017479
Middle layer super output area
Bedford 003 · E02003618

Postcode source versions

Explore MK41

2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
The Lodge, Carriage Drive, Clapham, Bedford, MK41 6EX 28 April 2000 £249,995
The Lodge, Carriage Drive, Clapham, Bedford, MK41 6EX 27 March 1997 £155,000

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

    853 m
  2. Scott Primary School & Nursery

    Community school

    948 m
  3. Bedford Greenacre Independent School

    Other independent school

    963 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
748
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 238
  • Anti social behaviour 98
  • Vehicle crime 90
  • Criminal damage and arson 80
  • Shoplifting 61

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
5

1 female, 4 male

Postcode households
2
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 0.1% 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+
50%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
50%
Gigabit-capable
50%
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

8

within 5 km

  • PRIORY MEDICAL CENTRE

    48 THE GLEBE, CLAPHAM, BEDFORD, MK41 6GA

    ODS code E81049

    2.1 km

  • LINDEN ROAD SURGERY

    13 LINDEN ROAD, BEDFORD, MK40 2DQ

    ODS code E81060

    2.2 km

  • GOLDINGTON AVENUE SURGERY

    85 GOLDINGTON AVENUE, BEDFORD, MK40 3DB

    ODS code E81047

    2.6 km

  • THE DE PARYS GROUP

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

    ODS code E81037

    2.6 km

  • ASHBURNHAM ROAD SURGERY

    8 ASHBURNHAM ROAD, BEDFORD, MK40 1DS

    ODS code E81615

    3.0 km

  • PUTNOE MEDICAL CENTRE PARTNERSHIP

    93 QUEENS DRIVE, BEDFORD, MK41 9JE

    ODS code E81029

    3.1 km

  • QUEENS PARK HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E81021

    3.5 km

  • LONDON ROAD HEALTH CENTRE

    84-86 LONDON ROAD, BEDFORD, MK42 0NT

    ODS code E81019

    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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • St Thomas More RC Upper School

    BCT · Brickhill

    0.5 miles
  • Peppercorn Park

    BCT · Clapham

    0.5 miles
  • Ashmead Road

    BCT · Brickhill

    0.6 miles
  • Church View

    BCT · Clapham

    0.6 miles
  • Ashmead Road

    BCT · Brickhill

    0.6 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.

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

46 open schools are in scope, including 26 primary and 7 secondary schools. St Thomas More Catholic School is the nearest published school at 853 m.

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

Recorded crime

748 published events cover 12 months, averaging 62.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 238 events.

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