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MK41 8DB

Putnoe · Bedford · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Bedford
Ward
Putnoe
Local authority
Bedford
Constituency
Bedford
Postcode district
MK41
Postcode sector
MK41 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
MK41 8DD 111 m
MK41 8AS 137 m
MK41 8BT 137 m
MK41 8BS 140 m
MK41 8BZ 159 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
MK41 8DB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
MK
Postcode district
MK41
Postcode sector
MK41 8
Latitude
52.156198
Longitude
-0.447968
British National Grid easting
506,272
British National Grid northing
252,014

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Bedford · E06000055
Electoral ward
Putnoe · E05014509
Parish or community
E43000273
Westminster constituency
Bedford · E14001084
Output area
E00088521
Lower layer super output area
Bedford 006B · E01017530
Middle layer super output area
Bedford 006 · E02003621

Postcode source versions

Explore MK41

Property

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43 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
24, Harrington Drive, Bedford, MK41 8DB 28 October 2025 £327,000
31, Harrington Drive, Bedford, MK41 8DB 8 August 2025 £347,500
43, Harrington Drive, Bedford, MK41 8DB 16 October 2023 £340,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
46
Primary
26
Secondary
7

  1. Brickhill Primary School

    Community school

    585 m

  2. Hazeldene School

    Foundation school

    713 m

  3. The Hills Academy

    Academy converter

    714 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,534
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 546
  • Anti social behaviour 197
  • Shoplifting 188
  • Vehicle crime 123
  • Criminal damage and arson 111

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
83

45 female, 38 male

Postcode households
36
Residents per household
2.3
MK41 8 residents
7,420

Age bands in MK41 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.9%

1,269 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.3%

748 residents

Age 25 to 44
20.2%

1,620 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.1%

2,088 residents

Age 65 and over
28.5%

2,279 residents

This postcode contained 1.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider MK41 8 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

  • PUTNOE MEDICAL CENTRE PARTNERSHIP

    93 QUEENS DRIVE, BEDFORD, MK41 9JE

    ODS code E81029

    1.1 km

  • GOLDINGTON AVENUE SURGERY

    85 GOLDINGTON AVENUE, BEDFORD, MK40 3DB

    ODS code E81047

    1.5 km

  • THE DE PARYS GROUP

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

    ODS code E81037

    1.8 km

  • LINDEN ROAD SURGERY

    13 LINDEN ROAD, BEDFORD, MK40 2DQ

    ODS code E81060

    2.6 km

  • ASHBURNHAM ROAD SURGERY

    8 ASHBURNHAM ROAD, BEDFORD, MK40 1DS

    ODS code E81615

    3.1 km

  • LONDON ROAD HEALTH CENTRE

    84-86 LONDON ROAD, BEDFORD, MK42 0NT

    ODS code E81019

    3.4 km

  • BEDOC HEALTHCARE

    UNIT 16, STEPHENSON COURT, FRASER ROAD, BEDFORD, MK44 3WJ

    ODS code Y06153

    3.7 km

  • QUEENS PARK HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E81021

    4.0 km

  • PRIORY MEDICAL CENTRE

    48 THE GLEBE, CLAPHAM, BEDFORD, MK41 6GA

    ODS code E81049

    4.1 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

  • Brecon Way

    BCT · Brickhill

    0.1 miles

  • Lowther Road

    BCT · Brickhill

    0.1 miles

  • Brecon Way

    BCT · Brickhill

    0.1 miles

  • Lowther Road

    BCT · Brickhill

    0.1 miles

  • Foxlease

    BCT · Brickhill

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bedford 006B, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

32,390 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
10 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
1
Medium risk addresses
1
Low risk addresses
4
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 £333,500 from 6 recorded sales in MK41 8DB. 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

46 open schools are in scope, including 26 primary and 7 secondary schools. Brickhill Primary School is the nearest published school at 585 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,534 published events cover 12 months, averaging 127.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 546 events.

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