MK41 8FB

Goldington · Bedford · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
MK41 8EZ 60 m
MK41 8EL 81 m
MK41 8EN 95 m
MK41 8EP 111 m
MK41 8EX 118 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
MK41 8FB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 November 2019
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
MK
Postcode district
MK41
Postcode sector
MK41 8
Latitude
52.149250
Longitude
-0.435874
British National Grid easting
507,116
British National Grid northing
251,259

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Bedford · E06000055
Parish or community
E43000273
Westminster constituency
Bedford · E14001084
Output area
E00088298
Lower layer super output area
Bedford 007A · E01017488
Middle layer super output area
Bedford 007 · E02003622

Postcode source versions

Explore MK41

118 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Oakhill Place, 33, High View, Bedford, MK41 8FB 27 June 2026 £280,000
Oakhill Place, 10, High View, Bedford, MK41 8FB 2 April 2025 £270,000
Oakhill Place, 49, High View, Bedford, MK41 8FB 18 October 2024 £220,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
46
Primary
26
Secondary
7
  1. The Hills Academy

    Academy converter

    638 m
  2. Putnoe Primary School

    Academy converter

    653 m
  3. Hazeldene School

    Foundation school

    679 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,890
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 657
  • Shoplifting 282
  • Anti social behaviour 220
  • Other theft 144
  • Vehicle crime 116

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
42

27 female, 15 male

Postcode households
31
Residents per household
1.4
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 0.6% 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

8

within 5 km

  • PUTNOE MEDICAL CENTRE PARTNERSHIP

    93 QUEENS DRIVE, BEDFORD, MK41 9JE

    ODS code E81029

    219 m

  • 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

  • BEDOC HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code Y06153

    2.6 km

  • LONDON ROAD HEALTH CENTRE

    84-86 LONDON ROAD, BEDFORD, MK42 0NT

    ODS code E81019

    3.0 km

  • LINDEN ROAD SURGERY

    13 LINDEN ROAD, BEDFORD, MK40 2DQ

    ODS code E81060

    3.0 km

  • ASHBURNHAM ROAD SURGERY

    8 ASHBURNHAM ROAD, BEDFORD, MK40 1DS

    ODS code E81615

    3.2 km

  • QUEENS PARK HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E81021

    4.3 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

  • Roundmead

    BCT · Putnoe

    0.1 miles
  • Roundmead

    BCT · Putnoe

    0.1 miles
  • Haylands Way

    BCT · Putnoe

    0.1 miles
  • Haylands Way

    BCT · Putnoe

    0.2 miles
  • Haylands Way

    BCT · Putnoe

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bedford 007A, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

27,868 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
9 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
56
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 £270,000 from 28 recorded sales in MK41 8FB. 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. The Hills Academy is the nearest published school at 638 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,890 published events cover 12 months, averaging 157.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 657 events.

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