Map of MK40 2DN postcode

General information
Postcode MK40 2DN
Post Town Bedford
Nearest station Bedford (1 km)
Bus stops
Sainsburys Clapham (SE)
Rushmoor School (N)
Hilbre Grange (SE)
Rushmoor School (S)
Cowper Road (E)
Cowper Road (W)
Roads in this postcode
Number of UPRNs 5 View
Known addresses
78 Shakespeare Road, Bedford
Main property type Other
Businesses
No businesses found
Geography
Latitude 52.145758
Longitude -0.482398
Easting 503942
Northing 250804
Grid reference TL039508
UTM reference 30U 672259 5780239
what3words pigs.falls.analogy
Plus code 9C4X4GW9+82
Altitude 42 metres (138 feet)
Sunrise (today) 6:08
Sunset (today) 18:13
Distance away
Distance to sea 89.2 KMs (55.4 miles)
Administrative areas
ParishBedford, unparished areaE43000273
Ward Harpur E05014502
Unitary Authority Bedford E06000055
County Bedfordshire E11000001
Constituency (2024) Bedford E14001084
MPMohammad YasinLabour
Police forceBedfordshire
Water companyAnglian Water
NUTS/ITL 3 Bedford
NUTS/ITL 2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
NUTS/ITL 1 East of England
Country England E92000001
Data
Date introduced January 1980
Last updated February 2025
User type Small (addresses receive less than 25 items of mail per day)
Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean
Demographics
Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019)
9,276 / 32,844
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Average household income (2020)
£41,800
Lowest (£22,200) Highest (£108,100)
Rural/urbanUrban city and town
Built up area (2024)BedfordE63010690
Census output area (2021)E00088357
Census output area (2011)E00088357
Lower layer super output area (2021)Bedford 010CE01017499
Lower layer super output area (2011)Bedford 010CE01017499
Middle layer super output area (2021)HarpurE02003625
Middle layer super output area (2011)HarpurE02003625
Travel to work areaBedfordE30000166
Property sales
Average property price in Milton Keynes £336,444
Annual change -2.8%
View all properties sold in the MK postcode area
Properties recently sold in this postcode
AddressTypeDatePrice
78 Shakespeare Road, BedfordOther (freehold)Oct 2020£562,000
Detached (freehold)Apr 2007£495,000


View all properties sold in the MK40 2 sector

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