Map of MK40 3BL postcode

General information
Postcode MK40 3BL
Post Town Bedford
Nearest station Bedford St Johns (2 km)
Bus stops
Honiton Way (NE)
Sidmouth Close (E)
Honiton Way (SW)
Cave's Lane (S)
Fox and Hounds (E)
Cave's Lane (N)
Roads in this postcode
Number of UPRNs 23 View
Known addresses
3 Widecombe Close, Bedford
5 Widecombe Close, Bedford
6 Widecombe Close, Bedford
7 Widecombe Close, Bedford
8 Widecombe Close, Bedford
9 Widecombe Close, Bedford
10 Widecombe Close, Bedford
11 Widecombe Close, Bedford
12 Widecombe Close, Bedford
13 Widecombe Close, Bedford
16 Widecombe Close, Bedford
17 Widecombe Close, Bedford
18 Widecombe Close, Bedford
19 Widecombe Close, Bedford
21 Widecombe Close, Bedford
23 Widecombe Close, Bedford
Main property type Detached
Businesses
Geography
Latitude 52.143055
Longitude -0.44746
Easting 506339
Northing 250554
Grid reference TL063505
UTM reference 30U 674659 5780022
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Plus code 9C4X4HV3+62
Altitude 28 metres (92 feet)
Sunrise (today) 6:12
Sunset (today) 18:10
Distance away
Distance to sea 88.2 KMs (54.8 miles)
Administrative areas
ParishBedford, unparished areaE43000273
Ward De Parys E05014497
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
Population (2011) 55
Households (2011) 22
Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019)
30,350 / 32,844
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Average household income (2020)
£49,300
Lowest (£22,200) Highest (£108,100)
Rural/urbanUrban city and town
Built up area (2024)BedfordE63010690
Census output area (2021)E00088280
Census output area (2011)E00088280
Lower layer super output area (2021)Bedford 009BE01017483
Lower layer super output area (2011)Bedford 009BE01017483
Middle layer super output area (2021)De ParysE02003624
Middle layer super output area (2011)De ParysE02003624
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
7 Widecombe Close, BedfordDetached (freehold)Jan 2025£432,500
Detached (freehold)Oct 2011£248,000
Detached (freehold)May 2002£169,995
11 Widecombe Close, BedfordDetached (freehold)Nov 2024£400,000
3 Widecombe Close, BedfordTerraced (freehold)Sep 2023£350,000
Terraced (freehold)Oct 2008£130,000
18 Widecombe Close, BedfordDetached (freehold)Sep 2022£450,000
23 Widecombe Close, BedfordSemi-detached (freehold)Aug 2022£317,000
8 Widecombe Close, BedfordDetached (freehold)Apr 2021£385,000
6 Widecombe Close, BedfordSemi-detached (freehold)Mar 2020£365,000
21 Widecombe Close, BedfordSemi-detached (freehold)Nov 2019£227,500
Semi-detached (freehold)Jul 2012£168,000
17 Widecombe Close, BedfordSemi-detached (freehold)Aug 2019£228,000
12 Widecombe Close, BedfordDetached (freehold)May 2018£331,500
Detached (freehold)Nov 1997£100,000


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