MK40 postcode area guide — Bedford
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the MK40 postcode district in Bedford — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in MK40
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
97%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
84.7%
Gigabit-capable
82.1%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the MK40 postcode district (Bedford) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 886 postcodes Ofcom measures in MK40, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 97% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 82.1%.
Around 0% of premises in MK40 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in MK40
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| MK40 1AA | 100% | 0% |
| MK40 1AB | 0% | 0% |
| MK40 1AH | 0% | 0% |
| MK40 1AJ | 100% | 100% |
| MK40 1AL | 100% | 16.7% |
| MK40 1AN | 100% | 0% |
| MK40 1AQ | 100% | 0% |
| MK40 1AR | 100% | 13% |
| MK40 1AS | 100% | 14.3% |
| MK40 1AT | 100% | 0% |
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Mobile signal around Bedford
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Bedford district (85,826 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
87.6%
4G outdoors — all networks
99.7%
5G outdoors — all networks
70%
Voice indoors — all networks
93.6%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in MK40
Police recorded 710 incidents within about a mile of the centre of MK40 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 236 | 33.2% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 106 | 14.9% |
| Shoplifting | 96 | 13.5% |
| Other theft | 54 | 7.6% |
| Public order | 47 | 6.6% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 38 | 5.4% |
| Drugs | 37 | 5.2% |
| Vehicle crime | 25 | 3.5% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in MK40
Based on 382 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in MK40 is £320,000, down 8.6% on the previous year (£350,000).
Detached
£520,000
75 sales
Semi-detached
£355,000
92 sales
Terraced
£310,000
84 sales
Flat / maisonette
£170,000
119 sales
Latest recorded sales in MK40
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £268,000 | Terraced | Honey Hill Road | MK40 4NW |
| 21 May 2026 | £295,000 | Terraced | Biddenham Park Way | MK40 4ZE |
| 15 May 2026 | £325,000 | Semi-detached | Lydford Close | MK40 3AZ |
| 15 May 2026 | £485,000 | Semi-detached | Irwin Road | MK40 3UL |
| 15 May 2026 | £142,000 | Flat | Appledore Road | MK40 3UZ |
| 13 May 2026 | £480,000 | Detached | Watercress Rise | MK40 4US |
| 8 May 2026 | £215,000 | Flat | Rothsay Road | MK40 3PW |
| 8 May 2026 | £475,000 | Detached | Franklyn Gardens | MK40 4QD |
| 7 May 2026 | £370,000 | Terraced | Dudley Street | MK40 3SY |
| 7 May 2026 | £425,000 | Semi-detached | Howbury Street | MK40 3QT |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Bedford demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Bedford district (185,227 residents, 74,949 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% |
| 15–29 | 23.5% |
| 30–44 | 20.8% |
| 45–64 | 18.9% |
| 65+ | 16.8% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 62.7% |
| Private rented | 19.2% |
| Social rented | 13.9% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around MK40
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biddenham International School and Sports College | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,422 | MK40 4AZ |
| Bedford School | Not applicable | 7–19 | 994 | MK40 2TU |
| Great Denham Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 677 | MK40 4GG |
| Castle Newnham School | Primary | 4–11 | 624 | MK40 3EP |
| Great Ouse Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 455 | MK40 4TJ |
| Queen's Park Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 446 | MK40 4HA |
| Westfield Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 298 | MK40 4HW |
| St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary and Pre-School | Primary | 3–11 | 271 | MK40 4AT |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in MK40
456 rated food businesses operate in MK40. 304 hold the top rating of 5, 71 are rated 4, and 8 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 3 St Peters, 5Akhis bedford, A Casa asa di Anna, After Hours, Airedale Nursing Home.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in MK40
From a sample of 133 Energy Performance Certificates across 9 MK40 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band C). 51% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
1%
Band B
20%
Band C
31%
Band D
31%
Band E
17%
Band F
1%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Bedford
Landlines around MK40 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.