MK40 1PL postcode in Bedford, England

MK40 1PL is a postcode in Bedford, in the Greyfriars ward. It is in the Bedford parliamentary constituency and the Bedfordshire police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Low flood risk 3 of 7 homes and businesses at low risk, from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 14% of homes and businesses can get it. Bedford: 85% Typical price £185,000 Homes sold in MK40 1, last 12 months. ▲ 12.1% on the year before Nearest station Bedford 700 m in a straight line

Where MK40 1PL is, and what is near it

Map of MK40 1PL and what is near it Map of MK40 1PL: its centre point, with the 132 other postcodes in the MK40 1 sector, 3 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 35 bus stops and 6 EV charging points (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. MK40 1AA: also in MK40 1MK40 1AH: also in MK40 1MK40 1AJ: also in MK40 1MK40 1AL: also in MK40 1MK40 1AN: also in MK40 1MK40 1AQ: also in MK40 1MK40 1AR: also in MK40 1MK40 1AS: also in MK40 1MK40 1AT: also in MK40 1MK40 1AW: also in MK40 1MK40 1AX: also in MK40 1MK40 1AY: also in MK40 1MK40 1AZ: also in MK40 1MK40 1BH: also in MK40 1MK40 1BJ: also in MK40 1MK40 1BL: also in MK40 1MK40 1BN: also in MK40 1MK40 1BP: also in MK40 1MK40 1BS: also in MK40 1MK40 1BY: also in MK40 1MK40 1BZ: also in MK40 1MK40 1DA: also in MK40 1MK40 1DE: also in MK40 1MK40 1DG: also in MK40 1MK40 1DH: also in MK40 1MK40 1DJ: also in MK40 1MK40 1DN: also in MK40 1MK40 1DP: also in MK40 1MK40 1DQ: also in MK40 1MK40 1DS: also in MK40 1MK40 1DU: also in MK40 1MK40 1DW: also in MK40 1MK40 1DX: also in MK40 1MK40 1DY: also in MK40 1MK40 1DZ: also in MK40 1MK40 1EA: also in MK40 1MK40 1ED: also in MK40 1MK40 1EF: also in MK40 1MK40 1EG: also in MK40 1MK40 1EJ: also in MK40 1MK40 1EL: also in MK40 1MK40 1EP: also in MK40 1MK40 1EQ: also in MK40 1MK40 1EZ: also in MK40 1MK40 1FB: also in MK40 1MK40 1HA: also in MK40 1MK40 1HB: also in MK40 1MK40 1HG: also in MK40 1MK40 1HH: also in MK40 1MK40 1HJ: also in MK40 1MK40 1HP: also in MK40 1MK40 1HS: also in MK40 1MK40 1HT: also in MK40 1MK40 1HU: also in MK40 1MK40 1HZ: also in MK40 1MK40 1JA: also in MK40 1MK40 1JB: also in MK40 1MK40 1JD: also in MK40 1MK40 1JE: also in MK40 1MK40 1JF: also in MK40 1MK40 1JH: also in MK40 1MK40 1JJ: also in MK40 1MK40 1JN: also in MK40 1MK40 1JP: also in MK40 1MK40 1JX: also in MK40 1MK40 1LA: also in MK40 1MK40 1LB: also in MK40 1MK40 1LD: also in MK40 1MK40 1LE: also in MK40 1MK40 1LJ: also in MK40 1MK40 1LN: also in MK40 1MK40 1LQ: also in MK40 1MK40 1LR: also in MK40 1MK40 1LT: also in MK40 1MK40 1LX: also in MK40 1MK40 1LY: also in MK40 1MK40 1NE: also in MK40 1MK40 1NH: also in MK40 1MK40 1NJ: also in MK40 1MK40 1NN: also in MK40 1MK40 1NS: also in MK40 1MK40 1NT: also in MK40 1MK40 1NU: also in MK40 1MK40 1PE: also in MK40 1MK40 1PF: also in MK40 1MK40 1PG: also in MK40 1MK40 1PJ: also in MK40 1MK40 1PR: also in MK40 1MK40 1PS: also in MK40 1MK40 1PW: also in MK40 1MK40 1PX: also in MK40 1MK40 1QA: also in MK40 1MK40 1QB: also in MK40 1MK40 1QE: also in MK40 1MK40 1QH: also in MK40 1MK40 1QN: also in MK40 1MK40 1QS: also in MK40 1MK40 1QT: also in MK40 1MK40 1QU: also in MK40 1MK40 1QW: also in MK40 1MK40 1QX: also in MK40 1MK40 1RA: also in MK40 1MK40 1RB: also in MK40 1MK40 1RD: also in MK40 1MK40 1RH: also in MK40 1MK40 1RN: also in MK40 1MK40 1RW: also in MK40 1MK40 1RY: also in MK40 1MK40 1RZ: also in MK40 1MK40 1SB: also in MK40 1MK40 1SL: also in MK40 1MK40 1SP: also in MK40 1MK40 1SQ: also in MK40 1MK40 1SU: also in MK40 1MK40 1SY: also in MK40 1MK40 1TE: also in MK40 1MK40 1TF: also in MK40 1MK40 1TH: also in MK40 1MK40 1TJ: also in MK40 1MK40 1TN: also in MK40 1MK40 1TP: also in MK40 1MK40 1TT: also in MK40 1MK40 1TU: also in MK40 1MK40 1UH: also in MK40 1MK40 1YN: also in MK40 1MK40 1ZL: also in MK40 1 2 places, 500–850 mBedford School 650 mLinden Road Surgery 1.0 kmBedford MK40 1PL Map of MK40 1PL and what is near it Map of MK40 1PL: its centre point, with the 132 other postcodes in the MK40 1 sector, 3 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 35 bus stops and 6 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Greyfriars MK40 1PL
  • MK40 1PL
  • Other postcodes in MK40 1: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 35 bus stops
  • 6 EV charging points
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 52.1369, longitude -0.4692)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after MK40 1PL?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at MK40 1PL?

29% of the homes and businesses at MK40 1PL can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 14% gigabit, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)14% can get it

Bedford: 85%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)29% can get it

Bedford: 98%

The line marks the figure across Bedford.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at MK40 1PL?

BinDayBuddy has not read Bedford Borough Council's days for MK40 1PL today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for MK40 1PL on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is MK40 1PL at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

Low risk

The Environment Agency counts 7 homes and businesses at MK40 1PL. 3 are in an area at low risk of flooding from rivers or the sea.

7 homes and businesses at MK40 1PL Low: 3Not in an area at risk: 4

High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Bedford

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for MK40 1PL: 4,161 properties in Bedford are at high risk (4.3% of all its properties). All the figures for Bedford

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of MK40 1PL is in 2 of the Environment Agency's flood warning areas. No warning or alert was in force for them at 15:11 on 22 October 2026.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026; warnings in force checked at 15:11 on 22 October 2026, using Environment Agency flood and river level data from the real-time data API (Beta). Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near MK40 1PL?

Homes in MK40 1 sold for a typical £185,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 22 sales, up 12.1% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£185,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£165,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 12.1% on the 12 months before
  • Detached 1 sale, too few to price
  • Terraced 3 sales, too few to price
  • Flat or maisonette £168,000 18 sales

Across the whole MK40 district: a typical £337,500 from 391 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in MK40 1PL

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in MK40 1PL from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Food hygiene ratings at MK40 1PL

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at MK40 1PL. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near MK40 1PL?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,130 homes in the neighbourhood around MK40 1PL. The largest share of them, 44%, are in council tax band A. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (51%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around MK40 1PL

Band D in Bedford for 2026‑27: £2,472. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,648 (band A) to £3,021 (band E); band A, the most common, is £1,648.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 500 (44%)£1,648
Band Babout 290 (26%)£1,922
Band Cabout 240 (21%)£2,197
Band Dabout 80 (7%)£2,472
Band Eabout 20 (2%)£3,021
Band Fwithheld£3,570
Band Gfewer than 5£4,120
Band Hwithheld£4,943

When the homes were built

  1. 51% Before 1900
  2. 5% 1900 to 1918
  3. None 1919 to 1939
  4. Withheld 1945 to 1964
  5. 4% 1965 to 1982
  6. 7% 1983 to 1999
  7. 20% 2000 to 2009
  8. 13% 2010 to 2019
  9. 1% 2020 or later

1919 to 1939: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Bedford before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of MK40 1PL is in (ONS area E01017466), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near MK40 1PL?

The nearest open schools to MK40 1PL, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near MK40 1PL, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to MK40 1PL?

The nearest railway station to the centre of MK40 1PL is Bedford Rail Station, 700 metres away in a straight line.

  • Bedford Rail Station Railway station 700 mWalk
  • Bedford St Johns Rail Station Railway station 850 mWalk

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

35 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Bus Station, 138 m away.

More stations near MK40 1PL, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near MK40 1PL?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of MK40 1PL, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near MK40 1PL?

6 within 1 km 16 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of MK40 1PL, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · 2 chargers 300 mWalk
  • A charging point Charging point · 2 chargers 300 mWalk
  • A charging point Charging point · 2 chargers 300 mWalk

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near MK40 1PL?

The nearest to the centre of MK40 1PL, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to MK40 1PL?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near MK40 1PL?

The nearest care homes to the centre of MK40 1PL, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near MK40 1PL?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of MK40 1PL, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near MK40 1PL?

The nearest vets to the centre of MK40 1PL on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is MK40 1PL in a conservation area?

The centre of MK40 1PL is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near MK40 1PL?

Police.uk records 942 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of MK40 1PL in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences265 reports
Shoplifting203 reports
Anti-social behaviour139 reports
Public order81 reports
Other theft56 reports
Criminal damage and arson36 reports

Also: vehicle crime 31, drugs 28, robbery 24, other crime 21, burglary 20, bicycle theft 14, possession of weapons 14, theft from the person 10.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for MK40 1PL

Ward
Greyfriars
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
East of England
Country
England
Built-up area
Bedford
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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