MK40 4TL postcode in Bedford, England

MK40 4TL is a postcode in Bedford, in the Queens Park ward. It is in the Bedford parliamentary constituency and the Bedfordshire police force area, and has been in use since July 2017.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses can get it. Bedford: 85% Typical price £350,000 Homes sold in MK40 4, last 12 months. ▼ 8.1% on the year before Nearest station Bedford 1.1 km in a straight line

Where MK40 4TL is, and what is near it

Map of MK40 4TL and what is near it Map of MK40 4TL: its centre point, with the 336 other postcodes in the MK40 4 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 4 bus stops and 8 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. MK40 4AA: also in MK40 4MK40 4AB: also in MK40 4MK40 4AD: also in MK40 4MK40 4AE: also in MK40 4MK40 4AF: also in MK40 4MK40 4AG: also in MK40 4MK40 4AT: also in MK40 4MK40 4AU: also in MK40 4MK40 4AX: also in MK40 4MK40 4AY: also in MK40 4MK40 4AZ: also in MK40 4MK40 4BA: also in MK40 4MK40 4BB: also in MK40 4MK40 4BH: also in MK40 4MK40 4BN: also in MK40 4MK40 4BP: also in MK40 4MK40 4BQ: also in MK40 4MK40 4BS: also in MK40 4MK40 4BT: also in MK40 4MK40 4BU: also in MK40 4MK40 4BW: also in MK40 4MK40 4BX: also in MK40 4MK40 4BY: also in MK40 4MK40 4BZ: also in MK40 4MK40 4DA: also in MK40 4MK40 4DB: also in MK40 4MK40 4DD: also in MK40 4MK40 4DE: also in MK40 4MK40 4DF: also in MK40 4MK40 4DG: also in MK40 4MK40 4DH: also in MK40 4MK40 4DJ: also in MK40 4MK40 4DL: also in MK40 4MK40 4DQ: also in MK40 4MK40 4DR: also in MK40 4MK40 4DS: also in MK40 4MK40 4DT: also in MK40 4MK40 4DU: also in MK40 4MK40 4DW: also in MK40 4MK40 4DX: also in MK40 4MK40 4DY: also in MK40 4MK40 4DZ: also in MK40 4MK40 4EF: also in MK40 4MK40 4EL: also in MK40 4MK40 4EN: also in MK40 4MK40 4EP: also in MK40 4MK40 4ER: also in MK40 4MK40 4ES: also in MK40 4MK40 4ET: also in MK40 4MK40 4EU: also in MK40 4MK40 4EW: also in MK40 4MK40 4FJ: also in MK40 4MK40 4FL: also in MK40 4MK40 4FN: also in MK40 4MK40 4FQ: also in MK40 4MK40 4FR: also in MK40 4MK40 4FT: also in MK40 4MK40 4FY: also in MK40 4MK40 4FZ: also in MK40 4MK40 4GX: also in MK40 4MK40 4HW: also in MK40 4MK40 4HZ: also in MK40 4MK40 4PH: also in MK40 4MK40 4PX: also in MK40 4MK40 4QG: also in MK40 4MK40 4QH: also in MK40 4MK40 4QJ: also in MK40 4MK40 4QN: also in MK40 4MK40 4RB: also in MK40 4MK40 4RE: also in MK40 4MK40 4RF: also in MK40 4MK40 4RG: also in MK40 4MK40 4RN: also in MK40 4MK40 4RW: also in MK40 4MK40 4TD: also in MK40 4MK40 4TE: also in MK40 4MK40 4TF: also in MK40 4MK40 4TG: also in MK40 4MK40 4TH: also in MK40 4MK40 4TJ: also in MK40 4MK40 4TQ: also in MK40 4MK40 4UB: also in MK40 4MK40 4UD: also in MK40 4MK40 4UE: also in MK40 4MK40 4UF: also in MK40 4MK40 4UG: also in MK40 4MK40 4UH: also in MK40 4MK40 4UJ: also in MK40 4MK40 4UL: also in MK40 4MK40 4UN: also in MK40 4MK40 4UP: also in MK40 4MK40 4UQ: also in MK40 4MK40 4UR: also in MK40 4MK40 4UY: also in MK40 4MK40 4UZ: also in MK40 4MK40 4WE: also in MK40 4MK40 4ZA: also in MK40 4MK40 4ZE: also in MK40 4MK40 4ZF: also in MK40 4MK40 4ZG: also in MK40 4MK40 4ZH: also in MK40 4MK40 4ZJ: also in MK40 4MK40 4ZL: also in MK40 4MK40 4ZN: also in MK40 4MK40 4ZP: also in MK40 4MK40 4ZQ: also in MK40 4MK40 4ZR: also in MK40 4MK40 4ZS: also in MK40 4 GP 1.1 kmQueens Park MK40 4TL Map of MK40 4TL and what is near it Map of MK40 4TL: its centre point, with the 336 other postcodes in the MK40 4 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 4 bus stops and 8 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. GP 1.1 kmQueens Park MK40 4TL
  • MK40 4TL
  • Other postcodes in MK40 4: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 4 bus stops
  • 8 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 52.1426, longitude -0.4911)

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 4TL?

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 4TL?

Every home and business at MK40 4TL can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Bedford: 85%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% 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 4TL?

BinDayBuddy has not read Bedford Borough Council's days for MK40 4TL today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for MK40 4TL 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 4TL at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include MK40 4TL.

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 4TL: 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 4TL is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near MK40 4TL?

Homes in MK40 4 sold for a typical £350,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 190 sales, down 8.1% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£350,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£381,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 8.1% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £534,995 61 sales
  • Semi-detached £348,748 56 sales
  • Terraced £325,000 41 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £227,500 32 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

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 4TL

HM Land Registry records 3 standard sales of homes in MK40 4TL from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 11 September 2025. The middle sale was £360,000, from £345,000 to £420,000. Across MK40 4, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £350,000. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of 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

What council tax band are homes near MK40 4TL?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 730 homes in the neighbourhood around MK40 4TL. The largest share of them, 36%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 1919 to 1939 than in any other period (36%). 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 4TL

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 £4,120 (band G); band C, the most common, is £2,197.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 30 (4%)£1,648
Band Babout 50 (7%)£1,922
Band Cabout 260 (36%)£2,197
Band Dabout 130 (18%)£2,472
Band Eabout 100 (14%)£3,021
Band Fabout 110 (15%)£3,570
Band Gabout 50 (7%)£4,120
Band Hwithheld£4,943

When the homes were built

  1. 1% Before 1900
  2. 15% 1900 to 1918
  3. 36% 1919 to 1939
  4. 7% 1945 to 1964
  5. 1% 1965 to 1982
  6. 4% 1983 to 1999
  7. None 2000 to 2009
  8. 28% 2010 to 2019
  9. 7% 2020 or later

2000 to 2009: 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 4TL is in (ONS area E01017535), 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 4TL?

The nearest open schools to MK40 4TL, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near MK40 4TL, 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 4TL?

The nearest railway station to the centre of MK40 4TL is Bedford Rail Station, 1.1 km away in a straight line.

  • Bedford Rail Station Railway station 1.1 kmWalk
  • Bedford St Johns Rail Station Railway station 2.2 kmCycle

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

4 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Biddenham Turn, 206 m away.

More stations near MK40 4TL, 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 4TL?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of MK40 4TL, 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 4TL?

8 within 1 km 15 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of MK40 4TL, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • InstaVolt Charging point · No details mapped 450 mWalk
  • Pod Point Charging point · 1 charger 550 mWalk
  • Pod Point Charging point · 1 charger 550 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 4TL?

The nearest to the centre of MK40 4TL, 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 4TL?

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 4TL?

The nearest care homes to the centre of MK40 4TL, 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 4TL?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of MK40 4TL, 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 4TL?

The nearest vets to the centre of MK40 4TL 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 4TL in a conservation area?

The centre of MK40 4TL 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 4TL?

Police.uk records 468 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of MK40 4TL in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences158 reports
Shoplifting82 reports
Anti-social behaviour64 reports
Public order32 reports
Other theft24 reports
Criminal damage and arson22 reports

Also: vehicle crime 21, drugs 14, robbery 13, possession of weapons 10, other crime 10, burglary 9, theft from the person 5, bicycle theft 4.

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 4TL

Ward
Queens Park
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
July 2017

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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