MK40 4XF postcode in Bedford, England

MK40 4XF is a postcode in Bedford, in the Biddenham ward. It is in the North Bedfordshire parliamentary constituency and the Bedfordshire police force area, and has been in use since November 2023.

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 at MK40 4XF can get it Across Bedford: 85% Typical price £350,000 Homes sold in MK40 4, last 12 months. ▼ 8.1% on the year before Nearest station Bedford 2.6 km in a straight line

Where MK40 4XF is, and what is near it

Map of MK40 4XF and what is near it Map of MK40 4XF: its centre point, with the 336 other postcodes in the MK40 4 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 4 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 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 4AH: also in MK40 4MK40 4AJ: also in MK40 4MK40 4AL: also in MK40 4MK40 4AN: also in MK40 4MK40 4AP: also in MK40 4MK40 4AQ: also in MK40 4MK40 4AR: also in MK40 4MK40 4AS: also in MK40 4MK40 4AT: also in MK40 4MK40 4AU: also in MK40 4MK40 4AW: 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 4BD: also in MK40 4MK40 4BE: also in MK40 4MK40 4BF: also in MK40 4MK40 4BG: also in MK40 4MK40 4BH: also in MK40 4MK40 4BJ: also in MK40 4MK40 4BL: also in MK40 4MK40 4BP: also in MK40 4MK40 4BQ: also in MK40 4MK40 4BU: also in MK40 4MK40 4DH: also in MK40 4MK40 4DJ: also in MK40 4MK40 4DL: also in MK40 4MK40 4EU: also in MK40 4MK40 4FE: also in MK40 4MK40 4FF: also in MK40 4MK40 4FG: also in MK40 4MK40 4FH: also in MK40 4MK40 4FJ: also in MK40 4MK40 4FL: also in MK40 4MK40 4FN: also in MK40 4MK40 4GX: also in MK40 4MK40 4GY: also in MK40 4MK40 4HD: also in MK40 4MK40 4HF: also in MK40 4MK40 4HJ: also in MK40 4MK40 4HL: also in MK40 4MK40 4HN: also in MK40 4MK40 4HP: also in MK40 4MK40 4HR: also in MK40 4MK40 4HS: also in MK40 4MK40 4HU: also in MK40 4MK40 4HW: also in MK40 4MK40 4HX: also in MK40 4MK40 4LY: also in MK40 4MK40 4ND: also in MK40 4MK40 4NE: also in MK40 4MK40 4NF: also in MK40 4MK40 4NG: also in MK40 4MK40 4NQ: also in MK40 4MK40 4PF: also in MK40 4MK40 4PG: also in MK40 4MK40 4PH: also in MK40 4MK40 4PS: also in MK40 4MK40 4PT: also in MK40 4MK40 4PU: also in MK40 4MK40 4PX: also in MK40 4MK40 4PZ: also in MK40 4MK40 4QA: also in MK40 4MK40 4QB: also in MK40 4MK40 4QD: also in MK40 4MK40 4QE: also in MK40 4MK40 4QG: also in MK40 4MK40 4QH: also in MK40 4MK40 4QJ: also in MK40 4MK40 4QN: also in MK40 4MK40 4QP: also in MK40 4MK40 4QQ: also in MK40 4MK40 4QR: also in MK40 4MK40 4QS: also in MK40 4MK40 4QT: also in MK40 4MK40 4QU: also in MK40 4MK40 4QW: also in MK40 4MK40 4QX: also in MK40 4MK40 4QY: also in MK40 4MK40 4QZ: also in MK40 4MK40 4RA: also in MK40 4MK40 4RB: also in MK40 4MK40 4RG: also in MK40 4MK40 4RN: also in MK40 4MK40 4RW: also in MK40 4MK40 4RZ: 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 4TL: 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 4US: also in MK40 4MK40 4UT: also in MK40 4MK40 4UU: also in MK40 4MK40 4UW: also in MK40 4MK40 4UX: also in MK40 4MK40 4UY: also in MK40 4MK40 4UZ: also in MK40 4MK40 4WE: also in MK40 4MK40 4WF: also in MK40 4MK40 4WG: also in MK40 4MK40 4WS: also in MK40 4MK40 4WT: also in MK40 4MK40 4WU: also in MK40 4MK40 4WW: also in MK40 4MK40 4XA: also in MK40 4MK40 4XB: also in MK40 4MK40 4XD: also in MK40 4MK40 4XE: also in MK40 4MK40 4XG: also in MK40 4MK40 4XH: also in MK40 4MK40 4XS: also in MK40 4MK40 4XU: also in MK40 4MK40 4XW: 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 Bedford Modern School 2.5 kmLinden Road Surgery 2.6 kmBedford St Johns station 3.7 kmBromham MK40 4XF Map of MK40 4XF and what is near it Map of MK40 4XF: its centre point, with the 336 other postcodes in the MK40 4 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 4 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. Bromham MK40 4XF
  • MK40 4XF
  • Other postcodes in MK40 4: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 4 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 52.1420, longitude -0.5169)

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; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after MK40 4XF?

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 4XF?

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

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

MK40 4XF 100% Bedford 85%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

MK40 4XF 100% Bedford 98%
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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 4XF?

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

Check the bin days for MK40 4XF 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 4XF 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 4XF.

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 4XF: 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 4XF 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 4XF?

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 4XF

HM Land Registry records 25 standard sales of homes in MK40 4XF from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 15 August 2025. The middle sale was £565,000, from £375,000 to £800,000. 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.

Show the other 17 sales

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 4XF?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 810 homes in the neighbourhood around MK40 4XF. The largest share of them, 32%, are in council tax band G. More were built in 2020 or later than in any other period (33%). 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 4XF

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 £4,943 (band H); band G, the most common, is £4,120.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 10 (1%)£1,648
Band Babout 20 (2%)£1,922
Band Cabout 100 (12%)£2,197
Band Dabout 90 (11%)£2,472
Band Eabout 90 (11%)£3,021
Band Fabout 210 (26%)£3,570
Band Gabout 260 (32%)£4,120
Band Habout 30 (4%)£4,943

When the homes were built

  1. 6% Before 1900
  2. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. 5% 1919 to 1939
  4. 4% 1945 to 1964
  5. 4% 1965 to 1982
  6. 28% 1983 to 1999
  7. 4% 2000 to 2009
  8. 17% 2010 to 2019
  9. 33% 2020 or later

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 4XF is in (ONS area E01034414), 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 4XF?

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

Primary

Secondary

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

The nearest railway station to the centre of MK40 4XF is Bedford Rail Station, 2.6 km away in a straight line.

  • Bedford Rail Station Railway station 2.6 kmCycle
  • Bedford St Johns Rail Station Railway station 3.7 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 Bromham Bridge, 296 m away.

More stations near MK40 4XF, 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 4XF?

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

0 within 1 km 9 within 3 km

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

  • InstaVolt Charging point · No details mapped 2.0 kmCycle
  • Pod Point Charging point · 1 charger 2.1 kmCycle
  • Pod Point Charging point · 1 charger 2.1 kmCycle

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 4XF?

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

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 4XF?

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

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

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

The centre of MK40 4XF 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 4XF?

Police.uk records 39 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of MK40 4XF in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences12 reports
Vehicle crime9 reports
Anti-social behaviour6 reports
Other theft4 reports
Public order2 reports
Burglary2 reports

Also: criminal damage and arson 1, drugs 1, possession of weapons 1, other crime 1.

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 4XF

Ward
Biddenham
Parish
Biddenham
Region
East of England
Country
England
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
November 2023

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

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MK40 4XH60 mMK40 4XW80 mMK40 4XG80 mMK40 4XS120 mMK40 4XU130 mMK40 4WW140 m
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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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