MK41 7YA postcode in Bedford, England

MK41 7YA is a postcode in Bedford, in the Brickhill ward. It is in the Bedford parliamentary constituency and the Bedfordshire police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

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 MK41 7, last 12 months. ▲ 5.4% on the year before Nearest station Bedford 3.5 km in a straight line

Where MK41 7YA is, and what is near it

Map of MK41 7YA and what is near it Map of MK41 7YA: its centre point, with the 296 other postcodes in the MK41 7 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 11 bus stops (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 100 m. MK41 7FG: also in MK41 7MK41 7FP: also in MK41 7MK41 7FS: also in MK41 7MK41 7FW: also in MK41 7MK41 7GA: also in MK41 7MK41 7GB: also in MK41 7MK41 7GE: also in MK41 7MK41 7GF: also in MK41 7MK41 7GG: also in MK41 7MK41 7LB: also in MK41 7MK41 7ST: also in MK41 7MK41 7SU: also in MK41 7MK41 7SX: also in MK41 7MK41 7SY: also in MK41 7MK41 7SZ: also in MK41 7MK41 7TP: also in MK41 7MK41 7TT: also in MK41 7MK41 7TX: also in MK41 7MK41 7TY: also in MK41 7MK41 7TZ: also in MK41 7MK41 7UG: also in MK41 7MK41 7UH: also in MK41 7MK41 7UL: also in MK41 7MK41 7UN: also in MK41 7MK41 7UP: also in MK41 7MK41 7UQ: also in MK41 7MK41 7UR: also in MK41 7MK41 7UT: also in MK41 7MK41 7UW: also in MK41 7MK41 7UX: also in MK41 7MK41 7UY: also in MK41 7MK41 7XA: also in MK41 7MK41 7XB: also in MK41 7MK41 7XD: also in MK41 7MK41 7XE: also in MK41 7MK41 7XF: also in MK41 7MK41 7XG: also in MK41 7MK41 7XH: also in MK41 7MK41 7XJ: also in MK41 7MK41 7XL: also in MK41 7MK41 7XN: also in MK41 7MK41 7XP: also in MK41 7MK41 7XQ: also in MK41 7MK41 7XR: also in MK41 7MK41 7XS: also in MK41 7MK41 7XT: also in MK41 7MK41 7XU: also in MK41 7MK41 7XW: also in MK41 7MK41 7XX: also in MK41 7MK41 7XY: also in MK41 7MK41 7YB: also in MK41 7MK41 7YD: also in MK41 7MK41 7YG: also in MK41 7MK41 7YJ: also in MK41 7MK41 7YL: also in MK41 7MK41 7YN: also in MK41 7MK41 7YR: also in MK41 7MK41 7YS: also in MK41 7MK41 7YT: also in MK41 7MK41 7YU: also in MK41 7MK41 7YW: also in MK41 7MK41 7YX: also in MK41 7MK41 7YY: also in MK41 7MK41 7YZ: also in MK41 7 2 bus stops, 400 mSchool 1.1 kmSchool 1.7 kmGP 2.4 kmBrickhill MK41 7YA Map of MK41 7YA and what is near it Map of MK41 7YA: its centre point, with the 296 other postcodes in the MK41 7 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 11 bus stops (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 200 m. 2 bus stops, 400 mBrickhill MK41 7YA
  • MK41 7YA
  • Other postcodes in MK41 7: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 11 bus stops
  • 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 52.1651, longitude -0.4603)

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 MK41 7YA?

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 MK41 7YA?

Every home and business at MK41 7YA 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 MK41 7YA?

BinDayBuddy has not read Bedford Borough Council's days for MK41 7YA today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for MK41 7YA 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 MK41 7YA 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 MK41 7YA.

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 MK41 7YA: 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 MK41 7YA 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 MK41 7YA?

Homes in MK41 7 sold for a typical £350,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 127 sales, up 5.4% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£350,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£332,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 5.4% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £420,000 40 sales
  • Semi-detached £375,000 37 sales
  • Terraced £290,000 42 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £135,000 8 sales

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

Across the whole MK41 district: a typical £350,000 from 407 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 MK41 7YA

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in MK41 7YA from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 29 November 2024. 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 MK41 7YA?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 520 homes in the neighbourhood around MK41 7YA. The largest share of them, 33%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (98%). 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 MK41 7YA

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 £3,570 (band F); band C, the most common, is £2,197.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 20 (4%)£1,648
Band Babout 60 (12%)£1,922
Band Cabout 170 (33%)£2,197
Band Dabout 120 (23%)£2,472
Band Eabout 130 (25%)£3,021
Band Fabout 20 (4%)£3,570
Band Gfewer than 5£4,120
Band Hfewer than 5£4,943

When the homes were built

  1. None Before 1900
  2. None 1900 to 1918
  3. None 1919 to 1939
  4. None 1945 to 1964
  5. 98% 1965 to 1982
  6. 2% 1983 to 1999
  7. None 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

Before 1900, 1900 to 1918, 1919 to 1939, 1945 to 1964, 2000 to 2009, 2010 to 2019, 2020 or later: 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 MK41 7YA is in (ONS area E01017458), 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 MK41 7YA?

The nearest open schools to MK41 7YA, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near MK41 7YA, 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 MK41 7YA?

The nearest railway station to the centre of MK41 7YA is Bedford Rail Station, 3.5 km away in a straight line.

  • Bedford Rail Station Railway station 3.5 kmCycle
  • Bedford St Johns Rail Station Railway station 4.0 kmCycle

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

11 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Marlow Way, 57 m away.

More stations near MK41 7YA, 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 MK41 7YA?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of MK41 7YA, 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 MK41 7YA?

0 within 1 km 10 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of MK41 7YA, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Pod Point Charging point · 1 charger 2.7 kmCycle
  • Pod Point Charging point · 1 charger 2.7 kmCycle
  • Pod Point Charging point · 1 charger 2.7 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 MK41 7YA?

The nearest to the centre of MK41 7YA, 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 MK41 7YA?

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 MK41 7YA?

The nearest care homes to the centre of MK41 7YA, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

  • Avon's House Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report September 2019, over 3 years old · Phone 01525 873265 300 mWalk
  • Anjulita Court Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report February 2024 · Phone 01234 273642 450 mWalk
  • Highfield Care Quality Commission rating: Requires improvement CQC report November 2023 · Phone 01234 346482 600 mWalk

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 MK41 7YA?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of MK41 7YA, 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 MK41 7YA?

The nearest vets to the centre of MK41 7YA 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 MK41 7YA in a conservation area?

The centre of MK41 7YA 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 MK41 7YA?

Police.uk records 79 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of MK41 7YA in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Anti-social behaviour25 reports
Violence and sexual offences24 reports
Shoplifting11 reports
Criminal damage and arson5 reports
Other theft5 reports
Public order2 reports

Also: vehicle crime 2, burglary 1, bicycle theft 1, drugs 1, robbery 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 MK41 7YA

Ward
Brickhill
Parish
Brickhill
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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