| Postcode | MK40 1AP | 
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| Post Town | Bedford | 
| Nearest station | Bedford (0 km) | 
| Bus stops | 
                       Bedford Rail Station () 
Bedford Railway Station (N) 
Hurst Grove (NE) 
Hurst Grove (NW) 
Howard Avenue (S) 
Fairfax Road (SW) 
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| Known addresses | 
                       
                          No addresses found
                       
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| Businesses | 
                     
                        No businesses found
                     
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| Latitude | 52.134573 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -0.478234 | |
| Easting | 504253 | |
| Northing | 249566 | |
| Grid reference | TL042495 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 672587 5779005 | |
| what3words | fairly.upper.sunset | |
| FixPhrase | crispness magical siren unpiloted | |
| Plus code | 9C4X4GMC+RP | |
| Altitude | 31 metres (102 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 7:03 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:29 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 90.1 KMs (56 miles) | 
| Parish | Bedford, unparished area | E43000273 | 
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| Ward | Greyfriars | E05014501 | 
| Unitary Authority | Bedford | E06000055 | 
| County | Bedfordshire | E11000001 | 
| Constituency (2024) | Bedford | E14001084 | 
| MP | Mohammad Yasin | Labour | 
| Police force | Bedfordshire | |
| NUTS/ITL 3 | Bedford | |
| NUTS/ITL 2 | Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | |
| NUTS/ITL 1 | East of England | |
| Country | England | E92000001 | 
| Date introduced | December 1994 | 
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| Date usage ended | December 2008 | 
| Last updated | September 2025 | 
| User type | Small (addresses receive less than 25 items of mail per day) | 
| Quality | Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean | 
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019) | 
                     Most deprivedLeast deprived 
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| Average household income (2020) | 
                       Lowest (£22,200)
                        Highest (£108,100)
                       
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| Rural/urban (2021) | Urban: Nearer to a major town or city | |
| Rural/urban (2011) | Urban city and town | |
| Built up area (2024) | Bedford | E63010690 | 
| Census output area (2021) | E00088201 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 3A2 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Bedford 012F | E01017471 | 
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Bedford 012F | E01017471 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Castle & Kingsway | E02003627 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Castle & Kingsway | E02003627 | 
| Travel to work area | Bedford | E30000166 | 
| Average property price in Milton Keynes | £348,325 | 
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| Annual change | 0.5% |