| Postcode | MK40 1ED | 
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| Post Town | Bedford | 
| Nearest station | Bedford (0 km) | 
| Bus stops | 
                       Bedford Rail Station () 
Bedford Railway Station (S) 
Chaucer Road (W) 
Shakespeare Road (N) 
Chaucer Road (E) 
North Parade (S) 
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| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 1 View | 
| Known addresses | 
                       
                          No addresses found
                       
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| Businesses | 
                     
                        No businesses found
                     
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| Latitude | 52.138338 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -0.478764 | |
| Easting | 504208 | |
| Northing | 249984 | |
| Grid reference | TL042499 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 672536 5779422 | |
| what3words | slides.finishing.feeds | |
| FixPhrase | crispness magical skincare turban | |
| Plus code | 9C4X4GQC+8F | |
| Altitude | 33 metres (107 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 7:03 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:29 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 89.8 KMs (55.8 miles) | 
| Parish | Bedford, unparished area | E43000273 | 
|---|---|---|
| Ward | Greyfriars | E05014501 | 
| Unitary Authority | Bedford | E06000055 | 
| County | Bedfordshire | E11000001 | 
| Constituency (2024) | Bedford | E14001084 | 
| MP | Mohammad Yasin | Labour | 
| Police force | Bedfordshire | |
| Water company | Anglian Water | |
| NUTS/ITL 3 | Bedford | |
| NUTS/ITL 2 | Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | |
| NUTS/ITL 1 | East of England | |
| Country | England | E92000001 | 
| Date introduced | June 1997 | 
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| 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 | 
| Population (2011) | 3 | |
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| Households (2011) | 1 | |
| 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) | E00088196 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 3D1 | |
| 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 |