Map of MK40 3FD postcode

General information

Postcode	MK40 3FD
Post Town	Bedford
Nearest station	Bedford St Johns (1 km)
Bus stops	Goldington Avenue (W) Rothsay Road (E) Goldington Avenue (E) Bedford Hospital North Wing (SW) Bedford Hospital North Wing (NE) Rothsay Road (W)
Roads in this postcode	A4280 Rothsay Gardens
Number of UPRNs	84 View
Known addresses	Apartment 1, Heron House, 49 - 53 Goldington Road, Bedford Apartment 16, Heron House, 49 - 53 Goldington Road, Bedford Apartment 17, Heron House, 49 - 53 Goldington Road, Bedford Apartment 2, Heron House, 49 - 53 Goldington Road, Bedford Apartment 24, Heron House, 49 - 53 Goldington Road, Bedford Apartment 26, Heron House, 49 - 53 Goldington Road, Bedford Apartment 34, Heron House, 49 - 53 Goldington Road, Bedford Apartment 35, Heron House, 49 - 53 Goldington Road, Bedford Apartment 37, Heron House, 49 - 53 Goldington Road, Bedford Apartment 41, Heron House, 49 - 53 Goldington Road, Bedford Apartment 42, Heron House, 49 - 53 Goldington Road, Bedford Apartment 44, Heron House, 49 - 53 Goldington Road, Bedford Apartment 53, Heron House, 49 - 53 Goldington Road, Bedford Apartment 56, Heron House, 49 - 53 Goldington Road, Bedford Apartment 57, Heron House, 49 - 53 Goldington Road, Bedford Apartment 6, Heron House, 49 - 53 Goldington Road, Bedford Apartment 60, Heron House, 49 - 53 Goldington Road, Bedford Apartment 61, Heron House, 49 - 53 Goldington Road, Bedford Apartment 62, Heron House, 49 - 53 Goldington Road, Bedford Apartment 68, Heron House, 49 - 53 Goldington Road, Bedford Apartment 7, Heron House, 49 - 53 Goldington Road, Bedford Apartment 70, Heron House, 49 - 53 Goldington Road, Bedford Apartment 71, Heron House, 49 - 53 Goldington Road, Bedford Apartment 73, Heron House, 49 - 53 Goldington Road, Bedford Apartment 74, Heron House, 49 - 53 Goldington Road, Bedford Apartment 75, Heron House, 49 - 53 Goldington Road, Bedford Apartment 76, Heron House, 49 - 53 Goldington Road, Bedford Apartment 78, Heron House, 49 - 53 Goldington Road, Bedford Flat 1, Heron House, 49 - 53 Goldington Road, Bedford Flat 13, Heron House, 49 - 53 Goldington Road, Bedford Flat 14, Heron House, 49 - 53 Goldington Road, Bedford Flat 16, Heron House, 49 - 53 Goldington Road, Bedford Flat 18, Heron House, 49 - 53 Goldington Road, Bedford Flat 19, Heron House, 49 - 53 Goldington Road, Bedford Flat 2, Heron House, 49 - 53 Goldington Road, Bedford Flat 20, Heron House, 49 - 53 Goldington Road, Bedford Flat 21, Heron House, 49 - 53 Goldington Road, Bedford Flat 22, Heron House, 49 - 53 Goldington Road, Bedford Flat 23, Heron House, 49 - 53 Goldington Road, Bedford Flat 26, Heron House, 49 - 53 Goldington Road, Bedford Flat 31, Heron House, 49 - 53 Goldington Road, Bedford Flat 32, Heron House, 49 - 53 Goldington Road, Bedford Flat 34, Heron House, 49 - 53 Goldington Road, Bedford Flat 36, Heron House, 49 - 53 Goldington Road, Bedford Flat 37, Heron House, 49 - 53 Goldington Road, Bedford Flat 38, Heron House, 49 - 53 Goldington Road, Bedford Flat 39, Heron House, 49 - 53 Goldington Road, Bedford Flat 40, Heron House, 49 - 53 Goldington Road, Bedford Flat 41, Heron House, 49 - 53 Goldington Road, Bedford Flat 42, Heron House, 49 - 53 Goldington Road, Bedford Flat 43, Heron House, 49 - 53 Goldington Road, Bedford Flat 46, Heron House, 49 - 53 Goldington Road, Bedford Flat 49, Heron House, 49 - 53 Goldington Road, Bedford Flat 50, Heron House, 49 - 53 Goldington Road, Bedford Flat 52, Heron House, 49 - 53 Goldington Road, Bedford Flat 54, Heron House, 49 - 53 Goldington Road, Bedford Flat 55, Heron House, 49 - 53 Goldington Road, Bedford Flat 58, Heron House, 49 - 53 Goldington Road, Bedford Flat 59, Heron House, 49 - 53 Goldington Road, Bedford Flat 60, Heron House, 49 - 53 Goldington Road, Bedford Flat 67, Heron House, 49 - 53 Goldington Road, Bedford Flat 68, Heron House, 49 - 53 Goldington Road, Bedford Flat 7, Heron House, 49 - 53 Goldington Road, Bedford Flat 70, Heron House, 49 - 53 Goldington Road, Bedford Flat 71, Heron House, 49 - 53 Goldington Road, Bedford Flat 72, Heron House, 49 - 53 Goldington Road, Bedford Flat 74, Heron House, 49 - 53 Goldington Road, Bedford Flat 77, Heron House, 49 - 53 Goldington Road, Bedford Flat 78, Heron House, 49 - 53 Goldington Road, Bedford
Main property type	Flat
Businesses	FORKS & FLAVORS LTD

Geography

	Latitude	52.139558
	Longitude	-0.458483
	Easting	505593
	Northing	250149
	Grid reference	TL055501
	UTM reference	30U 673919 5779606
	what3words	shorts.bring.trick
	FixPhrase	crispness magical skylight unpaved
	Plus code	9C4X4GQR+RJ
	Altitude	34 metres (113 feet)
	Sunrise (today)	7:45
	Sunset (today)	15:57
	Distance away
	Distance to sea	88.9 KMs (55.3 miles)

Administrative areas

Parish	Bedford, unparished area	E43000273
Ward	Castle & Newnham	E05014494
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

Data

Date introduced	April 2013
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

Demographics

Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019)	13,934 / 32,844 Most deprivedLeast deprived
Average household income (2020)	£47,300 Lowest (£22,200) Highest (£108,100)
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)	E00088215
Census output area (2011)	5A3
Lower layer super output area (2021)	Bedford 012G	E01034418
Lower layer super output area (2011)	Bedford 012D	E01017469
Middle layer super output area (2021)	Castle & Kingsway	E02003627
Middle layer super output area (2011)	Castle & Kingsway	E02003627
Travel to work area	Bedford	E30000166

Nearby schools

Castle Newnham School (Primary)

Castle Newnham School (Secondary)

Bedford Free School (Secondary)

Bedford Girls' School

Bedford School

Bedford College (16 plus)

Property sales

Average property price in Milton Keynes	£348,325
Annual change	0.5%
View all properties sold in the MK postcode area

Properties recently sold in this postcode

Address	Type	Date	Price
Flat 70, Heron House, 49 - 53 Goldington Road, Bedford	Flat (leasehold)	May 2025	£200,000
	Flat (leasehold)	Oct 2015	£179,995
Flat 32, Heron House, 49 - 53 Goldington Road, Bedford	Flat (leasehold)	Mar 2025	£203,000
	Flat (leasehold)	Feb 2022	£195,000
	New build flat (leasehold)	Feb 2014	£155,250
Flat 19, Heron House, 49 - 53 Goldington Road, Bedford	Flat (leasehold)	Aug 2024	£145,000
	Flat (leasehold)	Jun 2018	£165,000
	New build flat (leasehold)	Jan 2014	£110,000
Flat 41, Heron House, 49 - 53 Goldington Road, Bedford	Flat (leasehold)	Nov 2023	£212,500
Flat 22, Heron House, 49 - 53 Goldington Road, Bedford	Flat (leasehold)	Oct 2023	£195,000
	New build flat (leasehold)	Jul 2014	£147,000
Flat 78, Heron House, 49 - 53 Goldington Road, Bedford	Flat (leasehold)	Jul 2022	£209,995
Flat 71, Heron House, 49 - 53 Goldington Road, Bedford	Flat (leasehold)	Feb 2022	£186,500
Flat 37, Heron House, 49 - 53 Goldington Road, Bedford	Flat (leasehold)	Apr 2021	£151,000
Flat 39, Heron House, 49 - 53 Goldington Road, Bedford	Flat (leasehold)	Dec 2020	£189,000
	New build flat (leasehold)	May 2014	£169,000
Flat 68, Heron House, 49 - 53 Goldington Road, Bedford	Flat (leasehold)	Sep 2020	£188,500
	Flat (leasehold)	Mar 2019	£190,000

View all properties sold in the MK40 3 sector

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