| Postcode | MK40 3YJ | 
|---|---|
| Post Town | Bedford | 
| Nearest station | Bedford St Johns (1 km) | 
| Bus stops | 
                       St Peter's Street (NE) 
Cecil Higgins Gallery (N) 
Rothsay Road (W) 
St Peter's Street (SW) 
Bedford Hospital North Wing (SW) 
Bedford Bowls Club (SE) 
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| Known addresses | 
                       
                          No addresses found
                       
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| Businesses | 
                     
                        No businesses found
                     
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| Latitude | 52.138284 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -0.462794 | |
| Easting | 505301 | |
| Northing | 250001 | |
| Grid reference | TL053500 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 673629 5779454 | |
| what3words | prop.urgent.pines | |
| FixPhrase | crispness magical skinhead unbaked | |
| Plus code | 9C4X4GQP+8V | |
| Altitude | 37 metres (120 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 7:03 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:29 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 89.2 KMs (55.4 miles) | 
| 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 | |
| NUTS/ITL 3 | Bedford | |
| NUTS/ITL 2 | Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | |
| NUTS/ITL 1 | East of England | |
| Country | England | E92000001 | 
| Date introduced | June 1998 | 
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| Date usage ended | December 1999 | 
| Last updated | September 2025 | 
| User type | Large (addresses receive more than 25 items of mail per day) | 
| Quality | Postcode terminated prior to Gridlink initiative - last known ONS postcode grid reference | 
| 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) | E00183484 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 3A1 | |
| 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 |