The UK Postcode Database

MK40 2ED

a postcode in Bedford

Introduced in January 1980
MK40 2ED Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

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Streets Associated with MK40 2ED

Shakespeare Road - 72 properties, USRN 27301459

Street names are those nearest to properties in this postcode, they are not necessarily the postal address

Coordinates

Latitude: 52.1428 / 52°8'34"N

Longitude: -0.4817 / 0°28'53"W

UTM Reference: 30U 672322 5779912

OS Easting: 503999

OS Northing: 250475

OS Grid: TL039504

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR G1Y.R1C

Mapcode Global: VHFQ7.LDQP

Open Location Code: 9C4X4GV9+48

Maidenhead Locator System: IO92sd24

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

  • urban city or town
  • a town or city, surrounded by populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 4b2

  • Low-Skilled Migrant and Student Communities
  • Established Multi- Ethnic Communities
  • European Skilled Workforce

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 9276 / 32844

  • 3rd decile
  • more deprived

Demographics are based on the LSOA containing this postcode and not necessarily this postcode alone

Sun and Moon Times for MK40 2ED on Wednesday 1 July 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 02:40
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 03:57
Sunrise 04:45
Transit (sun is at its highest) 13:05
Sunset 21:26
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:14
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 23:31
Hours of daylight today04:15 to 21:56
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
21:56 to 04:16
Moon Phase Waning Gibbous
Moon Sets 04:37
Moon Rises 21:45

For a full sun and moon calendar for MK40 2ED, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in MK40 2ED

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
15 July 2024 Flat 12, Othello Court, 50, Shakespeare Road, Bedford MK40 2ED Flat/apartment Leasehold £128,000
20 June 2022 Flat 15, Regents Court, 44, Shakespeare Road, Bedford MK40 2ED Flat/apartment Leasehold £125,000
2 December 2021 Flat 20, Regents Court, 44, Shakespeare Road, Bedford MK40 2ED Flat/apartment Leasehold £165,000
27 August 2021 Flat 7, Othello Court, 50, Shakespeare Road, Bedford MK40 2ED Flat/apartment Leasehold £137,500
26 August 2021 34 Shakespeare Road, Bedford MK40 2ED Other property type Freehold £925,000
2 October 2020 Flat 2, Regents Court, 44, Shakespeare Road, Bedford MK40 2ED Flat/apartment Leasehold £152,500
5 May 2020 Flat 7, Othello Court, 50, Shakespeare Road, Bedford MK40 2ED Flat/apartment Leasehold £118,000
7 February 2020 Flat 9, Othello Court, 50, Shakespeare Road, Bedford MK40 2ED Flat/apartment Leasehold £135,000
3 October 2019 Flat 3, Regents Court, 44, Shakespeare Road, Bedford MK40 2ED Flat/apartment Leasehold £127,000
28 February 2019 Flat 1, Regents Court, 44, Shakespeare Road, Bedford MK40 2ED Flat/apartment Leasehold £182,000
22 January 2019 Flat 20, Regents Court, 44, Shakespeare Road, Bedford MK40 2ED Flat/apartment Leasehold £159,000
13 July 2018 Flat 2, Othello Court, 50, Shakespeare Road, Bedford MK40 2ED Flat/apartment Leasehold £152,500
24 February 2017 Flat 17, Regents Court, 44, Shakespeare Road, Bedford MK40 2ED Flat/apartment Leasehold £157,000
22 December 2016 Flat 1, Othello Court, 50, Shakespeare Road, Bedford MK40 2ED Flat/apartment Leasehold £124,500
22 July 2016 Flat 3, Regents Court, 44, Shakespeare Road, Bedford MK40 2ED Flat/apartment Leasehold £108,000
9 October 2015 Flat 8, Regents Court, 44, Shakespeare Road, Bedford MK40 2ED Flat/apartment Leasehold £129,000
11 September 2015 Flat 10, Regents Court, 44, Shakespeare Road, Bedford MK40 2ED Flat/apartment Leasehold £138,000
16 July 2015 Flat 17, Regents Court, 44, Shakespeare Road, Bedford MK40 2ED Flat/apartment Leasehold £119,500
11 June 2015 Flat 12, Othello Court, 50, Shakespeare Road, Bedford MK40 2ED Flat/apartment Leasehold £106,750
18 September 2013 Flat 3, Regents Court, 44, Shakespeare Road, Bedford MK40 2ED Flat/apartment Leasehold £87,000
26 July 2013 56 Shakespeare Road, Bedford MK40 2ED Detached Freehold £265,000
10 December 2012 Flat 17, Regents Court, 44, Shakespeare Road, Bedford MK40 2ED Flat/apartment Leasehold £105,000
10 August 2012 34 Shakespeare Road, Bedford MK40 2ED Detached Freehold £715,000
20 January 2012 Flat 7, Othello Court, 50, Shakespeare Road, Bedford MK40 2ED Flat/apartment Leasehold £83,000
2 December 2011 Flat 10, Regents Court, 44, Shakespeare Road, Bedford MK40 2ED Flat/apartment Leasehold £110,000
8 July 2011 Flat 4, Regents Court, 44, Shakespeare Road, Bedford MK40 2ED Flat/apartment Leasehold £100,000
15 June 2011 Flat 5, Regents Court, 44, Shakespeare Road, Bedford MK40 2ED Flat/apartment Leasehold £115,000
27 January 2011 36 Shakespeare Road, Bedford MK40 2ED Detached Freehold £570,000
28 May 2010 56 Shakespeare Road, Bedford MK40 2ED Semi-detached Freehold £245,000
8 August 2008 Flat 1, Regents Court, 44, Shakespeare Road, Bedford MK40 2ED Flat/apartment Leasehold £110,000
20 February 2008 Flat 20, Regents Court, 44, Shakespeare Road, Bedford MK40 2ED Flat/apartment Leasehold £125,000
5 November 2007 Flat 12, Othello Court, 50, Shakespeare Road, Bedford MK40 2ED Flat/apartment Leasehold £113,500
31 October 2007 Flat 10, Othello Court, 50, Shakespeare Road, Bedford MK40 2ED Flat/apartment Leasehold £125,000
5 September 2007 Flat 12, Regents Court, 44, Shakespeare Road, Bedford MK40 2ED Flat/apartment Leasehold £123,000
11 July 2006 Flat 10, Regents Court, 44, Shakespeare Road, Bedford MK40 2ED Flat/apartment Leasehold £115,000
3 February 2006 Flat 10, Othello Court, 50, Shakespeare Road, Bedford MK40 2ED Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £107,500
2 September 2005 Flat 3, Regents Court, 44, Shakespeare Road, Bedford MK40 2ED Flat/apartment Leasehold £94,000
6 October 2004 Flat 12, Othello Court, 50, Shakespeare Road, Bedford MK40 2ED Flat/apartment Leasehold £95,000
17 August 2004 Flat 7, Othello Court, 50, Shakespeare Road, Bedford MK40 2ED Flat/apartment Leasehold £90,000
4 June 2004 Flat 9, Regents Court, 44, Shakespeare Road, Bedford MK40 2ED Flat/apartment Leasehold £109,995
14 November 2003 Flat 5, Regents Court, 44, Shakespeare Road, Bedford MK40 2ED Flat/apartment Leasehold £90,000
11 November 2003 Flat 8, Othello Court, 50, Shakespeare Road, Bedford MK40 2ED Flat/apartment Leasehold £80,000
3 November 2003 Flat 2, Othello Court, 50, Shakespeare Road, Bedford MK40 2ED Flat/apartment Leasehold £104,000
3 October 2003 Flat 2, Regents Court, 44, Shakespeare Road, Bedford MK40 2ED Flat/apartment Leasehold £92,500
15 July 2003 Flat 6, Othello Court, 50, Shakespeare Road, Bedford MK40 2ED Flat/apartment Leasehold £96,000
31 March 2003 Flat 17, Regents Court, 44, Shakespeare Road, Bedford MK40 2ED Flat/apartment Leasehold £90,000
31 January 2003 Flat 10, Regents Court, 44, Shakespeare Road, Bedford MK40 2ED Flat/apartment Leasehold £97,500
3 December 2002 Flat 9, Othello Court, 50, Shakespeare Road, Bedford MK40 2ED Flat/apartment Leasehold £94,500
18 September 2001 38 Shakespeare Road, Bedford MK40 2ED Detached Freehold £510,000
29 June 2001 Flat 21, Regents Court, 44, Shakespeare Road, Bedford MK40 2ED Flat/apartment Leasehold £49,000
12 April 2001 Flat 9, Regents Court, 44, Shakespeare Road, Bedford MK40 2ED Flat/apartment Leasehold £60,000
4 August 2000 Flat 14, Regents Court, 44, Shakespeare Road, Bedford MK40 2ED Flat/apartment Leasehold £64,000
30 June 2000 Flat 9, Othello Court, 50, Shakespeare Road, Bedford MK40 2ED Flat/apartment Leasehold £53,500
28 April 2000 Flat 2, Othello Court, 50, Shakespeare Road, Bedford MK40 2ED Flat/apartment Leasehold £51,000
3 December 1999 Flat 7, Regents Court, 44, Shakespeare Road, Bedford MK40 2ED Flat/apartment Leasehold £46,000
15 October 1999 Flat 5, Regents Court, 44, Shakespeare Road, Bedford MK40 2ED Flat/apartment Leasehold £47,000
24 September 1999 Flat 17, Regents Court, 44, Shakespeare Road, Bedford MK40 2ED Flat/apartment Leasehold £47,000
2 August 1999 Flat 4, Othello Court, 50, Shakespeare Road, Bedford MK40 2ED Flat/apartment Leasehold £38,000
18 June 1999 Flat 16, Regents Court, 44, Shakespeare Road, Bedford MK40 2ED Flat/apartment Leasehold £40,000
14 June 1999 Flat 13, Regents Court, 44, Shakespeare Road, Bedford MK40 2ED Flat/apartment Leasehold £40,000
26 February 1999 Flat 1, 48 Shakespeare Road, Bedford MK40 2ED Detached Freehold £170,000
27 November 1998 Flat 11, Regents Court, 44, Shakespeare Road, Bedford MK40 2ED Flat/apartment Leasehold £42,000
25 September 1998 Flat 3, Regents Court, 44, Shakespeare Road, Bedford MK40 2ED Flat/apartment Leasehold £32,000
18 August 1998 Flat 18, Regents Court, 44, Shakespeare Road, Bedford MK40 2ED Flat/apartment Leasehold £33,500
30 June 1998 32 Shakespeare Road, Bedford MK40 2ED Detached Freehold £275,000
30 January 1998 Flat 17, Regents Court, 44, Shakespeare Road, Bedford MK40 2ED Flat/apartment Leasehold £39,500
28 November 1997 Flat 9, Regents Court, 44, Shakespeare Road, Bedford MK40 2ED Flat/apartment Leasehold £41,995
28 November 1997 Flat 20, Regents Court, 44, Shakespeare Road, Bedford MK40 2ED Flat/apartment Leasehold £34,000
16 June 1997 Flat 6, Regents Court, 44, Shakespeare Road, Bedford MK40 2ED Flat/apartment Leasehold £33,000
28 November 1996 Flat 7, Othello Court, 50, Shakespeare Road, Bedford MK40 2ED Flat/apartment Leasehold £27,500
31 May 1996 28 Shakespeare Road, Bedford MK40 2ED Detached Freehold £124,500
28 December 1995 Flat 9, Othello Court, 50, Shakespeare Road, Bedford MK40 2ED Flat/apartment Leasehold £30,000
4 September 1995 Flat 2, Regents Court, 44, Shakespeare Road, Bedford MK40 2ED Flat/apartment Leasehold £38,500
27 March 1995 Flat 11, Regents Court, 44, Shakespeare Road, Bedford MK40 2ED Flat/apartment Leasehold £38,000

Key to property sale icons:

First sale of newbuild property. This includes new properties created from existing properties, such as residential conversions of commercial or agricultural property, or subdivision of a larger residential property.
Subsequent sale of existing property.
Standard sale at market value to private individual.
Additional (non-standard) sale. This includes repossessions, buy-to-lets and transfers of property sold to non-private individuals.

Elected Representatives for MK40 2ED

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

Bedford

MP

Mohammad Yasin Labour

Bedford Borough Council
Unitary Authority ward (UTW)

Harpur

Councillors

Colleen Atkins Labour

Zara Layne Labour

Elected representative data is updated approximately monthly, so may not include recent by-elections or vacancies.

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for MK40 2ED

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00088356 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01017499 Bedford 010C Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E02003625 Bedford 010 Middle layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 August 2004 ONS
E05014502 Harpur Electoral Wards/Divisions Administrative/Electoral 4 May 2023 DLUHC
E06000055 Bedford Unitary Authorities Administrative 1 April 2009 DLUHC
E12000006 East of England Regions Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E14001084 Bedford Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies Electoral 4 July 2024 LGBC
E23000026 Bedfordshire Police Force Areas Other 1 January 2009 Home Office
E30000166 Bedford Travel to Work Areas Other 31 July 2015 ONS
E33025664 Workplace Zones Census 31 December 2011 ONS
E37000057 South East Midlands Local Enterprise Partnerships Other 1 April 2020 BEIS
E38000249 NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes ICB - M1J4Y Sub Integrated Care Board Locations Health 1 July 2022 ODS
E40000007 East of England NHS England Regions Health 1 April 2019 ODS
E43000273 Bedford, unparished area Non-Civil Parished Areas Census 1 April 2020 ONS
E54000024 NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board Integrated Care Boards Health 1 July 2022 ODS
E56000035 East of England Cancer Alliances Health 1 April 2024 NHS England
E63010690 Bedford Built Up Areas Census 17 April 2024 OS
E65000001 England Non-National Park Area England Non-National Park Area Census 27 February 2023 ONS
E92000001 England Country Administrative 1 January 2009 ONS

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