MK40 2ES

a postcode in Bedford

Introduced in January 1980

MK40 2ES	Normal (geographic) postcodes	Large user postcodes

The nearby postcodes map only shows currently active postcodes. Postcode markers will cluster if they are close together, which may happen in densly populated built-up areas or where single premises have multiple postcodes.

Streets Associated with MK40 2ES

Foster Hill Road - 69 properties, USRN 27300937

Wellington Street - 2 properties, USRN 27301292

The Broadway - 1 property, USRN 27301710

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 52.1421 / 52°8'31"N

Longitude: -0.4682 / 0°28'5"W

UTM Reference: 30U 673248 5779871

OS Easting: 504924

OS Northing: 250421

OS Grid: TL049504

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR G1Z.NGR

Mapcode Global: VHFQ7.TFV5

Open Location Code: 9C4X4GRJ+VP

Maidenhead Locator System: IO92sd34

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

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

ONS Population Classification: 4a2

Low-Skilled Migrant and Student Communities
Ethnically Diverse Families in Less Connected Locations
City Service Workers

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 13360 / 32844

5th decile
slightly more deprived

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

Sun and Moon Times for MK40 2ES on Tuesday 30 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light)	02:38
Civil twilight begins (Dawn)	03:56
Sunrise	04:44
Transit (sun is at its highest)	13:05
Sunset	21:26
Civil twilight ends (Dusk)	22:14
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall)	23:32

Hours of daylight today	04:14 to 21:56
Hours of darkness tonight (lighting-up time)	21:56 to 04:15
Moon Phase	Waning Gibbous
Moon Sets	03:27
Moon Rises	21:22

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

Residential Property Sales in MK40 2ES

Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
19 July 2024	Flat 2, 3 Foster Hill Road, Bedford MK40 2ES	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£155,000
9 January 2024	9, Claydon Court, Foster Hill Road, Bedford MK40 2ES	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£80,000
27 November 2020	11 Foster Hill Road, Bedford MK40 2ES	Semi-detached	Freehold	£392,000
24 July 2019	5, Claydon Court, Foster Hill Road, Bedford MK40 2ES	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£85,000
12 April 2019	19 Foster Hill Road, Bedford MK40 2ES	Semi-detached	Freehold	£350,000
8 September 2017	23 Foster Hill Road, Bedford MK40 2ES	Detached	Freehold	£255,000
16 February 2017	8, Claydon Court, Foster Hill Road, Bedford MK40 2ES	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£145,000
30 May 2014	2, Claydon Court, Foster Hill Road, Bedford MK40 2ES	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£72,500
22 May 2014	15 Foster Hill Road, Bedford MK40 2ES	Semi-detached	Freehold	£236,559
22 March 2013	25 Foster Hill Road, Bedford MK40 2ES	Semi-detached	Freehold	£337,500
16 March 2010	1 Foster Hill Road, Bedford MK40 2ES	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£180,000
10 December 2009	11 Foster Hill Road, Bedford MK40 2ES	Semi-detached	Freehold	£225,000
20 June 2008	21 Foster Hill Road, Bedford MK40 2ES	Semi-detached	Freehold	£275,000
3 March 2008	10, Claydon Court, Foster Hill Road, Bedford MK40 2ES	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£72,000
21 February 2008	3, Claydon Court, Foster Hill Road, Bedford MK40 2ES	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£70,000
30 November 2007	19 Foster Hill Road, Bedford MK40 2ES	Semi-detached	Freehold	£250,000
16 October 2007	7 Foster Hill Road, Bedford MK40 2ES	Semi-detached	Freehold	£224,000
25 April 2006	Flat 2, 3 Foster Hill Road, Bedford MK40 2ES	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£107,000
27 May 2005	Flat 3, 3 Foster Hill Road, Bedford MK40 2ES	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£90,000
30 September 2004	21 Foster Hill Road, Bedford MK40 2ES	Semi-detached	Freehold	£249,995
5 January 2004	37 Foster Hill Road, Bedford MK40 2ES	Semi-detached	Freehold	£205,000
7 November 2003	1 Foster Hill Road, Bedford MK40 2ES	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£174,000
24 October 2003	7, Claydon Court, Foster Hill Road, Bedford MK40 2ES	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£58,500
2 October 2003	6, Claydon Court, Foster Hill Road, Bedford MK40 2ES	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£51,000
28 August 2003	8, Claydon Court, Foster Hill Road, Bedford MK40 2ES	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£90,000
24 June 2003	39 Foster Hill Road, Bedford MK40 2ES	Semi-detached	Freehold	£185,000
22 April 2003	4, Claydon Court, Foster Hill Road, Bedford MK40 2ES	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£56,000
16 August 2002	4, Claydon Court, Foster Hill Road, Bedford MK40 2ES	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£48,500
19 July 2002	19 Foster Hill Road, Bedford MK40 2ES	Semi-detached	Freehold	£140,000
14 December 2001	10, Claydon Court, Foster Hill Road, Bedford MK40 2ES	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£44,000
30 November 2001	2, Claydon Court, Foster Hill Road, Bedford MK40 2ES	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£44,500
5 September 2001	3, Claydon Court, Foster Hill Road, Bedford MK40 2ES	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£41,000
26 July 2001	21 Foster Hill Road, Bedford MK40 2ES	Semi-detached	Freehold	£138,000
31 May 2001	Flat 3, 3 Foster Hill Road, Bedford MK40 2ES	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£48,500
24 November 2000	1, Claydon Court, Foster Hill Road, Bedford MK40 2ES	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£33,500
6 September 2000	11, Claydon Court, Foster Hill Road, Bedford MK40 2ES	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£36,500
25 August 2000	4, Claydon Court, Foster Hill Road, Bedford MK40 2ES	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£31,950
6 March 2000	27 Foster Hill Road, Bedford MK40 2ES	Semi-detached	Freehold	£107,250
24 December 1999	Flat 2, 3 Foster Hill Road, Bedford MK40 2ES	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£41,000
17 December 1999	2, Claydon Court, Foster Hill Road, Bedford MK40 2ES	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£29,995
31 August 1999	Flat 1, 3 Foster Hill Road, Bedford MK40 2ES	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£30,000
19 June 1998	25 Foster Hill Road, Bedford MK40 2ES	Semi-detached	Freehold	£88,000
23 December 1997	2, Claydon Court, Foster Hill Road, Bedford MK40 2ES	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£22,500
5 September 1997	9, Claydon Court, Foster Hill Road, Bedford MK40 2ES	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£20,000
14 February 1997	21 Foster Hill Road, Bedford MK40 2ES	Semi-detached	Freehold	£64,500
15 December 1995	25 Foster Hill Road, Bedford MK40 2ES	Semi-detached	Freehold	£55,000

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 2ES

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 2ES

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
E00088371		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 January 2009	ONS
E01017497	Bedford 010A	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
E33025661		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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