The UK Postcode Database

MK40 2JR

a postcode in Bedford

Introduced in April 1985
MK40 2JR Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

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Streets Associated with MK40 2JR

Shakespeare Road - 27 properties, USRN 27301459

Manton Lane - 1 property, USRN 27301081

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 52.1455 / 52°8'43"N

Longitude: -0.4819 / 0°28'54"W

UTM Reference: 30U 672293 5780212

OS Easting: 503974

OS Northing: 250775

OS Grid: TL039507

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR G1Y.JZ0

Mapcode Global: VHFQ7.LBLL

Open Location Code: 9C4X4GW9+56

Maidenhead Locator System: IO92sd24

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

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

ONS Population Classification: 3c2

  • Multicultural and Educated Urbanites
  • Diverse Educated Urban Singles
  • Career Progression

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 2JR 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 2JR, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in MK40 2JR

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
12 December 2022 17, Hilbre Grange, Shakespeare Road, Bedford MK40 2JR Flat/apartment Leasehold £146,000
30 June 2022 19, Hilbre Grange, Shakespeare Road, Bedford MK40 2JR Flat/apartment Leasehold £135,000
16 June 2022 15, Hilbre Grange, Shakespeare Road, Bedford MK40 2JR Flat/apartment Leasehold £142,000
14 June 2022 9, Hilbre Grange, Shakespeare Road, Bedford MK40 2JR Flat/apartment Leasehold £125,000
1 June 2022 25, Hilbre Grange, Shakespeare Road, Bedford MK40 2JR Flat/apartment Leasehold £133,500
17 September 2021 22, Hilbre Grange, Shakespeare Road, Bedford MK40 2JR Flat/apartment Leasehold £96,000
17 September 2021 6, Hilbre Grange, Shakespeare Road, Bedford MK40 2JR Flat/apartment Leasehold £157,500
15 July 2019 18, Hilbre Grange, Shakespeare Road, Bedford MK40 2JR Flat/apartment Leasehold £140,000
18 March 2019 19, Hilbre Grange, Shakespeare Road, Bedford MK40 2JR Flat/apartment Leasehold £110,000
10 November 2017 25, Hilbre Grange, Shakespeare Road, Bedford MK40 2JR Flat/apartment Leasehold £104,995
2 June 2017 7, Hilbre Grange, Shakespeare Road, Bedford MK40 2JR Flat/apartment Leasehold £110,000
5 September 2016 6, Hilbre Grange, Shakespeare Road, Bedford MK40 2JR Flat/apartment Leasehold £145,000
9 October 2015 20, Hilbre Grange, Shakespeare Road, Bedford MK40 2JR Flat/apartment Leasehold £95,000
9 October 2015 4, Hilbre Grange, Shakespeare Road, Bedford MK40 2JR Flat/apartment Leasehold £99,000
12 September 2014 10, Hilbre Grange, Shakespeare Road, Bedford MK40 2JR Flat/apartment Leasehold £65,000
25 July 2014 18, Hilbre Grange, Shakespeare Road, Bedford MK40 2JR Flat/apartment Leasehold £110,000
19 October 2007 15, Hilbre Grange, Shakespeare Road, Bedford MK40 2JR Flat/apartment Leasehold £117,500
24 August 2007 18, Hilbre Grange, Shakespeare Road, Bedford MK40 2JR Flat/apartment Leasehold £121,000
20 July 2007 24, Hilbre Grange, Shakespeare Road, Bedford MK40 2JR Flat/apartment Leasehold £97,500
15 June 2007 12, Hilbre Grange, Shakespeare Road, Bedford MK40 2JR Flat/apartment Leasehold £116,500
18 May 2007 2, Hilbre Grange, Shakespeare Road, Bedford MK40 2JR Flat/apartment Leasehold £119,000
20 December 2006 13, Hilbre Grange, Shakespeare Road, Bedford MK40 2JR Flat/apartment Leasehold £92,000
6 October 2006 4, Hilbre Grange, Shakespeare Road, Bedford MK40 2JR Flat/apartment Leasehold £98,000
16 March 2006 17, Hilbre Grange, Shakespeare Road, Bedford MK40 2JR Flat/apartment Leasehold £90,000
5 January 2006 25, Hilbre Grange, Shakespeare Road, Bedford MK40 2JR Flat/apartment Leasehold £93,000
28 October 2005 8, Hilbre Grange, Shakespeare Road, Bedford MK40 2JR Flat/apartment Leasehold £97,000
30 September 2005 26, Hilbre Grange, Shakespeare Road, Bedford MK40 2JR Flat/apartment Leasehold £85,000
30 September 2005 7, Hilbre Grange, Shakespeare Road, Bedford MK40 2JR Flat/apartment Leasehold £91,000
15 September 2005 1, Hilbre Grange, Shakespeare Road, Bedford MK40 2JR Flat/apartment Leasehold £85,000
23 August 2004 18, Hilbre Grange, Shakespeare Road, Bedford MK40 2JR Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £115,000
11 August 2004 6, Hilbre Grange, Shakespeare Road, Bedford MK40 2JR Flat/apartment Leasehold £114,000
11 March 2004 17, Hilbre Grange, Shakespeare Road, Bedford MK40 2JR Flat/apartment Leasehold £81,500
19 December 2003 21, Hilbre Grange, Shakespeare Road, Bedford MK40 2JR Flat/apartment Leasehold £84,995
30 June 2003 26, Hilbre Grange, Shakespeare Road, Bedford MK40 2JR Flat/apartment Leasehold £74,000
13 December 2002 22, Hilbre Grange, Shakespeare Road, Bedford MK40 2JR Flat/apartment Freehold £77,000
16 September 2002 7, Hilbre Grange, Shakespeare Road, Bedford MK40 2JR Flat/apartment Leasehold £69,000
6 September 2002 12, Hilbre Grange, Shakespeare Road, Bedford MK40 2JR Flat/apartment Leasehold £82,500
30 August 2002 14, Hilbre Grange, Shakespeare Road, Bedford MK40 2JR Flat/apartment Leasehold £68,500
12 July 2002 20, Hilbre Grange, Shakespeare Road, Bedford MK40 2JR Flat/apartment Leasehold £69,995
5 May 2002 5, Hilbre Grange, Shakespeare Road, Bedford MK40 2JR Flat/apartment Leasehold £70,000
3 May 2002 10, Hilbre Grange, Shakespeare Road, Bedford MK40 2JR Flat/apartment Leasehold £39,300
1 March 2002 9, Hilbre Grange, Shakespeare Road, Bedford MK40 2JR Flat/apartment Leasehold £57,000
20 September 2001 4, Hilbre Grange, Shakespeare Road, Bedford MK40 2JR Flat/apartment Leasehold £47,000
15 September 2000 7, Hilbre Grange, Shakespeare Road, Bedford MK40 2JR Flat/apartment Leasehold £42,000
7 July 2000 19, Hilbre Grange, Shakespeare Road, Bedford MK40 2JR Flat/apartment Leasehold £37,500
10 May 2000 25, Hilbre Grange, Shakespeare Road, Bedford MK40 2JR Flat/apartment Leasehold £39,950
7 March 2000 21, Hilbre Grange, Shakespeare Road, Bedford MK40 2JR Flat/apartment Leasehold £34,300
5 March 1999 16, Hilbre Grange, Shakespeare Road, Bedford MK40 2JR Flat/apartment Leasehold £30,000
22 December 1998 8, Hilbre Grange, Shakespeare Road, Bedford MK40 2JR Flat/apartment Leasehold £39,000
29 April 1998 14, Hilbre Grange, Shakespeare Road, Bedford MK40 2JR Flat/apartment Leasehold £26,000
11 August 1997 22, Hilbre Grange, Shakespeare Road, Bedford MK40 2JR Flat/apartment Freehold £31,500
25 April 1997 21, Hilbre Grange, Shakespeare Road, Bedford MK40 2JR Flat/apartment Leasehold £22,500
3 September 1996 23, Hilbre Grange, Shakespeare Road, Bedford MK40 2JR Flat/apartment Leasehold £24,000
16 August 1996 8, Hilbre Grange, Shakespeare Road, Bedford MK40 2JR Flat/apartment Leasehold £27,000
12 August 1996 1, Hilbre Grange, Shakespeare Road, Bedford MK40 2JR Flat/apartment Leasehold £22,000
2 May 1996 13, Hilbre Grange, Shakespeare Road, Bedford MK40 2JR Flat/apartment Leasehold £20,000
27 October 1995 21, Hilbre Grange, Shakespeare Road, Bedford MK40 2JR Flat/apartment Leasehold £25,000
29 September 1995 7, Hilbre Grange, Shakespeare Road, Bedford MK40 2JR Flat/apartment Leasehold £29,500

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 2JR

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 2JR

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00088357 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
E33023521 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

All public sector data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v2.0.

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