The UK Postcode Database

MK40 3RF

a postcode in Bedford

Introduced in January 1980
MK40 3RF Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

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Streets Associated with MK40 3RF

Castle Road - 20 properties, USRN 27301607

Pembroke Street - 2 properties, USRN 27301147

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 52.1371 / 52°8'13"N

Longitude: -0.453 / 0°27'10"W

UTM Reference: 30U 674301 5779344

OS Easting: 505970

OS Northing: 249880

OS Grid: TL059498

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR G20.SCH

Mapcode Global: VHFQ8.3KB2

Open Location Code: 9C4X4GPW+RQ

Maidenhead Locator System: IO92sd52

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

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

ONS Population Classification: 2a1

  • Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanites
  • Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living
  • Younger Suburban Family Renters

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 23885 / 32844

  • 8th decile
  • less deprived

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

Sun and Moon Times for MK40 3RF 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 today04:14 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 3RF, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in MK40 3RF

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
18 December 2019 131 Castle Road, Bedford MK40 3RF Other property type Freehold £335,000
27 August 2010 129 Castle Road, Bedford MK40 3RF Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £180,000
15 June 2009 133a Castle Road, Bedford MK40 3RF Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £165,000
14 March 2007 127a Castle Road, Bedford MK40 3RF Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £200,000
30 July 2004 Pembroke Street Post Office, 135, Castle Road, Bedford MK40 3RF Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £170,000
10 February 1999 Pembroke Street Post Office, 135, Castle Road, Bedford MK40 3RF Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £80,000

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 3RF

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

Bedford

MP

Mohammad Yasin Labour

Bedford Borough Council
Unitary Authority ward (UTW)

Castle & Newnham

Councillors

Lucy Bywater Green Party (E&W)

Paul Edmonds Green Party (E&W)

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

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for MK40 3RF

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00088219 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01017467 Bedford 012B Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E02003627 Bedford 012 Middle layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 August 2004 ONS
E05014494 Castle & Newnham 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
E33025671 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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