The UK Postcode Database

MK40 4DX

a postcode in Bedford

Introduced in January 1980
MK40 4DX 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 4DX

Preston Road - 18 properties, USRN 27301161

Dunville Road - 1 property, USRN 27300903

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 52.1363 / 52°8'10"N

Longitude: -0.4842 / 0°29'3"W

UTM Reference: 30U 672172 5779185

OS Easting: 503839

OS Northing: 249751

OS Grid: TL038497

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR G24.4D7

Mapcode Global: VHFQ7.KKCN

Open Location Code: 9C4X4GP8+G8

Maidenhead Locator System: IO92sd12

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

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

ONS Population Classification: 4c2

  • Low-Skilled Migrant and Student Communities
  • Challenged Multicultural Communities and Students
  • European and Asian Heritage

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 7157 / 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 4DX 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 21:48

For a full sun and moon calendar for MK40 4DX, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in MK40 4DX

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
20 December 2016 30 Preston Road, Bedford MK40 4DX Semi-detached Freehold £205,000
31 March 2014 26 Preston Road, Bedford MK40 4DX Semi-detached Freehold £170,000
31 August 2010 16 Preston Road, Bedford MK40 4DX Semi-detached Freehold £165,000
29 February 2008 10 Preston Road, Bedford MK40 4DX Semi-detached Freehold £200,000
20 February 2007 8 Preston Road, Bedford MK40 4DX Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £143,000
21 December 2006 10 Preston Road, Bedford MK40 4DX Semi-detached Freehold £246,000
24 November 2006 6 Preston Road, Bedford MK40 4DX Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £170,000
25 August 2005 26 Preston Road, Bedford MK40 4DX Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £142,000
30 September 2003 24 Preston Road, Bedford MK40 4DX Semi-detached Freehold £126,000
4 August 2003 26 Preston Road, Bedford MK40 4DX Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £126,500
9 August 2002 4 Preston Road, Bedford MK40 4DX Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £76,000
23 October 2001 16 Preston Road, Bedford MK40 4DX Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £82,000
6 August 1999 24 Preston Road, Bedford MK40 4DX Semi-detached Freehold £71,500
8 December 1997 16 Preston Road, Bedford MK40 4DX Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £57,685
19 September 1997 8 Preston Road, Bedford MK40 4DX Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £41,000
20 December 1996 6 Preston Road, Bedford MK40 4DX Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £34,000

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 4DX

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

Bedford

MP

Mohammad Yasin Labour

Bedford Borough Council
Unitary Authority ward (UTW)

Queens Park

Councillors

Nesreen Akhtar Labour

Mohammed Mahboob Din Independent

Mohammed Masud Labour

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

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for MK40 4DX

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00088543 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01017539 Bedford 013E Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E02003628 Bedford 013 Middle layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 August 2004 ONS
E05014510 Queens Park 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
E33025678 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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