The UK Postcode Database

MK40 4US

a postcode in Bedford

Introduced in November 2017
MK40 4US Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

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Streets Associated with MK40 4US

Watercress Rise - 67 properties, USRN 27303056

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 52.145 / 52°8'42"N

Longitude: -0.5065 / 0°30'23"W

UTM Reference: 30U 670611 5780098

OS Easting: 502291

OS Northing: 250684

OS Grid: TL022506

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR G1X.JRL

Mapcode Global: VHFQ7.5BKZ

Open Location Code: 9C4X4FWV+29

Maidenhead Locator System: IO92rd94

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

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

ONS Population Classification: 5b1

  • Ethnically Diverse Suburb-an Professionals
  • Suburban Professionals
  • Families in Multi-Ethnic Terraces

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 23718 / 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 4US 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 21:46

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

Residential Property Sales in MK40 4US

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
19 April 2024 65 Watercress Rise, Biddenham, Bedford MK40 4US Semi-detached Freehold £337,500
21 July 2023 65 Watercress Rise, Biddenham, Bedford MK40 4US Semi-detached Freehold £440,000
23 February 2023 11 Watercress Rise, Biddenham, Bedford MK40 4US Semi-detached Leasehold £189,750
20 August 2021 4 Watercress Rise, Biddenham, Bedford MK40 4US Detached Freehold £358,000
3 July 2021 12 Watercress Rise, Biddenham, Bedford MK40 4US Detached Freehold £387,000
28 June 2021 14 Watercress Rise, Biddenham, Bedford MK40 4US Semi-detached Leasehold £135,000
1 June 2021 48 Watercress Rise, Biddenham, Bedford MK40 4US Semi-detached Freehold £300,000
29 March 2021 1 Watercress Rise, Biddenham, Bedford MK40 4US Detached Freehold £465,000
26 February 2021 40 Watercress Rise, Biddenham, Bedford MK40 4US Detached Freehold £427,000
18 February 2021 49 Watercress Rise, Biddenham, Bedford MK40 4US Semi-detached Freehold £280,000
12 February 2021 2 Watercress Rise, Biddenham, Bedford MK40 4US Detached Freehold £460,000
11 December 2020 54 Watercress Rise, Biddenham, Bedford MK40 4US Semi-detached Freehold £258,000
20 November 2020 67 Watercress Rise, Biddenham, Bedford MK40 4US Semi-detached Freehold £305,000
25 September 2020 36 Watercress Rise, Biddenham, Bedford MK40 4US Detached Freehold £455,000
28 August 2020 4 Watercress Rise, Biddenham, Bedford MK40 4US Detached Freehold £325,400
31 July 2020 49 Watercress Rise, Biddenham, Bedford MK40 4US Semi-detached Freehold £295,000
30 April 2020 38 Watercress Rise, Biddenham, Bedford MK40 4US Detached Freehold £465,000
28 February 2020 39 Watercress Rise, Biddenham, Bedford MK40 4US Detached Freehold £380,000
20 December 2019 23 Watercress Rise, Biddenham, Bedford MK40 4US Semi-detached Freehold £260,000
20 December 2019 25 Watercress Rise, Biddenham, Bedford MK40 4US Semi-detached Freehold £260,000
20 December 2019 27 Watercress Rise, Biddenham, Bedford MK40 4US Semi-detached Freehold £260,000
20 December 2019 21 Watercress Rise, Biddenham, Bedford MK40 4US Semi-detached Freehold £260,000
19 December 2019 19 Watercress Rise, Biddenham, Bedford MK40 4US Detached Freehold £450,000
15 November 2019 10 Watercress Rise, Biddenham, Bedford MK40 4US Semi-detached Freehold £360,000
1 November 2019 29 Watercress Rise, Biddenham, Bedford MK40 4US Detached Freehold £405,000
30 October 2019 15 Watercress Rise, Biddenham, Bedford MK40 4US Semi-detached Freehold £300,000
30 October 2019 17 Watercress Rise, Biddenham, Bedford MK40 4US Detached Freehold £300,000
30 October 2019 31 Watercress Rise, Biddenham, Bedford MK40 4US Semi-detached Freehold £260,000
30 October 2019 33 Watercress Rise, Biddenham, Bedford MK40 4US Semi-detached Freehold £260,000
30 October 2019 35 Watercress Rise, Biddenham, Bedford MK40 4US Semi-detached Freehold £300,000
30 October 2019 37 Watercress Rise, Biddenham, Bedford MK40 4US Semi-detached Freehold £300,000
23 September 2019 42 Watercress Rise, Biddenham, Bedford MK40 4US Detached Freehold £385,000
30 August 2019 46 Watercress Rise, Biddenham, Bedford MK40 4US Detached Freehold £405,000
26 July 2019 44 Watercress Rise, Biddenham, Bedford MK40 4US Detached Freehold £462,500
28 June 2019 8 Watercress Rise, Biddenham, Bedford MK40 4US Semi-detached Freehold £296,000
28 June 2019 6 Watercress Rise, Biddenham, Bedford MK40 4US Semi-detached Freehold £275,000
28 June 2019 14 Watercress Rise, Biddenham, Bedford MK40 4US Other property type Freehold £1,578,000
28 May 2019 26 Watercress Rise, Biddenham, Bedford MK40 4US Detached Freehold £340,000
24 May 2019 24 Watercress Rise, Biddenham, Bedford MK40 4US Detached Freehold £340,000
24 May 2019 22 Watercress Rise, Biddenham, Bedford MK40 4US Detached Freehold £437,500
5 April 2019 3 Watercress Rise, Biddenham, Bedford MK40 4US Detached Freehold £450,000
15 March 2019 5 Watercress Rise, Biddenham, Bedford MK40 4US Detached Freehold £340,000
4 January 2019 1 Watercress Rise, Biddenham, Bedford MK40 4US Detached Freehold £450,000
4 May 2018 50 Watercress Rise, Biddenham, Bedford MK40 4US Semi-detached Freehold £295,000
29 March 2018 51 Watercress Rise, Biddenham, Bedford MK40 4US Semi-detached Freehold £294,500
27 March 2018 53 Watercress Rise, Biddenham, Bedford MK40 4US Detached Freehold £415,000
28 February 2018 48 Watercress Rise, Biddenham, Bedford MK40 4US Semi-detached Freehold £295,000
28 February 2018 52 Watercress Rise, Biddenham, Bedford MK40 4US Semi-detached Freehold £260,000
28 February 2018 56 Watercress Rise, Biddenham, Bedford MK40 4US Detached Freehold £400,000
26 February 2018 54 Watercress Rise, Biddenham, Bedford MK40 4US Semi-detached Freehold £260,000
31 January 2018 49 Watercress Rise, Biddenham, Bedford MK40 4US Semi-detached Freehold £295,000
29 January 2018 58 Watercress Rise, Biddenham, Bedford MK40 4US Detached Freehold £415,000
21 December 2017 55 Watercress Rise, Biddenham, Bedford MK40 4US Detached Freehold £320,000
21 December 2017 57 Watercress Rise, Biddenham, Bedford MK40 4US Detached Freehold £250,000
21 December 2017 59 Watercress Rise, Biddenham, Bedford MK40 4US Semi-detached Freehold £359,000
18 December 2017 61 Watercress Rise, Biddenham, Bedford MK40 4US Semi-detached Freehold £359,000
30 November 2017 65 Watercress Rise, Biddenham, Bedford MK40 4US Semi-detached Freehold £355,000
30 November 2017 63 Watercress Rise, Biddenham, Bedford MK40 4US Semi-detached Freehold £355,000
30 November 2017 60 Watercress Rise, Biddenham, Bedford MK40 4US Detached Freehold £415,000
30 November 2017 62 Watercress Rise, Biddenham, Bedford MK40 4US Detached Freehold £415,000
29 November 2017 64 Watercress Rise, Biddenham, Bedford MK40 4US Semi-detached Freehold £295,000
30 October 2017 67 Watercress Rise, Biddenham, Bedford MK40 4US Semi-detached Freehold £320,000

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 4US

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

North Bedfordshire

MP

Richard Fuller Conservative

Bedford Borough Council
Unitary Authority ward (UTW)

Biddenham

Councillor

Jon Gambold Conservative

MK40 4US also falls within the Civil Parish of Biddenham, which has its own parish council and parish councillors. These are not shown here.

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

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for MK40 4US

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00088166 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E00183478 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 21 March 2021 ONS
E01017461 Bedford 008C Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E01034414 Bedford 008F Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 21 March 2021 ONS
E02003623 Bedford 008 Middle layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 August 2004 ONS
E04011877 Biddenham Civil Parishes Administrative 1 April 2009 DLUHC
E05014491 Biddenham 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
E14001384 North Bedfordshire 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
E33025655 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
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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