MK40 4WL
The median sold price for the postcode MK40 4WL is around £355,000, from 5 sales over the last 12 months. 79 crimes were recorded in the neighbourhood around MK40 4WL (an official statistics area of roughly 1,500 residents) over the last 12 months, most commonly violence and sexual offences. No significant flood risk has been identified for this area. Figures are area-level and indicative only, and are not a substitute for professional assessments.
Flood risk
Rivers & sea: None identified. Surface water: None identified.
House prices
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, based on sales in this exact postcode, last 12 months.
Range £220,000 – £439,995
Based on a small number of transactions in this sector — monthly medians swing widely, so treat the shape of this line with caution.
By property type
Median sold price by type across MK40 4, last 24 months.
- Detached£557,500(198 sales)
- Semi-detached£344,000(138 sales)
- Terraced£318,000(123 sales)
- Flat£184,000(72 sales)
MK40 4WL median £355,000 (12 months) vs the wider district £340,000 · England & Wales £283,000 (24 months).
Recorded crime
Crime data from Police.uk, based on incidents in the immediate neighbourhood (an official statistics area of roughly 1,500 residents), last 12 months.
How it compares
- Crime: 27% below the typical Bedford neighbourhood
- Crime: 28% below the typical England & Wales neighbourhood
Recorded crime in this neighbourhood compared with the typical (median) neighbourhood in Bedford and in England & Wales, over the last 12 months. Neighbourhoods here are official statistics areas (LSOAs) of broadly similar population, roughly 1,500 residents each, so this is a like-for-like comparison but not a per-resident rate. Areas with busy town centres or stations record more crime because of visitors, not just residents.
Broadband coverage
Gigabit-capable broadband is available to 100% of premises in MK40 4WL, compared with 83.8% across Bedford and 86.7% in England. Full fibre reaches 68.9% of premises across Bedford (England: 77.9%).
| Type of broadband | This postcode | Bedford | England | UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full fibrefibre all the way to the premises | n/a | 68.9% | 77.9% | 77.5% |
| Gigabit-capable1,000 Mbit/s available | 100% | 83.8% | 86.7% | 85.9% |
| Superfast30 Mbit/s or more available | 100% | 97.6% | 97.7% | 97.5% |
| Below the USOno decent connection available | 0% | 0.07% | 0.1% | 0.14% |
Deprivation
This neighbourhood is in decile 8 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025: more deprived than 22% of neighbourhoods in England.
Compared with Bedford: more deprived than 17% of its 117 neighbourhoods.
Selected measures
Decile for each measure, where 1 is the most deprived 10% in England.
- Income7of 10
- Employment9of 10
- Crime8of 10
- Living environment10of 10
Council tax
Most homes here are Band D (33%). Average Band D in Bedford is £2,471.74 for 2026/27.
That is 3% above the England average Band D of £2,391.52.
Homes by band in this neighbourhood
Share of the 630 homes on the valuation list at 31 March 2026.
- Band A0%
- Band B8%
- Band C22%
- Band D33%
- Band E16%
- Band F14%
- Band G6%
- Band H0%
Nearest schools
The three closest state-funded primary and secondary schools in a straight line from the centre of this postcode, with what Ofsted published at each school's latest inspection. Special schools may appear in the list. Independent schools are not included.
Nearest primary schools
- Great Denham Primary School0.4 miles (620 m)Ofsted, May 2024: OutstandingOfsted reports for Great Denham Primary School (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Bedford Road Primary Academy0.7 miles (1.2 km)Ofsted report card, December 2025
- Inclusion Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching Expected standard
- Achievement Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing Expected standard
- Early years Expected standard
- Leadership and governance Expected standard
- Safeguarding Met
- Kempston Rural Primary School0.8 miles (1.2 km)Ofsted, November 2023: GoodOfsted reports for Kempston Rural Primary School (opens in a new tab) ↗
Nearest secondary schools
- Biddenham International School and Sports College0.9 miles (1.5 km)Ofsted ungraded inspection, November 2024: Standards maintainedOfsted reports for Biddenham International School and Sports College (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Kempston Academy1.1 miles (1.8 km)Ofsted ungraded inspection, October 2024: Standards maintainedOfsted reports for Kempston Academy (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Daubeney Academy1.3 miles (2.1 km)Ofsted, July 2025: no overall grade given
- Quality of education Good
- Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding
- Personal development Outstanding
- Leadership and management Outstanding
Public transport
The nearest station to MK40 4WL is Bedford Rail Station, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) away in a straight line. There are 4 bus stops within 500 m.
Nearest stations
- 1.5 miles (2.4 km)Bedford Rail Station
- 1.8 miles (2.9 km)Bedford St Johns Rail Station
- 2.3 miles (3.8 km)Kempston Hardwick Rail Station
How this area has changed
PostcodeLens combines saved monthly snapshots with views reconstructed from official source data, so you can compare today's figures with earlier months.
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Saved snapshots are the monthly figures PostcodeLens has recorded since July 2026. Reconstructed views are assembled from official source data (HM Land Registry price paid, Police UK crime) to show earlier months; they carry no flood history.
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