Latitude: 52.1393 / 52°8'21"N
Longitude: -0.4565 / 0°27'23"W
OS Eastings: 505731
OS Northings: 250125
OS Grid: TL057501
Mapcode National: GBR G1Z.Z9F
Mapcode Global: VHFQ8.1HJB
Plus Code: 9C4X4GQV+PC
Maidenhead Locator System: IO92sd53
What Three Birds: razorbill.booby.cisticola
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
MK40 3QL is a residential postcode in Bedford. It was first introduced in January 1980.
The most common council tax bands are B and A.
Residential buildings are typically terraced (including end-terrace) and semi-detached. Domestic properties are primarily flats.
Estimated residential property values, based on historical transactions and adjusted for inflation, range from £74,159 to £1,002,788 with an average of £292,834.
Residential buildings were typically constructed between 1983 and 1990 and between 1900 and 1929.
None of the residential properties sold since 1995 have been new builds or newly converted.
Domestic properties are mostly a mix of privately rented and owner occupied.
The most common Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) ratings are C, E and D.
Bedford is a town, which had a population of 87,590 in the 2011 census.
In the 2011 census, there were 69 people resident in MK40 3QL, of which 38 were male and 31 were female. This includes overnight visitors as well as permanent residents.
MK40 3QL is in the Bedford travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Bedfordshire Primary Care Trust.
MK40 3QL is approximately 32m (105ft) above sea level.
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing MK40 3QL
7a2: Constrained City Dwellers - Challenged Diversity - Hampered Aspiration
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for MK40 3QL
England C1: a town or city, surrounded by populated countryside
Healthy Living Index
9/10 (Very high)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
10/10 (Very high)
Area Retail Diversity Index
4/10 (Low)
Supermarkets near MK40 3QL include Aldi, Co-Operative Food, Costcutter, Farmfoods, Iceland, Lidl, Londis, M&S Simply Food, Morrisons, Sainsbury's, Tesco and Waitrose. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
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Residents of MK40 3QL are represented at different levels of local, regional and national government by elected representatives. Where known, these are shown here.
This data is updated approximately monthly, and may not necessarily take account of the results of any elections or by-elections held recently.
Unitary Authority
Bedford Borough Council
Ward
Castle
Councillors
Ben Foley (Green)
Lucy Bywater (Green)
United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency
Bedford
MP
Mohammad Yasin (Labour)
Ofcom publishes annual statistics for Broadband availability. This is the most recent data for MK40 3QL.
The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near MK40 3QL.
Castle Newnham School
Goldington Road, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK40 3EP
Foundation School
Ages 3 - 11
Outstanding
St John Rigby Catholic Primary School
Polhill Avenue, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK41 9DQ
Academy Converter
Ages 5 - 11
Outstanding
Priory Lower School
Greyfriars, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK40 1JD
Foundation School
Ages 3 - 11
Outstanding
Livingstone Primary School
Clapham Road, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK41 7LG
Foundation School
Ages 5 - 11
Good
Hazeldene Lower School
Stancliffe Road, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK41 9AT
Foundation School
Ages 5 - 11
Good
Castle Newnham School
Polhill Avenue, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK41 9DT
Foundation School
Ages 11 - 15
Good
Goldington Academy
Haylands Way, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK41 9BX
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 16
Good
Beauchamp Middle School
Hawk Drive, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK41 7JE
Community School
Ages 9 - 13
Good
St Thomas More Catholic School
Tyne Crescent, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK41 7UL
Academy Converter
Ages 13 - 18
Outstanding
St Gregory's Catholic Middle School
Biddenham Turn, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK40 4AT
Academy Converter
Ages 4 - 11
Good
Mark Rutherford School
Wentworth Drive, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK41 8PX
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Good
Biddenham International School and Sports College
Biddenham Turn, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK40 4AZ
Foundation School
Ages 11 - 18
Good
Daubeney Academy
Orchard Street, Kempston, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK42 7PS
Academy Converter
Ages 10 - 14
Good
The overall school grade in this area is high.