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MK41 9 in Bedford

Bedford council area · MK41 9 postcode sector

Explore recorded housing and local services for postcode sector MK41 9 in Bedford. Check the data sources, coverage and nearby sectors.

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Area guideMK41 9 · MK41 district6 of 6 evidence categories available

A first look at MK41 9

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Recorded sale median
£365,00092 sales · 2025
Nearest recorded station
2.4 kmUndated · straight line from the approximate centre
Evidence available
6 / 6Data categories, not an area rating

Gigabit availability averages 98.1% across 192 residential postcode records in MK41 9, using Ofcom's January 2026 snapshot. This gives each postcode equal weight, not each home. Check the exact address for service.

What stands out in the records

  • Mapped parks nearby

    The nearest mapped park is 0.4 km from the MK41 9 sector centre, with 12 mapped parks within 1 km. These are map counts and straight-line distances, not a measure of park quality or access routes.

  • Station and supermarket distances

    From the MK41 9 sector centre, the nearest mapped station is 2.4 km away and supermarket 0.3 km away in a straight line. These are not journey times.

  • Primary school evidence

    2 primary schools appear inside the MK41 9 sector boundary. 100% of those with a recorded Ofsted rating are Good or Outstanding; the rated subset may be smaller than the total. Location does not determine admission eligibility.

Streets and surroundings

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Photos near MK41 9 in Bedford

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Housing

What homes have sold for

These are recorded sale medians for MK41 9. They are not current asking prices or valuations.

Hover or tap a bar to see the sales sample.

92 sales in sample
91 sales in sample
18 sales in sample
57 sales in sample
16 sales in sample
Land Registry source

Transfers dated 2025. A small sample can move the median sharply.

The dated rent series below covers a wider local authority, not this postcode sector. Use live rental searches below to check current asking rents.

How prices have changed nearby

ONS monthly averages for Bedford local authority. This is a wider area than the postcode sector above, whose recorded sale figures are medians for 2025.

Why this council area is shown

ONS boundaries dated December 2025 put the largest share of the mapped sector overlap in Bedford, about 100%. This compares land area, not homes or addresses.

The boundaries cover about 100% of the stored sector shape. Coastlines, simplified boundaries and source dates can leave gaps or small overlaps. ONS boundary source, Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025.

Average monthly private rent

£1,173Latest observed month · Aug 2026

Average monthly private rent, Sept 2020 to Aug 2026Monthly values from £856 to £1,173. Missing months leave gaps. Tap the chart or use the month slider to inspect an observation.£1.2k£1k£856202020232026
Aug 2026£1,173

Sept 2020 to Aug 2026 · Latest figure provisional · Not a current asking rent.

How to read these figures

The ONS rent measure includes new and existing tenancies. Missing source months remain gaps. No later months are estimated.

ONS release: 16 September 2026. Read the source data.

View all 72 monthly figures
Average monthly private rent, Sept 2020 to Aug 2026
MonthAverage
Aug 2026£1,173
Jul 2026£1,170
Jun 2026£1,169
May 2026£1,168
Apr 2026£1,166
Mar 2026£1,163
Feb 2026£1,159
Jan 2026£1,153
Dec 2025£1,146
Nov 2025£1,145
Oct 2025£1,145
Sept 2025£1,148
Aug 2025£1,139
Jul 2025£1,132
Jun 2025£1,125
May 2025£1,123
Apr 2025£1,120
Mar 2025£1,115
Feb 2025£1,106
Jan 2025£1,095
Dec 2024£1,084
Nov 2024£1,072
Oct 2024£1,064
Sept 2024£1,056
Aug 2024£1,052
Jul 2024£1,045
Jun 2024£1,035
May 2024£1,024
Apr 2024£1,013
Mar 2024£1,004
Feb 2024£996
Jan 2024£991
Dec 2023£990
Nov 2023£990
Oct 2023£989
Sept 2023£987
Aug 2023£983
Jul 2023£981
Jun 2023£978
May 2023£976
Apr 2023£972
Mar 2023£969
Feb 2023£965
Jan 2023£963
Dec 2022£958
Nov 2022£956
Oct 2022£953
Sept 2022£952
Aug 2022£945
Jul 2022£937
Jun 2022£925
May 2022£917
Apr 2022£912
Mar 2022£909
Feb 2022£905
Jan 2022£899
Dec 2021£894
Nov 2021£890
Oct 2021£886
Sept 2021£884
Aug 2021£881
Jul 2021£879
Jun 2021£878
May 2021£877
Apr 2021£875
Mar 2021£872
Feb 2021£869
Jan 2021£866
Dec 2020£863
Nov 2020£860
Oct 2020£858
Sept 2020£856

Average house price

£333,824Latest observed month · Jul 2026

Average house price, Aug 2020 to Jul 2026Monthly values from £261,275 to £335,169. Missing months leave gaps. Tap the chart or use the month slider to inspect an observation.£335.2k£298.2k£261.3k202020232026
Jul 2026£333,824

Aug 2020 to Jul 2026 · Latest figure provisional · Not a current asking price or valuation.

How to read these figures

The UK House Price Index uses a geometric mean for this local authority. It differs from the sector sale median above in geography, period and calculation. Missing source months remain gaps. No later months are estimated.

ONS release: 16 September 2026. Read the source data.

View all 72 monthly figures
Average house price, Aug 2020 to Jul 2026
MonthAverage
Jul 2026£333,824
Jun 2026£331,319
May 2026£335,169
Apr 2026£330,486
Mar 2026£327,908
Feb 2026£325,741
Jan 2026£322,542
Dec 2025£328,374
Nov 2025£327,595
Oct 2025£328,432
Sept 2025£326,611
Aug 2025£326,332
Jul 2025£321,327
Jun 2025£315,981
May 2025£311,863
Apr 2025£315,457
Mar 2025£312,633
Feb 2025£314,900
Jan 2025£312,533
Dec 2024£314,676
Nov 2024£313,548
Oct 2024£314,148
Sept 2024£316,776
Aug 2024£315,417
Jul 2024£311,579
Jun 2024£304,154
May 2024£303,818
Apr 2024£306,563
Mar 2024£313,562
Feb 2024£310,138
Jan 2024£309,118
Dec 2023£310,405
Nov 2023£313,947
Oct 2023£315,357
Sept 2023£315,485
Aug 2023£314,900
Jul 2023£312,228
Jun 2023£308,987
May 2023£311,897
Apr 2023£313,536
Mar 2023£316,379
Feb 2023£312,343
Jan 2023£314,176
Dec 2022£316,560
Nov 2022£320,717
Oct 2022£320,375
Sept 2022£317,328
Aug 2022£313,442
Jul 2022£306,184
Jun 2022£302,298
May 2022£302,705
Apr 2022£304,502
Mar 2022£300,396
Feb 2022£297,582
Jan 2022£293,899
Dec 2021£291,546
Nov 2021£288,577
Oct 2021£290,732
Sept 2021£287,992
Aug 2021£285,001
Jul 2021£276,742
Jun 2021£276,099
May 2021£273,946
Apr 2021£273,959
Mar 2021£274,032
Feb 2021£272,417
Jan 2021£271,755
Dec 2020£268,204
Nov 2020£267,383
Oct 2020£267,250
Sept 2020£266,787
Aug 2020£261,275
Everyday life

Connections and nearby services

Service distances are straight lines from an approximate sector centre. They do not measure a route or journey time.

Broadband and mobile

  • Gigabit availability across postcodesEstimate98.1%Mean across 192 residential postcode percentages · January 2026
  • 4G outdoor coverage100%Local authority: Bedford; 85,826 premises; at least one operator · January 2026
  • 5G outdoor coverage98.6%Local authority: Bedford; 85,826 premises; at least one operator · January 2026
Sources and limits
  • Gigabit availability across postcodesMean across 192 residential postcode percentages · January 2026Source: Ofcom Connected Nations · Source dataUnweighted mean of postcode availability percentages, not the percentage of sector premises. Check availability at the address.
  • 4G outdoor coverageLocal authority: Bedford; 85,826 premises; at least one operator · January 2026Source: Ofcom Connected Nations · Source dataPredicted percentage of local-authority premises with outdoor coverage from at least one operator. Not every network or a sector-level estimate.
  • 5G outdoor coverageLocal authority: Bedford; 85,826 premises; at least one operator · January 2026Source: Ofcom Connected Nations · Source dataHigh-confidence predicted outdoor coverage of local-authority premises from at least one operator. Check the actual network and address.

Broadband is a mean of residential postcode percentages, not a sector premises rate. Mobile figures describe outdoor coverage from at least one operator across the named local authority. Check your network and address.

Transport and amenities

Scale: 0 to 3 km · Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshot

  • Nearest train station2.4 km
  • Nearest supermarket0.3 km
  • Nearest post office0.4 km
  • Nearest GP practice0.7 km
  • Nearest hospital2.6 km
  • Nearest gym0.4 km
  • Nearest restaurant0.9 km
  • Nearest community centre0.7 km
  • Nearest mapped free parking2.1 km
  • Nearest Waitrose1.4 km
  • Mapped pubs in sector3 pubsInside postcode sector boundary · Undated snapshot
Sources and limits
  • Nearest train stationStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap rail stationsDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest supermarketStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap supermarketsDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest post officeStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap post officesDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest GP practiceStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: Government GP practice locationsDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest hospitalStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: Government hospital locations in EnglandDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest gymStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap gymsDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest restaurantStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap restaurantsDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest community centreStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap community centresDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest mapped free parkingStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap parkingDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest WaitroseStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: Waitrose and OpenStreetMap location dataDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Mapped pubs in sectorInside postcode sector boundary · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap pubsA mapped venue count, not a guarantee that venues are currently open.

Outdoor access

Scale: 0 to 3 km · Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshot

  • Nearest park0.4 km
  • Distance-weighted green space within 1 km0 weighted haWithin 1 km of sector centroid · Undated snapshot
  • Parks within 1 km12 parksWithin 1 km of sector centroid · Undated snapshot
Sources and limits
  • Nearest parkStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap parksDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Distance-weighted green space within 1 kmWithin 1 km of sector centroid · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap-derived sector statisticsWeighted access measure, not the actual land area of the sector.
  • Parks within 1 kmWithin 1 km of sector centroid · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap-derived sector statisticsCounts mapped parks near the sector centre.
Local details

Places in the records

Explore named places in the available records. Map links appear only where the source includes a location.

Supermarket brand distances

Waitrose
1.35 km
Tesco
0.99 km
Sainsbury's
2.25 km
Aldi
1.57 km
Lidl
1.68 km
M&S
4.48 km

Straight-line distance from the sector centre. A nearby shop may be outside the sector.

About these records

SourceStored supermarket brand locations, mainly OpenStreetMap; Waitrose also uses a brand location file

Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. A value under 1 km does not prove a shop is inside the boundary. Locations and opening status are undated.

Mapped bathing-water site

Sheep's Green, River Cam
38.42 km

Nearest mapped bathing-water site, not necessarily the nearest beach. No current water-quality claim.

About these records

SourceEnvironment Agency bathing-water locations in England

Nearest site in this dataset, measured in a straight line from the sector centre. It is not necessarily the nearest beach. The stored classification has no verified year, so no current water-quality claim is made.

Named pubs recorded in the sector

The New Sportsman
Mapped in sectorSee location
The White Horse
Mapped in sectorSee location
The Bluebell
Mapped in sectorSee location

Undated map records. Check that a pub still exists and is open before visiting.

About these records

SourceOpenStreetMap pub locations

Up to six names from an undated map snapshot. Check whether a venue still exists or is open before visiting.

Schools

School evidence

Recorded school locations, not catchment areas or a promise of admission.

2Primaryrecorded inside sector
Nearest recorded in England dataset0.6 kmStraight line from approximate sector centre
Historical inspection ratings

100% of rated schools in the source dataset were rated Good or better. The rated-school denominator and inspection dates are unknown, so this is not a current rating for the schools counted above.

2Secondaryrecorded inside sector
Nearest recorded in England dataset0.4 kmStraight line from approximate sector centre
Historical inspection ratings

100% of rated schools in the source dataset were rated Good or better. The rated-school denominator and inspection dates are unknown, so this is not a current rating for the schools counted above.

0Grammarrecorded inside sector
Nearest recorded in England dataset44 kmStraight line from approximate sector centre
1Independentrecorded inside sector
Nearest recorded in England dataset0.7 kmStraight line from approximate sector centre

This dataset does not establish school coverage outside England. A school inside the sector or nearby does not establish admission eligibility. Check current inspection reports and admissions rules with the school or local authority.

Recorded crime

Undated crime records

The observation period is unknown. These figures cannot tell you current crime levels or personal safety.

For a current picture, check police information for the address. Services and coverage vary across the UK.

View undated recorded incidents

These are raw counts, not population-adjusted risk rates. Coverage is not fully verified and counts depend on reporting and police recording practices.

529recorded incidents in the available dataset
Violence and sexual offences
179
Shoplifting
104
Anti-social behaviour
74
Vehicle crime
38
Other theft
32
Public order
30
Criminal damage and arson
27
Burglary
10
Other crime
10
Bicycle theft
9
Drugs
9
Robbery
4
Possession of weapons
2
Theft from the person
1

Current listings

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Places to compare

These are evidence matches from across the nationwide postcode sector dataset. Some may be far from MK41 9. Compare the recorded measures and distance before deciding which guides to open.

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Postcode sectorSale median (2025)Sales in sampleFrom MK41 9Shared evidence
MK41 9BedfordThis area · Bedford
£365,000
92
This area
Reference sector
SL1 9SL1 9 in Slough area guideSlough
£365,000Same recorded median as this area
45
71.7 km
MeasureHereThere
Gigabit availability98%98%
Nearest park0.4 km0.4 km
GU21 3GU21 3 in Woking area guideWoking
£355,000£10,000 lower than this area
152
91.9 km
MeasureHereThere
Gigabit availability98%96%
Nearest station2.4 km2.2 km
Nearest park0.4 km0.3 km
ME4 3ME4 3 area guide area guidePostcode sector
£366,000£1,000 higher than this area
61
106.1 km
MeasureHereThere
Gigabit availability98%100%
Nearest supermarket0.3 km0.4 km
DA11 8DA11 8 in Gravesham area guideGravesham
£365,000Same recorded median as this area
133
95.6 km
MeasureHereThere
Gigabit availability98%98%
Nearest supermarket0.3 km0.4 km

Recorded sales cover 2025; these medians are not current asking prices. Distances are straight lines between approximate sector centres, not travel routes. Missing values remain unknown.

How these comparisons were made

Sale medians come from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data for England and Wales. Suggestion reasons use the available sale medians, Ofcom January 2026 residential broadband availability, calculated as an unweighted mean of postcode percentages and undated OpenStreetMap station, supermarket and park locations. Distances to mapped places are also straight lines from approximate sector centres. A suggestion shares several measures with this sector; it is not a suitability score.

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About the evidence

Sources and limits

This guide covers postcode sector MK41 9, not the whole of Bedford. 6 of 6 evidence categories are available. Missing values mean unknown.

See metric sources and dates

Sector sale medians come from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data for England and Wales. The guide shows standard residential transactions for 2025, grouped by property type, with at least five sales per published median. School locations were processed from Get Information about Schools with OpenStreetMap fallback where needed. Check current English school inspection reports with Ofsted. Recorded crime counts use Police.uk open data; the processed sector file does not retain an observation period.

  • Gigabit availability across postcodes. Ofcom Connected Nations; January 2026; Mean across 192 residential postcode percentages. Unweighted mean of postcode availability percentages, not the percentage of sector premises. Check availability at the address.
  • 4G outdoor coverage. Ofcom Connected Nations; January 2026; Local authority: Bedford; 85,826 premises; at least one operator. Predicted percentage of local-authority premises with outdoor coverage from at least one operator. Not every network or a sector-level estimate.
  • 5G outdoor coverage. Ofcom Connected Nations; January 2026; Local authority: Bedford; 85,826 premises; at least one operator. High-confidence predicted outdoor coverage of local-authority premises from at least one operator. Check the actual network and address.
  • Nearest train station. OpenStreetMap rail stations; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest supermarket. OpenStreetMap supermarkets; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest post office. OpenStreetMap post offices; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest GP practice. Government GP practice locations; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest hospital. Government hospital locations in England; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest park. OpenStreetMap parks; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest gym. OpenStreetMap gyms; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest restaurant. OpenStreetMap restaurants; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest community centre. OpenStreetMap community centres; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest mapped free parking. OpenStreetMap parking; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest Waitrose. Waitrose and OpenStreetMap location data; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Mapped pubs in sector. OpenStreetMap pubs; Undated snapshot; Inside postcode sector boundary. A mapped venue count, not a guarantee that venues are currently open.
  • Distance-weighted green space within 1 km. OpenStreetMap-derived sector statistics; Undated snapshot; Within 1 km of sector centroid. Weighted access measure, not the actual land area of the sector.
  • Parks within 1 km. OpenStreetMap-derived sector statistics; Undated snapshot; Within 1 km of sector centroid. Counts mapped parks near the sector centre.

Housing figures are recorded sale medians. Service distances, where shown, are straight lines from an approximate postcode-sector centre. School ratings may have changed. Crime figures are raw recorded counts with no verified period in this model.

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