PREBEND STREET, MK40 1BN House Prices & Local Information

MK40 1BN is an up-and-coming urban area on Prebend Street, 0.8km from Cauldwell in Bedford. Administratively it sits within Castle ward and the Bedford constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, MK40 1BN is a busy family neighbourhood — lots of children, diverse backgrounds. During the day, non-white workforce in manufacturing and transport. The community skews young professional (average age 34) — expect a mix of renters, sharers, and first-time buyers. 26% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence. The area has a notably diverse population — 54% of residents identify as non-white, reflecting the multicultural character of this part of Bedford.

Safety: Crime rates are high (148 per 1,000 residents) — commercial zones and transport hubs in the vicinity contribute to these figures. Property: With prices averaging £169k, this is one of the more affordable postcodes in the area, up 7.7% year-on-year. The Index of Multiple Deprivation places this area in the most deprived 20% nationally — this often means more affordable prices and active local authority investment, but also fewer amenities and higher benefit dependency.

Census 2021 statistics for MK40 1BN are sourced from Output Area E00173777 (shared with 1092 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.