DAME ALICE STREET, MK40 1BS House Prices & Local Information

MK40 1BS is an up-and-coming urban area on Dame Alice Street in Bedford. Administratively it sits within Harpur ward and the Bedford constituency.

For renters and young professionals, MK40 1BS offers a diverse renting area with many ethnic minority families, mostly European-born. The daytime character shifts — urban high streets with mixed ethnicity and businesses. An average age of 32 points to a young professional and early-career population — ambitious, mobile, and predominantly renting. 92% of homes are privately rented — a strong rental market with good supply for incoming tenants. The area has a notably diverse population — 32% of residents identify as non-white, reflecting the multicultural character of this part of Bedford.

Safety: Crime rates are high (272 per 1,000 residents) — commercial zones and transport hubs in the vicinity contribute to these figures. Property: With prices averaging £142k, this is one of the more affordable postcodes in the area, down 13.6% 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 1BS are sourced from Output Area E00183502 (shared with 18 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.