HURST GROVE, MK40 4DS House Prices & Local Information

MK40 4DS is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on Hurst Grove, 0.5km from Queens Park in Bedford. Administratively it sits within Queens Park ward and the Bedford constituency.

For renters and young professionals, MK40 4DS offers a culturally diverse area with a strong community identity. By day, the area transitions to a self-employed tradespeople in multicultural metro suburbs character: ethnically mixed self-employed with no fixed place of work in construction, transport, and storage. An average age of 37 puts this squarely in mixed-family territory — professional couples, school-age children households, and established residents all sharing the streets. 42% of homes are privately rented — a strong rental market with good supply for incoming tenants. The area has a notably diverse population — 48% of residents identify as non-white, reflecting the multicultural character of this part of Bedford.

Safety: Crime rates are low here at 39 incidents per 1,000 residents — well below average and reassuring for families. Property: Average house prices are around £291k, up 28.5% year-on-year.

Census 2021 statistics for MK40 4DS are sourced from Output Area E00088541 (shared with 12 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.