PREBEND STREET, MK40 1BL House Prices & Local Information

MK40 1BL is an up-and-coming urban area on Prebend Street, 0.9km from Cauldwell in Bedford. Administratively it sits within Castle ward and the Bedford constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, MK40 1BL is a busy family neighbourhood — lots of children, diverse backgrounds. The daytime character shifts — non-white workforce in manufacturing and transport. An average age of 34 points to a young professional and early-career population — ambitious, mobile, and predominantly renting. 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 above average at 136 incidents per 1,000 residents — worth reviewing the crime breakdown below. Property: With prices averaging £162k, this is one of the more affordable postcodes in the area. 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 1BL are sourced from Output Area E00173777 (shared with 1092 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.