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MK40 2QA

Greyfriars

Bedford

Overview

Postcode MK40 2QA is located in an urban city, within the Greyfriars ward of Bedford in the East of England region , and forms part of the Castle & Kingsway area. It has very high deprivation and very high crime levels, with around 348.4 crimes per 1,000 residents per year. The average income of residents in Castle & Kingsway is £47,300 per year. The nearest station is Bedford located about 0.4 miles away. There are 9 primary and 1 secondary schools in the area. There are 1 parks nearby, closest medium park is St Mary's Gardens.

Crime rate
10/10
Crimes per 1k residents
348
Deprivation level
10/10
Income level
5/10
Social housing
53.2%
Connectivity
N/A
Flood Risk
No risk
Noise Level
High

Deprivation level

10/10

Castle & Kingsway has a very high level of deprivation, ranked at position 2,035 out of 32,844 areas in the United Kingdom — placing it within the top 6% most deprived areas in England.

Crime level

10/10

Castle & Kingsway has a very high crime rate, with approximately 348.4 reported incidents per 1,000 residents each year.

Social housing

53.2%

Approximately 53.2% of homes on this street are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. Across the surrounding area, around 17.3% of dwellings are socially rented.

Income level

5/10

The average income of residents in Castle & Kingsway is £47,300 per year.

Noise Level

High

High noise level (70.0-74.9 dB) from road, approximately 20 ft away from MK40 2QA.

Flood risk

No risk

Castle & Kingsway near MK40 2QA has no flood risk (less than 0.1% chance of a flood each year) from rivers and sea.

Transport

The nearest station is Bedford located about 0.4 miles away. There are 2 stations nearby.

DistanceNameLines
0.4 mi

Bedford

N/A

0.7 mi

Bedford St Johns

N/A

Parks

DistanceNameSize
0.4 miSt Mary's GardensMedium

Schools

In the MK40 2QA postcode area, located within Castle & Kingsway, there are 9 primary and 1 secondary schools in close proximity.

DistancePhaseNameTypeRating
0.1 miPrimaryPriory Primary SchoolFoundation school

Outstanding

0.3 miNot applicablePolam SchoolOther independent school

N/A

0.3 miPrimaryLivingstone Primary SchoolFoundation school

Good