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MK40 3UB

Castle & Newnham

Bedford

Overview

Postcode MK40 3UB is located in an urban city, within the Castle & Newnham ward of Bedford in the East of England region , and forms part of the Castle & Kingsway area. It has very low deprivation and very low crime levels, with around 32.1 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 St Johns located about 1.1 miles away. There are 5 primary and 2 secondary schools in the area. There are 3 parks nearby, closest large park is Russell Park.

Crime rate
2/10
Crimes per 1k residents
32
Deprivation level
2/10
Income level
5/10
Social housing
0.7%
Connectivity
N/A
Flood Risk
No risk
Noise Level
High

Deprivation level

2/10

Castle & Kingsway has a very low level of deprivation, ranked at position 27,912 out of 32,844 areas in the United Kingdom — placing it within the bottom 15% least deprived areas in England.

Crime level

2/10

Castle & Kingsway has a very low crime rate, with approximately 32.1 reported incidents per 1,000 residents each year.

Social housing

0.7%

Approximately 0.7% 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 246 ft away from MK40 3UB.

Flood risk

No risk

Castle & Kingsway near MK40 3UB has no flood risk (less than 0.1% chance of a flood each year) from rivers and sea.

Transport

The nearest station is Bedford St Johns located about 1.1 miles away. There are no other stations nearby.

Parks

DistanceNameSize
0.4 miRussell ParkLarge
0.5 miGudgeons MeadowSmall
0.3 miHatfield ParkSmall

Schools

In the MK40 3UB postcode area, located within Castle & Kingsway, there are 5 primary and 2 secondary schools in close proximity.

DistancePhaseNameTypeRating
0.3 miPrimaryCastle Newnham SchoolFoundation school

Outstanding

0.4 miNot applicableKWS SchoolOther independent school

Good

0.5 miPrimarySt John Rigby Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter

Good