Overview for Watercress Rise, BEDFORD, MK40 4US
Summary for Watercress Rise, BEDFORD, MK40 4US
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Road Safety near MK40 4US
Details of personal injury accidents in and around Watercress Rise, MK40 4US that have been reported to Bedfordshire Police over the past 20 years.
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Police
This area is policed by Bedfordshire Police.
Bedfordshire Police split their policing area into 17 separate neighbourhoods and this postcode is in the Bromham, Oakley, Wootton neighbourhood.
Bromham, Oakley, Wootton Neighbourhood Crime
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Member of UK Parliament
This postcode is in the North East Bedfordshire parliamentary constituency.
North East Bedfordshire is a former constituency. It ceased to exist following the boundary change in 2024. It was located in the East of England region of England. The seat was last held by Richard Fuller (Conservative) between 12 December 2019 to 30 May 2024.
Most Recent House Sales for Watercress Rise, MK40 4US
21 May 2026
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2 Dec 2025
24 Nov 2025
Electricity Supply Emergency Code
Local Petrol Station Prices
Coordinates for MK40 4US
Residents at MK40 4US
Sunrise and Sunset at MK40 4US
Traffic Emission and Congestion Zones
Historical Weather Summary
| Clear | 22.34% |
| Cloudy | 63.41% |
| Rain | 5.26% |
| Windy | 8.91% |
| Other | 0.08% |
Population
Deprivation Index
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Companies Registered at MK40 4US
Postcode Details for MK40 4US
Recent Updates
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15 Feb 2026 Schools Data Updated February 2026 |
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4 Feb 2026 Police and Crime data updated for December 2025 |
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31 Jan 2026 Energy Performance Certificates (England and Wales) updated December 2025 |
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29 Jan 2026 Sold House Price data updated for December 2025 |
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17 Jan 2026 Schools Data Updated January 2026 |
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6 Jan 2026 Police and Crime data updated for November 2025 |
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2 Jan 2026 Sold House Price data updated for November 2025 |
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28 Dec 2025 Energy Performance Certificates (England and Wales) updated November 2025 |
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The Rural/Urban classification is based upon data collected during the 2011 Census and released in August 2013 and is categorised into 6 distinct classes.
[A] Urban Major conurbation: A built up area with a population of 10,000 (3,000 in Scotland) or more and is assigned to the major conurbation settlement category.
[B] Urban Minor conurbation: A built up area with a population of 10,000 (3,000 in Scotland) or more and is assigned to the minor conurbation settlement category.
[C] Urban City and town: A built up area with a population of 10,000 (3,000 in Scotland) or more and is assigned to the city and town settlement category.
[D] Rural Town and fringe
[E] Rural Village
[F] Rural Hamlet and isolated dwelling
The Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) is the official measure of relative deprivation.
The index is based on 39 separate indicators across seven distinct domains (Income; Employment; Health and Disability; Education, Skills and Training; Crime; Barriers to Housing and Services; Living Environment) to provide an overall measure of multiple deprivation and is calculated for every neighbourhood.
The index is relative rather than an absolute scale and so a neighbourhood with a score of 10 is more deprived than one rated 20, but this does not equate to being twice as deprived.
Please note: Different indices are used in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland and so comparison of scores from neighbourhoods in different countries should not be undertaken.
These figures report on incorporated UK companies only that are registered at this postcode and do not include sole-traders, partnerships or overseas organisations.
The population figure shown for your area are an estimate provided by the Office for National Statistics and is rounded to the nearest 1,000.
The estimates are derived from the Annual Population Survey (APS) which is the Labour Force Survey (LFS) plus various sample boosts.
There are 55 unitary authorities. They provide all local government services in their areas. These are mainly in the cities, urban areas and larger towns although there are now 6 shire county councils that are unitary (ie have no district councils beneath them).