MK40 2AU lies on Cowper Road in Bedford. MK40 2AU is located in the Harpur electoral ward, within the unitary authority of Bedford and the English Parliamentary constituency of Bedford. The Sub Integrated Care Board (ICB) Location is NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes ICB - M1J4Y and the police force is Bedfordshire. This postcode has been in use since January 1980.


| Easting | 503798 |
| Northing | 250532 |
| Latitude | 52.143337 |
| Longitude | -0.484591 |
| Street | Cowper Road |
| Town/City | Bedford |
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | MK40 |
Elevation or altitude of MK40 2AU as distance above sea level:
| Metres | Feet | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 40m | 131ft |
Elevation is measured from the approximate centre of the postcode, to the nearest point on an OS contour line from OS Terrain 50, which has contour spacing of ten vertical metres.
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| Ward | Harpur |
|---|---|
| Constituency | Bedford |
2015 10 SEP £400,000 |
16, COWPER ROAD, BEDFORD, MK40 2AU 2003 9 MAY £240,000 |
16, COWPER ROAD, BEDFORD, MK40 2AU 2002 8 MAY £195,000 |
2000 8 MAR £146,000 |
1998 12 JUN £110,750 |
1997 29 OCT £96,000 |
14, COWPER ROAD, BEDFORD, MK40 2AU 1995 9 NOV £89,000 |
| Alexander Sports Centre (Cowper Road) | Bedford | 33m |
| Cowper Road | Bedford | 144m |
| Cowper Road | Bedford | 148m |
| Rushmoor School (Shakespeare Road) | Bedford | 205m |
| Rushmoor School (Shakespeare Road) | Bedford | 209m |
| Bedford Station | 0.9km |
| Bedford St Johns Station | 1.9km |
| Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband | 0.0% |
Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps
| Median download speed | 67.4Mbps |
| Average download speed | 70.5Mbps |
| Maximum download speed | 200.00Mbps |
| Median upload speed | 1.2Mbps |
| Average upload speed | 5.8Mbps |
| Maximum upload speed | 19.53Mbps |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps | 0.0% |



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| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| Shakespeare Road | 19:00 | 11:55 | 217m |
| Milton Road | 18:30 | 12:00 | 310m |
| Linden Road | 18:30 | 11:45 | 333m |
The below table lists the International Territorial Level (ITL) codes (formerly Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) codes) and Local Administrative Units (LAU) codes for MK40 2AU:
| ITL 1 Code | Name |
|---|---|
| TLH | East |
| ITL 2 Code | Name |
| TLH2 | Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire |
| ITL 3 Code | Name |
| TLH24 | Bedford |
| LAU 1 Code | Name |
| E06000055 | Bedford |
The below table lists the Census Output Area (OA), Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA), and Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA) for MK40 2AU:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | E00088344 | |
| LSOA | E01017499 | Bedford 010C |
| MSOA | E02003625 | Bedford 010 |
| MK40 2AT | Cowper Road | 43m |
| MK40 2AR | Keats Close | 111m |
| MK40 2TB | Chesterton Mews | 136m |
| MK40 2BQ | Sidney Road | 136m |
| MK40 2BD | Byron Crescent | 137m |
| MK40 2AS | Cowper Road | 139m |
| MK40 2BB | Spenser Road | 158m |
| MK40 2BE | Spenser Road | 169m |
| MK40 2TD | Milne Row | 186m |
| MK40 2AP | Chaucer Road | 197m |