Housing in MK40 3FL
What the homes in MK40 3FL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Castle & Kingsway
- Council
- Bedford
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,413 (2024)
MK40 3FLBedford
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (52.6%). Flats make up 80.5%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
28.5% of households in the MK40 3FL area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 56.2% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 12.1% own outright and 16.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned28.5%61.3%
- Shared ownership3.1%1%
- Private rented56.2%20.5%
- Social rented12.1%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.2%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 1.8 people living in it. 48.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (39.9%). 15.4% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Bedford
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Bedford (August 2026, +3% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around MK40 3FL (Castle & Kingsway) (about 1,413 residents).
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.