| Postcode | MK41 8LY | 
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| Post Town | Bedford | 
| Nearest station | Bedford (4 km) | 
| Bus stops | 
                       Mowsbury Park Pavillion (E) 
Summerton Close (N) 
Somerton Close (S) 
Putnoe Lane Subway (SW) 
Putnoe Lane Subway (NE) 
Library (SE) 
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| Known addresses | 
                       
                          No addresses found
                       
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| Businesses | 
                     
                        No businesses found
                     
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| Latitude | 52.158648 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -0.438702 | |
| Easting | 506901 | |
| Northing | 252301 | |
| Grid reference | TL069523 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 675197 5781777 | |
| what3words | asset.feels.picked | |
| FixPhrase | crispness magical splotchy unpainted | |
| Plus code | 9C4X5H56+FG | |
| Altitude | 35 metres (116 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 7:03 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:29 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 86.4 KMs (53.7 miles) | 
| Parish | Bedford, unparished area | E43000273 | 
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| Ward | Putnoe | E05014509 | 
| Unitary Authority | Bedford | E06000055 | 
| County | Bedfordshire | E11000001 | 
| Constituency (2024) | Bedford | E14001084 | 
| MP | Mohammad Yasin | Labour | 
| Police force | Bedfordshire | |
| NUTS/ITL 3 | Bedford | |
| NUTS/ITL 2 | Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | |
| NUTS/ITL 1 | East of England | |
| Country | England | E92000001 | 
| Date introduced | January 1980 | 
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| Date usage ended | December 1990 | 
| Last updated | September 2025 | 
| User type | Small (addresses receive less than 25 items of mail per day) | 
| Quality | Postcode terminated prior to Gridlink initiative - last known ONS postcode grid reference | 
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019) | 
                     Most deprivedLeast deprived 
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| Average household income (2020) | 
                       Lowest (£22,200)
                        Highest (£108,100)
                       
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| Rural/urban (2021) | Urban: Nearer to a major town or city | |
| Rural/urban (2011) | Urban city and town | |
| Built up area (2024) | Bedford | E63010690 | 
| Census output area (2021) | E00088522 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 6A1 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Bedford 006E | E01017533 | 
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Bedford 006E | E01017533 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Putnoe | E02003621 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Putnoe | E02003621 | 
| Travel to work area | Bedford | E30000166 |