| Postcode | MK42 0QL |
|---|---|
| Post Town | Bedford |
| Nearest station | Bedford St Johns (3 km) |
| Bus stops |
Brancker Avenue (S)
Cardington Hangars (N)
Cardington Hangars (S)
The Crescent (SE)
The Crescent (NW)
North Drive (S)
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| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 16 View |
| Known addresses |
No addresses found
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| Businesses |
| Latitude | 52.107383 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -0.432256 | |
| Easting | 507466 | |
| Northing | 246609 | |
| Grid reference | TL074466 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 675840 5776092 | |
| what3words | tops.aside.short | |
| FixPhrase | crispness magical scorch unease | |
| Plus code | 9C4X4H49+X3 | |
| Altitude | 34 metres (113 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 6:56 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:36 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 87.6 KMs (54.4 miles) |
| Parish | Shortstown | E04012997 |
|---|---|---|
| Ward | Shortstown | E05014515 |
| Unitary Authority | Bedford | E06000055 |
| County | Bedfordshire | E11000001 |
| Constituency (2024) | North Bedfordshire | E14001384 |
| MP | Richard Fuller | Conservative |
| Police force | Bedfordshire | |
| Water company | Anglian Water | |
| NUTS/ITL 3 | Bedford | |
| NUTS/ITL 2 | Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | |
| NUTS/ITL 1 | East of England | |
| Country | England | E92000001 |
| Date introduced | January 2008 |
|---|---|
| Last updated | September 2025 |
| User type | Small (addresses receive less than 25 items of mail per day) |
| Quality | Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean |
| 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) | Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city | |
| Rural/urban (2011) | Rural town and fringe | |
| Built up area (2024) | Shortstown | E63010784 |
| Census output area (2021) | E00088291 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 4A1 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Bedford 021C | E01034428 |
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Bedford 019A | E01017486 |
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Wilstead & Shortstown | E02007010 |
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Elstow, Shortstown & Wixams | E02003634 |
| Travel to work area | Bedford | E30000166 |
| Average property price in Milton Keynes | £348,307 |
|---|---|
| Annual change | 0.8% |