Map of MK42 0SW postcode

General information
Postcode MK42 0SW
Post Town Bedford
Nearest station Bedford St Johns (3 km)
Bus stops
De Havilland Avenue (NE)
North Drive (S)
The Crescent (NW)
The Crescent (SE)
Concorde Close (W)
Halifax Road (SE)
Roads in this postcode
Number of UPRNs 18 View
Known addresses
1 Sopwith Way, Shortstown
4 Sopwith Way, Shortstown
5 Sopwith Way, Shortstown
6 Sopwith Way, Shortstown
7 Sopwith Way, Shortstown
9 Sopwith Way, Shortstown
10 Sopwith Way, Shortstown
11 Sopwith Way, Shortstown
12 Sopwith Way, Shortstown
14 Sopwith Way, Shortstown
15 Sopwith Way, Shortstown
Main property type Terraced
Businesses
No businesses found
Geography
Latitude 52.109212
Longitude -0.432769
Easting 507426
Northing 246812
Grid reference TL074468
UTM reference 30U 675798 5776294
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Plus code 9C4X4H58+MV
Altitude 39 metres (128 feet)
Sunrise (today) 5:30
Sunset (today) 20:28
Distance away
Distance to sea 87.7 KMs (54.5 miles)
Administrative areas
ParishShortstownE04012997
Ward Shortstown E05014515
Unitary Authority Bedford E06000055
County Bedfordshire E11000001
Constituency (2024) North Bedfordshire E14001384
MPRichard FullerConservative
Police forceBedfordshire
Water companyAnglian Water
NUTS/ITL 3 Bedford
NUTS/ITL 2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
NUTS/ITL 1 East of England
Country England E92000001
Data
Date introduced December 1996
Last updated February 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
Demographics
Population (2011) 45
Households (2011) 16
Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019)
16,138 / 32,844
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Average household income (2020)
£55,000
Lowest (£22,200) Highest (£108,100)
Rural/urbanRural town and fringe
Built up area (2024)ShortstownE63010784
Census output area (2021)E00088291
Census output area (2011)E00088291
Lower layer super output area (2021)Bedford 021CE01034428
Lower layer super output area (2011)Bedford 019AE01017486
Middle layer super output area (2021)Wilstead & ShortstownE02007010
Middle layer super output area (2011)Elstow, Shortstown & WixamsE02003634
Travel to work areaBedfordE30000166
Property sales
Average property price in Milton Keynes £339,611
Annual change -1.5%
View all properties sold in the MK postcode area
Properties recently sold in this postcode
AddressTypeDatePrice
9 Sopwith Way, ShortstownTerraced (freehold)Nov 2022£270,000
Terraced (freehold)Jul 2016£191,000
Terraced (freehold)Jun 2007£139,000
Terraced (freehold)Apr 2005£122,000
New build terraced (freehold)Apr 2004£54,500
Terraced (leasehold)Nov 2001£30,000
14 Sopwith Way, ShortstownSemi-detached (freehold)Sep 2022£220,000
Semi-detached (freehold)Jun 2022£170,500
Semi-detached (freehold)Aug 2002£89,950
Semi-detached (freehold)Sep 1998£56,995
New build semi-detached (freehold)Jun 1998£23,950
11 Sopwith Way, ShortstownTerraced (leasehold)Sep 2021£125,000
Terraced (leasehold)Oct 2008£79,500
Terraced (leasehold)Aug 1997£25,000
7 Sopwith Way, ShortstownTerraced (freehold)Aug 2019£205,000
Terraced (freehold)May 2010£129,500
Terraced (freehold)Feb 2001£58,000
5 Sopwith Way, ShortstownTerraced (leasehold)Dec 2016£95,000
Flat (leasehold)Jun 2005£60,000
Flat (leasehold)Dec 1997£23,000
10 Sopwith Way, ShortstownSemi-detached (leasehold)Nov 2004£60,000
6 Sopwith Way, ShortstownSemi-detached (leasehold)Jun 2003£52,500
Semi-detached (leasehold)Sep 2001£35,000
12 Sopwith Way, ShortstownTerraced (freehold)Nov 2001£69,000
15 Sopwith Way, ShortstownTerraced (leasehold)Apr 2001£40,000
1 Sopwith Way, ShortstownTerraced (leasehold)Aug 2000£36,500
Terraced (leasehold)Nov 1997£26,000


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