| Postcode | MK42 0TS |
|---|---|
| Post Town | Bedford |
| Nearest station | Bedford St Johns (3 km) |
| Bus stops |
Halifax Road (SE)
Brancker Avenue (S)
North Drive (S)
The Crescent (NW)
Blenheim Road (W)
The Crescent (SE)
|
| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 13 View |
| Known addresses |
9 Central Avenue, Shortstown
12 Central Avenue, Shortstown
14 Central Avenue, Shortstown
16 Central Avenue, Shortstown
18 Central Avenue, Shortstown
20 Central Avenue, Shortstown
|
| Main property type | Terraced |
| Businesses |
No businesses found
|
| Latitude | 52.110301 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -0.434651 | |
| Easting | 507295 | |
| Northing | 246930 | |
| Grid reference | TL072469 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 675665 5776410 | |
| what3words | noted.having.gear | |
| FixPhrase | crispness magical scrooge ultimate | |
| Plus code | 9C4X4H68+44 | |
| Altitude | 43 metres (141 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 7:01 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:31 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 87.9 KMs (54.6 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 1980 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Population (2011) | 14 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 6 | |
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019) |
Most deprivedLeast deprived
|
|
| Average household income (2020) |
Lowest (£22,200)
Highest (£108,100)
|
|
| 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) | E00088288 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 8D2 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Bedford 021B | E01017487 |
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Bedford 019B | E01017487 |
| 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% |
| Address | Type | Date | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Central Avenue, Shortstown | Terraced (freehold) | Sep 2021 | £175,000 |
| Terraced (freehold) | Jul 2013 | £97,000 | |
| 18 Central Avenue, Shortstown | Terraced (freehold) | Dec 2013 | £107,000 |
| Terraced (freehold) | Jul 2006 | £94,500 | |
| 20 Central Avenue, Shortstown | Terraced (freehold) | Oct 2012 | £107,000 |
| Terraced (freehold) | Jun 2006 | £109,950 | |
| Terraced (freehold) | Jan 2002 | £60,000 | |
| Terraced (freehold) | Apr 2000 | £38,500 | |
| Terraced (freehold) | Apr 1997 | £27,500 | |
| 9 Central Avenue, Shortstown | Terraced (freehold) | Aug 2006 | £125,000 |
| 12 Central Avenue, Shortstown | Terraced (freehold) | Jan 2002 | £77,000 |
| Terraced (freehold) | May 1996 | £36,250 | |
| 14 Central Avenue, Shortstown | Terraced (freehold) | May 1997 | £33,000 |