| Postcode | MK42 0UN |
|---|---|
| Post Town | Bedford |
| Nearest station | Bedford St Johns (3 km) |
| Bus stops |
Concorde Close (W)
Halifax Road (SE)
North Drive (S)
De Havilland Avenue (NE)
The Crescent (NW)
Blenheim Road (W)
|
| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 14 View |
| Known addresses |
5 Thomson Avenue, Shortstown
6 Thomson Avenue, Shortstown
8 Thomson Avenue, Shortstown
9 Thomson Avenue, Shortstown
11 Thomson Avenue, Shortstown
|
| Main property type | Detached |
| Businesses |
No businesses found
|
| Latitude | 52.108931 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -0.434392 | |
| Easting | 507316 | |
| Northing | 246778 | |
| Grid reference | TL073467 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 675688 5776259 | |
| what3words | puzzle.moon.shirt | |
| FixPhrase | crispness magical scoundrel voucher | |
| Plus code | 9C4X4H58+H6 | |
| Altitude | 39 metres (126 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 7:16 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:18 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 87.8 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) | 39 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 13 | |
| 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) | E00088289 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 5A2 | |
| 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 | £348,325 |
|---|---|
| Annual change | 0.5% |
| Address | Type | Date | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Thomson Avenue, Shortstown | Semi-detached (freehold) | Aug 2015 | £210,000 |
| 6 Thomson Avenue, Shortstown | Semi-detached (freehold) | Aug 2015 | £230,000 |
| 5 Thomson Avenue, Shortstown | Detached (freehold) | Nov 2006 | £189,995 |
| 11 Thomson Avenue, Shortstown | Detached (freehold) | Jan 2005 | £220,000 |
| Detached (freehold) | Jul 1999 | £111,000 | |
| 9 Thomson Avenue, Shortstown | Detached (freehold) | Jul 2004 | £210,000 |
| Detached (freehold) | Jun 1998 | £97,000 |