| Postcode | MK42 5TL | 
|---|---|
| Post Town | Bedford | 
| Nearest station | Bedford St Johns (0 km) | 
| Bus stops | Borough Hall (NW) Pilgrims House (SW) River Street (SE) Bedford College (E) St Paul's Square (W) Britannia Road (SE) | 
| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 1 View | 
| Known addresses | 
                          No addresses found
                       | 
| Businesses | 
                        No businesses found
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| Latitude | 52.13277 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -0.47026 | |
| Easting | 504803 | |
| Northing | 249377 | |
| Grid reference | TL048493 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 673139 5778823 | |
| what3words | hung.splice.codes | |
| FixPhrase | crispness magical silo viable | |
| Plus code | 9C4X4GMH+4V | |
| Altitude | 29 metres (96 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 6:56 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:37 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 90 KMs (55.9 miles) | 
| Parish | Bedford, unparished area | E43000273 | 
|---|---|---|
| Ward | Cauldwell | E05014495 | 
| Unitary Authority | Bedford | E06000055 | 
| County | Bedfordshire | E11000001 | 
| Constituency (2024) | Bedford | E14001084 | 
| MP | Mohammad Yasin | Labour | 
| 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 | September 2012 | 
|---|---|
| Last updated | September 2025 | 
| User type | Large (addresses receive more 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Average household income (2020) | Lowest (£22,200)
                        Highest (£108,100)
                       | |
| 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) | E00088240 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 4B1 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Bedford 015G | E01034420 | 
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Bedford 015B | E01017473 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Cauldwell | E02003630 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Cauldwell | E02003630 | 
| Travel to work area | Bedford | E30000166 | 
| Average property price in Milton Keynes | £348,307 | 
|---|---|
| Annual change | 0.8% |