Map of MK42 6GU postcode

General information
Postcode MK42 6GU
Post Town Bedford
Nearest station Kempston Hardwick (2 km)
Bus stops
No nearby bus stops
Known addresses
5 Orchid Way, Wixams
14 Orchid Way, Wixams
16 Orchid Way, Wixams
20 Orchid Way, Wixams
22 Orchid Way, Wixams
24 Orchid Way, Wixams
26 Orchid Way, Wixams
28 Orchid Way, Wixams
30 Orchid Way, Wixams
32 Orchid Way, Wixams
34 Orchid Way, Wixams
38 Orchid Way, Wixams
40 Orchid Way, Wixams
42 Orchid Way, Wixams
44 Orchid Way, Wixams
Main property type Semi-detached
Businesses
Geography
Latitude 52.087554
Longitude -0.475235
Easting 504569
Northing 244341
Grid reference TL045443
UTM reference 30U 672974 5773783
what3words fund.closes.chop
Plus code 9C4X3GQF+2W
Altitude 38 metres (126 feet)
Sunrise (today) 4:43
Sunset (today) 21:22
Distance away
Distance to sea 89.3 KMs (55.5 miles)
Administrative areas
ParishWixamsE04012998
Ward Wixams & Wilstead E05014516
Unitary Authority Bedford E06000055
County Bedfordshire E11000001
Constituency (2024) Mid Bedfordshire E14001359
MPBlake StephensonConservative
Police forceBedfordshire
NUTS/ITL 3 Bedford
NUTS/ITL 2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
NUTS/ITL 1 East of England
Country England E92000001
Data
Date introduced September 2023
Last updated June 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
Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019)
25,324 / 32,844
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Average household income (2020)
£55,000
Lowest (£22,200) Highest (£108,100)
Rural/urbanRural village
Census output area (2021)E00183601
Census output area (2011)E00173782
Lower layer super output area (2021)Bedford 022CE01034433
Lower layer super output area (2011)Bedford 019CE01017548
Middle layer super output area (2021)Wixams & ElstowE02007011
Middle layer super output area (2011)Elstow, Shortstown & WixamsE02003634
Travel to work areaBedfordE30000166
Property sales
Average property price in Milton Keynes £346,418
Annual change 0.2%
View all properties sold in the MK postcode area
Properties recently sold in this postcode
AddressTypeDatePrice
5 Orchid Way, WixamsNew build detached (freehold)Feb 2025£560,000
16 Orchid Way, WixamsNew build detached (freehold)Aug 2024£475,000
14 Orchid Way, WixamsNew build detached (freehold)Jun 2024£418,000
28 Orchid Way, WixamsNew build semi-detached (freehold)Jun 2024£355,000
22 Orchid Way, WixamsNew build semi-detached (freehold)Jun 2024£346,750
20 Orchid Way, WixamsNew build semi-detached (freehold)Jun 2024£346,750
24 Orchid Way, WixamsNew build semi-detached (freehold)May 2024£361,000
26 Orchid Way, WixamsNew build semi-detached (freehold)May 2024£385,000
30 Orchid Way, WixamsNew build semi-detached (freehold)May 2024£342,000
42 Orchid Way, WixamsNew build semi-detached (freehold)Mar 2024£360,000


View all properties sold in the MK42 6 sector

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