Map of MK42 7DA postcode

General information
Postcode MK42 7DA
Post Town Bedford
Nearest station Kempston Hardwick (2 km)
Bus stops
Burr Close (SE)
Hill Rise (NE)
Lodge Avenue (W)
Hill Rise (SW)
Lodge Avenue (E)
Eugster Avenue (NW)
Roads in this postcode
Number of UPRNs 6 View
Known addresses
Spinney Lodge, Ridge Road, Kempston
The Lodge, Ridge Road, Kempston
Woodpecker Lodge, Ridge Road, Kempston
Main property type Detached
Businesses
Geography
Latitude 52.113309
Longitude -0.512096
Easting 501984
Northing 247153
Grid reference TL019471
UTM reference 30U 670351 5776560
what3words headstone.starlight.jetliner
Plus code 9C4X4F7Q+85
Altitude 35 metres (115 feet)
Sunrise (today) 4:45
Sunset (today) 21:18
Distance away
Distance to sea 92.8 KMs (57.6 miles)
Administrative areas
ParishKempstonE04011894
Ward Kempston West E05014507
Unitary Authority Bedford E06000055
Constituency (2024) Bedford E14001084
MPMohammad YasinLabour
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 January 1980
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
Population (2011) 4
Households (2011) 2
Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019)
21,844 / 32,844
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Average household income (2020)
£47,400
Lowest (£22,200) Highest (£108,100)
Rural/urbanUrban city and town
Built up area (2024)KempstonE63010775
Census output area (2021)E00183426
Census output area (2011)E00088425
Lower layer super output area (2021)Bedford 018FE01034422
Lower layer super output area (2011)Bedford 018DE01017516
Middle layer super output area (2021)Kempston West & SouthE02003633
Middle layer super output area (2011)Kempston West & SouthE02003633
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
Woodpecker Lodge, Ridge Road, KempstonDetached (freehold)Sep 2019£430,000
The Lodge, Ridge Road, KempstonDetached (freehold)Nov 2013£267,000
Spinney Lodge, Ridge Road, KempstonDetached (freehold)May 2006£280,000


View all properties sold in the MK42 7 sector

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