Map of MK42 7JB postcode

General information
Postcode MK42 7JB
Post Town Bedford
Nearest station Kempston Hardwick (2 km)
Bus stops
Chantry Avenue (E)
Chantry Road (NW)
Farrer Street (W)
Chantry Avenue (W)
The Briars (N)
Chantry Road (SE)
Roads in this postcode
Number of UPRNs 41 View
Known addresses
1C Orchard Street, Kempston
1D Orchard Street, Kempston
5 Orchard Street, Kempston
7 Orchard Street, Kempston
9 Orchard Street, Kempston
10 Orchard Street, Kempston
12 Orchard Street, Kempston
13 Orchard Street, Kempston
14 Orchard Street, Kempston
15 Orchard Street, Kempston
16 Orchard Street, Kempston
21 Orchard Street, Kempston
22 Orchard Street, Kempston
23 Orchard Street, Kempston
25 Orchard Street, Kempston
26 Orchard Street, Kempston
27 Orchard Street, Kempston
28 Orchard Street, Kempston
29 Orchard Street, Kempston
30 Orchard Street, Kempston
32 Orchard Street, Kempston
33 Orchard Street, Kempston
34 Orchard Street, Kempston
35 Orchard Street, Kempston
38 Orchard Street, Kempston
Main property type Semi-detached
Businesses
Geography
Latitude 52.113261
Longitude -0.492776
Easting 503307
Northing 247175
Grid reference TL033471
UTM reference 30U 671674 5776600
what3words narrow.plans.slows
Plus code 9C4X4G74+7V
Altitude 36 metres (119 feet)
Sunrise (today) 4:45
Sunset (today) 21:17
Distance away
Distance to sea 91.6 KMs (56.9 miles)
Administrative areas
ParishKempstonE04011894
Ward Kempston South E05014506
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) 113
Households (2011) 36
Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019)
19,912 / 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)E00088424
Census output area (2011)E00088424
Lower layer super output area (2021)Bedford 018AE01017513
Lower layer super output area (2011)Bedford 018AE01017513
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
14 Orchard Street, KempstonSemi-detached (freehold)Mar 2025£397,500
Semi-detached (freehold)Mar 2003£160,000
26 Orchard Street, KempstonSemi-detached (freehold)Feb 2025£320,000
Semi-detached (freehold)Apr 2021£235,000
1C Orchard Street, KempstonSemi-detached (freehold)Dec 2022£308,000
Semi-detached (freehold)Jul 2017£242,000
Semi-detached (freehold)Oct 2013£155,000
35 Orchard Street, KempstonDetached (freehold)Mar 2020£319,500
Detached (freehold)Aug 2018£238,000
30 Orchard Street, KempstonSemi-detached (freehold)Aug 2019£265,000
Semi-detached (freehold)Jul 2016£203,000
13 Orchard Street, KempstonSemi-detached (freehold)Jul 2019£312,500
Semi-detached (freehold)Apr 2018£200,000
16 Orchard Street, KempstonSemi-detached (freehold)Aug 2017£255,250
7 Orchard Street, KempstonSemi-detached (freehold)Jul 2016£315,000
Semi-detached (freehold)Mar 2013£156,000
Semi-detached (freehold)Dec 1996£59,000
1D Orchard Street, KempstonSemi-detached (freehold)Feb 2016£190,000
21 Orchard Street, KempstonSemi-detached (freehold)Jan 2016£228,000
Semi-detached (freehold)Apr 2003£124,500
Semi-detached (freehold)Jul 1999£68,000


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