Map of MK42 7JU postcode

General information
Postcode MK42 7JU
Post Town Bedford
Nearest station Bedford St Johns (2 km)
Bus stops
Chantry Road (SE)
Chantry Road (NW)
Bunyan Road (N)
The Windermere (E)
The Windermere (NW)
Farrer Street (W)
Roads in this postcode
Number of UPRNs 14 View
Known addresses
13 The Planes, Kempston
15 The Planes, Kempston
19 The Planes, Kempston
21 The Planes, Kempston
23 The Planes, Kempston
44 The Planes, Kempston
48 The Planes, Kempston
50 The Planes, Kempston
52 The Planes, Kempston
Main property type Terraced
Businesses
Geography
Latitude 52.114345
Longitude -0.49455
Easting 503183
Northing 247293
Grid reference TL031472
UTM reference 30U 671548 5776717
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Plus code 9C4X4G74+P5
Altitude 37 metres (121 feet)
Sunrise (today) 4:45
Sunset (today) 21:18
Distance away
Distance to sea 91.8 KMs (57 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) 38
Households (2011) 11
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
21 The Planes, KempstonTerraced (freehold)Feb 2024£255,000
Terraced (freehold)Apr 2018£205,000
Terraced (freehold)Jun 2004£125,000
50 The Planes, KempstonTerraced (freehold)Oct 2021£240,000
Terraced (freehold)Oct 2019£219,000
Terraced (freehold)May 2007£147,000
19 The Planes, KempstonTerraced (freehold)Dec 2020£205,000
Terraced (freehold)Jan 2002£71,750
52 The Planes, KempstonTerraced (freehold)Jun 2019£215,000
Terraced (freehold)Feb 2017£210,000
Terraced (freehold)Mar 2009£115,000
23 The Planes, KempstonTerraced (freehold)Sep 2015£170,000
Terraced (freehold)Nov 2007£135,000
48 The Planes, KempstonTerraced (freehold)Jun 2013£134,000
Terraced (freehold)Dec 1995£41,000
44 The Planes, KempstonSemi-detached (freehold)Mar 2007£155,000
Semi-detached (freehold)Jul 2000£77,500
15 The Planes, KempstonSemi-detached (freehold)Feb 2007£133,000
Semi-detached (freehold)Mar 1995£41,000
13 The Planes, KempstonTerraced (freehold)Jan 2007£140,000


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