| Postcode | MK42 8BP |
|---|---|
| Post Town | Bedford |
| Nearest station | Bedford (2 km) |
| Bus stops |
Saxon Centre (NE)
Bunyan Road (N)
Saxon Centre (SW)
Bedford Road Lower School (SE)
Bedford Road Lower School (NW)
Farrer Street (W)
|
| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 36 View |
| Known addresses |
Simrit House, 261 Bedford Road, Kempston
261 Bedford Road, Kempston
|
| Main property type | Other |
| Businesses |
| Latitude | 52.119165 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -0.494621 | |
| Easting | 503167 | |
| Northing | 247829 | |
| Grid reference | TL031478 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 671525 5777253 | |
| what3words | copies.timing.music | |
| FixPhrase | crispness magical severity trickily | |
| Plus code | 9C4X4G94+M5 | |
| Altitude | 41 metres (135 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 7:03 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:29 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 92 KMs (57.2 miles) |
| Parish | Kempston | E04011894 |
|---|---|---|
| Ward | Kempston North | E05014505 |
| 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 | January 1980 |
|---|---|
| Last updated | September 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 |
| Population (2011) | 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 2 | |
| 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) | Kempston | E63010775 |
| Census output area (2021) | E00088404 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 5A2 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Bedford 016B | E01017510 |
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Bedford 016B | E01017510 |
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Kempston North | E02003631 |
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Kempston North | E02003631 |
| Travel to work area | Bedford | E30000166 |
| Address | Type | Date | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simrit House, 261 Bedford Road, Kempston | Other (freehold) | Mar 2023 | £2,411,719 |
| 261 Bedford Road, Kempston | Other (freehold) | Nov 2016 | £602,750 |