Map of MK42 8BP postcode

General information
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
Geography
Latitude 52.119165
Longitude -0.494621
Easting 503167
Northing 247829
Grid reference TL031478
UTM reference 30U 671525 5777253
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Plus code 9C4X4G94+M5
Altitude 41 metres (135 feet)
Sunrise (today) 4:45
Sunset (today) 21:18
Distance away
Distance to sea 92 KMs (57.2 miles)
Administrative areas
ParishKempstonE04011894
Ward Kempston North E05014505
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)
20,842 / 32,844
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Average household income (2020)
£45,500
Lowest (£22,200) Highest (£108,100)
Rural/urbanUrban city and town
Built up area (2024)KempstonE63010775
Census output area (2021)E00088404
Census output area (2011)E00088404
Lower layer super output area (2021)Bedford 016BE01017510
Lower layer super output area (2011)Bedford 016BE01017510
Middle layer super output area (2021)Kempston NorthE02003631
Middle layer super output area (2011)Kempston NorthE02003631
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
Simrit House, 261 Bedford Road, KempstonOther (freehold)Mar 2023£2,411,719
261 Bedford Road, KempstonOther (freehold)Nov 2016£602,750


View all properties sold in the MK42 8 sector

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