| Postcode | MK42 8EF |
|---|---|
| Post Town | Bedford |
| Nearest station | Bedford (2 km) |
| Bus stops |
Margetts Road (NE)
Prentice Gardens (W)
Prentice Gardens (E)
Bunyan Road (S)
Spring Road (SW)
Bunyan Road (N)
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| Known addresses |
No addresses found
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| Businesses |
No businesses found
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| Latitude | 52.121566 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -0.491123 | |
| Easting | 503401 | |
| Northing | 248101 | |
| Grid reference | TL034481 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 671755 5777528 | |
| what3words | copies.oval.winter | |
| FixPhrase | crispness magical shamrock unstable | |
| Plus code | 9C4X4GC5+JH | |
| Altitude | 42 metres (138 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 7:03 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:29 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 91.8 KMs (57 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 | |
| NUTS/ITL 3 | Bedford | |
| NUTS/ITL 2 | Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | |
| NUTS/ITL 1 | East of England | |
| Country | England | E92000001 |
| Date introduced | July 1990 |
|---|---|
| Date usage ended | December 1991 |
| Last updated | September 2025 |
| User type | Large (addresses receive more than 25 items of mail per day) |
| Quality | Postcode terminated prior to Gridlink initiative - last known ONS postcode grid reference |
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019) |
Most deprivedLeast deprived
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|---|---|---|
| Average household income (2020) |
Lowest (£22,200)
Highest (£108,100)
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| 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) | E00088417 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 5B1 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Bedford 016D | E01017512 |
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Bedford 016D | E01017512 |
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Kempston North | E02003631 |
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Kempston North | E02003631 |
| Travel to work area | Bedford | E30000166 |