Map of MK42 8EL postcode No longer in use

General information
Postcode MK42 8EL
Post Town Bedford
Nearest station Bedford St Johns (2 km)
Bus stops
Bunyan Road (S)
Margetts Road (NE)
Bunyan Road (N)
Saxon Centre (NE)
Farrer Street (W)
Saxon Centre (SW)
Known addresses
No addresses found
Businesses
No businesses found
Geography
Latitude 52.119842
Longitude -0.492013
Easting 503344
Northing 247908
Grid reference TL033479
UTM reference 30U 671701 5777334
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Plus code 9C4X4G95+W5
Altitude 42 metres (138 feet)
Sunrise (today) 4:45
Sunset (today) 21:18
Distance away
Distance to sea 91.9 KMs (57.1 miles)
Administrative areas
ParishKempstonE04011894
Ward Kempston Central & East E05014504
Unitary Authority Bedford E06000055
Constituency (2024) Bedford E14001084
MPMohammad YasinLabour
Police forceBedfordshire
NUTS/ITL 3 Bedford
NUTS/ITL 2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
NUTS/ITL 1 East of England
Country England E92000001
Data
Date introduced June 1981
Date usage ended March 2007
Last updated June 2025
User type Large (addresses receive more than 25 items of mail per day)
Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean
Demographics
Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019)
19,525 / 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)E00088382
Census output area (2011)E00088382
Lower layer super output area (2021)Bedford 017DE01017508
Lower layer super output area (2011)Bedford 017DE01017508
Middle layer super output area (2021)Kempston Central & EastE02003632
Middle layer super output area (2011)Kempston Central & EastE02003632
Travel to work areaBedfordE30000166
Property sales
Average property price in Milton Keynes £346,418
Annual change 0.2%
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