Map of MK42 8SA postcode

General information
Postcode MK42 8SA
Post Town Bedford
Nearest station Bedford (2 km)
Bus stops
Marshall Close (N)
Mortimer Road (S)
Mortimer Road (N)
Gulliver Close (S)
Gulliver Close (N)
Gilbert Close (E)
Roads in this postcode
Number of UPRNs 3 View
Known addresses
169 Hillgrounds Road, Kempston
171 Hillgrounds Road, Kempston
Main property type Detached
Businesses
Geography
Latitude 52.124922
Longitude -0.500475
Easting 502753
Northing 248461
Grid reference TL027484
UTM reference 30U 671102 5777879
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Plus code 9C4X4FFX+XR
Altitude 35 metres (114 feet)
Sunrise (today) 4:45
Sunset (today) 21:18
Distance away
Distance to sea 91.8 KMs (57.1 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 1983
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) 11
Households (2011) 3
Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019)
16,607 / 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)E00088416
Census output area (2011)E00088416
Lower layer super output area (2021)Bedford 016CE01017511
Lower layer super output area (2011)Bedford 016CE01017511
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
169 Hillgrounds Road, KempstonDetached (freehold)Sep 2003£175,000
171 Hillgrounds Road, KempstonDetached (freehold)Apr 2001£110,000


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