| Postcode | MK42 9AN | 
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| Post Town | Bedford | 
| Nearest station | Bedford St Johns (0 km) | 
| Bus stops | 
                       Borough Hall (NE) 
Kingsway Link (NW) 
Bedford College (E) 
Kingsway Link (W) 
Britannia Road (SE) 
St John's Street (S) 
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| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 6 View | 
| Known addresses | 
                       
                          No addresses found
                       
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| Businesses | 
                     
                        No businesses found
                     
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| Latitude | 52.130885 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -0.468352 | |
| Easting | 504938 | |
| Northing | 249170 | |
| Grid reference | TL049491 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 673277 5778618 | |
| what3words | stamp.delay.spot | |
| FixPhrase | crispness magical shush violator | |
| Plus code | 9C4X4GJJ+9M | |
| Altitude | 29 metres (95 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 7:03 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:29 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 90.1 KMs (56 miles) | 
| Parish | Bedford, unparished area | E43000273 | 
|---|---|---|
| Ward | Cauldwell | E05014495 | 
| 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 | December 2000 | 
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| 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) | 11 | |
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| Households (2011) | 5 | |
| 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) | Bedford | E63010690 | 
| Census output area (2021) | E00183485 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 4B1 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Bedford 015G | E01034420 | 
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Bedford 015B | E01017473 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Cauldwell | E02003630 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Cauldwell | E02003630 | 
| Travel to work area | Bedford | E30000166 | 
| Average property price in Milton Keynes | £348,325 | 
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| Annual change | 0.5% |