| Postcode | MK42 9BE | 
|---|---|
| Post Town | Bedford | 
| Nearest station | Bedford St Johns (0 km) | 
| Bus stops | Bedford Hospital West (SW) Britannia Road (NW) Britannia Road (SE) Borough Hall (NE) Bedford Hospital A&E (NE) Bedford Hospital A&E (S) | 
| Known addresses | 
                          No addresses found
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| Businesses | 
                        No businesses found
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| Latitude | 52.129833 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -0.474656 | |
| Easting | 504509 | |
| Northing | 249044 | |
| Grid reference | TL045490 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 672850 5778486 | |
| what3words | wing.dime.cabin | |
| FixPhrase | crispness magical shrivel various | |
| Plus code | 9C4X4GHG+W4 | |
| Altitude | 27 metres (90 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 6:56 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:37 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 90.4 KMs (56.2 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 | |
| NUTS/ITL 3 | Bedford | |
| NUTS/ITL 2 | Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | |
| NUTS/ITL 1 | East of England | |
| Country | England | E92000001 | 
| Date introduced | January 2018 | 
|---|---|
| Date usage ended | April 2022 | 
| 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 | 
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019) | Most deprivedLeast deprived | |
|---|---|---|
| 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) | E00183591 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 4A2 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Bedford 015H | E01034421 | 
| 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 | £348,307 | 
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| Annual change | 0.8% |