Map of MK42 9BX postcode

General information

Postcode	MK42 9BX
Post Town	Bedford
Nearest station	Bedford St Johns (0 km)
Bus stops	Bedford Hospital West (SW) Borough Hall (NE) Britannia Road (NW) Britannia Road (SE) Alexandra Road (SW) Alexandra Road (NE)
Roads in this postcode	Palgrave Road
Number of UPRNs	56 View
Known addresses	Flat 100, Britannia House, Palgrave Road, Bedford Flat 101, Britannia House, Palgrave Road, Bedford Flat 102, Britannia House, Palgrave Road, Bedford Flat 103, Britannia House, Palgrave Road, Bedford Flat 104, Britannia House, Palgrave Road, Bedford Flat 105, Britannia House, Palgrave Road, Bedford Flat 106, Britannia House, Palgrave Road, Bedford Flat 107, Britannia House, Palgrave Road, Bedford Flat 108, Britannia House, Palgrave Road, Bedford Flat 109, Britannia House, Palgrave Road, Bedford Flat 110, Britannia House, Palgrave Road, Bedford Flat 111, Britannia House, Palgrave Road, Bedford Flat 112, Britannia House, Palgrave Road, Bedford Flat 113, Britannia House, Palgrave Road, Bedford Flat 114, Britannia House, Palgrave Road, Bedford Flat 115, Britannia House, Palgrave Road, Bedford Flat 116, Britannia House, Palgrave Road, Bedford Flat 117, Britannia House, Palgrave Road, Bedford Flat 118, Britannia House, Palgrave Road, Bedford Flat 119, Britannia House, Palgrave Road, Bedford Flat 120, Britannia House, Palgrave Road, Bedford Flat 121, Britannia House, Palgrave Road, Bedford Flat 122, Britannia House, Palgrave Road, Bedford Flat 123, Britannia House, Palgrave Road, Bedford Flat 124, Britannia House, Palgrave Road, Bedford Flat 125, Britannia House, Palgrave Road, Bedford Flat 126, Britannia House, Palgrave Road, Bedford Flat 127, Britannia House, Palgrave Road, Bedford Flat 128, Britannia House, Palgrave Road, Bedford Flat 129, Britannia House, Palgrave Road, Bedford Flat 130, Britannia House, Palgrave Road, Bedford Flat 14, Wheelwright House, Palgrave Road, Bedford Flat 2, Wheelwright House, Palgrave Road, Bedford Flat 5, Wheelwright House, Palgrave Road, Bedford Flat 6, Wheelwright House, Palgrave Road, Bedford Flat 75, Britannia House, Palgrave Road, Bedford Flat 76, Britannia House, Palgrave Road, Bedford Flat 77, Britannia House, Palgrave Road, Bedford Flat 78, Britannia House, Palgrave Road, Bedford Flat 79, Britannia House, Palgrave Road, Bedford Flat 80, Britannia House, Palgrave Road, Bedford Flat 81, Britannia House, Palgrave Road, Bedford Flat 82, Britannia House, Palgrave Road, Bedford Flat 83, Britannia House, Palgrave Road, Bedford Flat 84, Britannia House, Palgrave Road, Bedford Flat 85, Britannia House, Palgrave Road, Bedford Flat 86, Britannia House, Palgrave Road, Bedford Flat 87, Britannia House, Palgrave Road, Bedford Flat 88, Britannia House, Palgrave Road, Bedford Flat 89, Britannia House, Palgrave Road, Bedford Flat 90, Britannia House, Palgrave Road, Bedford Flat 91, Britannia House, Palgrave Road, Bedford Flat 92, Britannia House, Palgrave Road, Bedford Flat 93, Britannia House, Palgrave Road, Bedford Flat 93, Wheelwright House, Palgrave Road, Bedford Flat 94, Britannia House, Palgrave Road, Bedford Flat 94, Wheelwright House, Palgrave Road, Bedford Flat 95, Britannia House, Palgrave Road, Bedford Flat 96, Britannia House, Palgrave Road, Bedford Flat 97, Britannia House, Palgrave Road, Bedford Flat 98, Britannia House, Palgrave Road, Bedford Flat 99, Britannia House, Palgrave Road, Bedford
Main property type	Flat
Businesses	APP FUNNEL LIMITED

Geography

	Latitude	52.131416
	Longitude	-0.473541
	Easting	504582
	Northing	249222
	Grid reference	TL045492
	UTM reference	30U 672920 5778665
	what3words	tins.soak.making
	Plus code	9C4X4GJG+HH
	Altitude	29 metres (95 feet)
	Sunrise (today)	4:43
	Sunset (today)	21:28
	Distance away
	Distance to sea	90.2 KMs (56.1 miles)

Administrative areas

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

Data

Date introduced	August 2007
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)	78
Households (2011)	51
Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019)	13,809 / 32,844 Most deprivedLeast deprived
Average household income (2020)	£43,000 Lowest (£22,200) Highest (£108,100)
Rural/urban	Urban city and town
Built up area (2024)	Bedford	E63010690
Census output area (2021)	E00173774
Census output area (2011)	E00173774
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

Nearby schools

Peter Pan Nursery School (Nursery)

Polam School

Priory Primary School (Primary)

Cauldwell School (Primary)

Bedford Free School (Secondary)

E-Spired Centre of Excellence

St John's School

Bedford College (16 plus)

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

Address	Type	Date	Price
Flat 100, Britannia House, Palgrave Road, Bedford	Flat (leasehold)	Feb 2025	£137,500
Flat 88, Britannia House, Palgrave Road, Bedford	Flat (leasehold)	Oct 2024	£190,000
	Flat (leasehold)	May 2021	£160,000
Flat 108, Britannia House, Palgrave Road, Bedford	Flat (leasehold)	Jun 2024	£205,000
	Flat (leasehold)	Mar 2016	£162,500
	New build flat (leasehold)	Oct 2009	£129,000
Flat 123, Britannia House, Palgrave Road, Bedford	Flat (leasehold)	Nov 2023	£152,000
	Flat (leasehold)	Nov 2018	£136,000
	New build flat (leasehold)	Nov 2009	£112,000
Flat 118, Britannia House, Palgrave Road, Bedford	Flat (leasehold)	Aug 2023	£143,500
	Flat (leasehold)	Jul 2015	£117,000
	New build flat (leasehold)	Feb 2009	£108,500
Flat 97, Britannia House, Palgrave Road, Bedford	Flat (leasehold)	Apr 2023	£185,000
	New build flat (leasehold)	Apr 2008	£181,000
Flat 96, Britannia House, Palgrave Road, Bedford	Flat (leasehold)	Apr 2023	£186,500
	Flat (leasehold)	Oct 2018	£145,000
	New build flat (leasehold)	Apr 2008	£151,000
Flat 77, Britannia House, Palgrave Road, Bedford	Flat (leasehold)	Mar 2023	£220,000
	New build flat (leasehold)	Apr 2008	£250,000
Flat 113, Britannia House, Palgrave Road, Bedford	Flat (leasehold)	Oct 2022	£224,000
	New build flat (leasehold)	Nov 2009	£155,500
Flat 104, Britannia House, Palgrave Road, Bedford	Flat (leasehold)	Apr 2022	£218,000

View all properties sold in the MK42 9 sector

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