Map of MK42 9DP postcode

General information
Postcode MK42 9DP
Post Town Bedford
Nearest station Bedford St Johns (1 km)
Bus stops
Bedford Hospital West (SW)
Whitbread Avenue (SW)
Bunyan Road (N)
Britannia Road (NW)
Bedford Hospital A&E (S)
Britannia Road (SE)
Roads in this postcode
Number of UPRNs 40 View
Known addresses
Flat 1, 22 Kempston Road, Bedford
Flat 2, 22 Kempston Road, Bedford
Flat 3, 22 Kempston Road, Bedford
Flat 4, 22 Kempston Road, Bedford
18 Kempston Road, Bedford
28 Kempston Road, Bedford
30 Kempston Road, Bedford
Main property type Flat
Businesses
Geography
Latitude 52.12784
Longitude -0.475571
Easting 504451
Northing 248821
Grid reference TL044488
UTM reference 30U 672795 5778262
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Plus code 9C4X4GHF+4Q
Altitude 31 metres (102 feet)
Sunrise (today) 4:41
Sunset (today) 21:26
Distance away
Distance to sea 90.6 KMs (56.3 miles)
Administrative areas
ParishBedford, unparished areaE43000273
Ward Cauldwell E05014495
Unitary Authority Bedford E06000055
County Bedfordshire E11000001
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 1980
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) 41
Households (2011) 17
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/urbanUrban city and town
Built up area (2024)BedfordE63010690
Census output area (2021)E00173776
Census output area (2011)E00173776
Lower layer super output area (2021)Bedford 015HE01034421
Lower layer super output area (2011)Bedford 015BE01017473
Middle layer super output area (2021)CauldwellE02003630
Middle layer super output area (2011)CauldwellE02003630
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
18 Kempston Road, BedfordSemi-detached (freehold)May 2024£350,000
Semi-detached (freehold)Apr 2019£335,000
Semi-detached (freehold)Jan 2001£89,500
Flat 1, 22 Kempston Road, BedfordFlat (leasehold)Mar 2022£130,000
Flat (leasehold)Jan 2018£125,000
Flat (leasehold)Sep 2013£84,000
Flat (leasehold)Jan 2011£80,000
Flat 3, 22 Kempston Road, BedfordFlat (leasehold)Mar 2021£150,000
Flat (leasehold)Feb 2017£155,000
Flat (leasehold)May 2010£124,995
Flat 4, 22 Kempston Road, BedfordFlat (leasehold)Sep 2018£132,950
Flat (leasehold)Dec 2010£70,000
28 Kempston Road, BedfordTerraced (freehold)Jul 2014£185,000
Terraced (freehold)May 2006£177,000
Terraced (freehold)Feb 1999£51,500
30 Kempston Road, BedfordTerraced (freehold)Jun 2011£160,000
Flat 2, 22 Kempston Road, BedfordNew build flat (leasehold)Jun 2010£119,000


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