Map of MK42 9YD postcode

General information
Postcode MK42 9YD
Post Town Bedford
Nearest station Bedford St Johns (2 km)
Bus stops
Elstow Lodge (N)
Elstow Lower School (SW)
Moss Lane (S)
Moss Lane (N)
The Red Lion (SE)
The Red Lion (NW)
Roads in this postcode
Number of UPRNs 14 View
Known addresses
193 Wilstead Road, Elstow
196 Wilstead Road, Elstow
197 Wilstead Road, Elstow
Main property type Detached
Businesses
Geography
Latitude 52.11195
Longitude -0.466372
Easting 505118
Northing 247067
Grid reference TL051470
UTM reference 30U 673486 5776517
what3words labs.doors.heave
Plus code 9C4X4G6M+QC
Altitude 33 metres (108 feet)
Sunrise (today) 4:45
Sunset (today) 21:17
Distance away
Distance to sea 89.9 KMs (55.9 miles)
Administrative areas
ParishElstowE04012996
Ward Wixams & Wilstead E05014516
Unitary Authority Bedford E06000055
Constituency (2024) Mid Bedfordshire E14001359
MPBlake StephensonConservative
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) 31
Households (2011) 8
Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019)
18,082 / 32,844
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Average household income (2020)
£55,000
Lowest (£22,200) Highest (£108,100)
Rural/urbanUrban city and town
Built up area (2024)BedfordE63010690
Census output area (2021)E00173778
Census output area (2011)E00173778
Lower layer super output area (2021)Bedford 022AE01034431
Lower layer super output area (2011)Bedford 019EE01017550
Middle layer super output area (2021)Wixams & ElstowE02007011
Middle layer super output area (2011)Elstow, Shortstown & WixamsE02003634
Travel to work areaBedfordE30000166
Nearby schools
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
197 Wilstead Road, ElstowDetached (freehold)Feb 2024£385,000
196 Wilstead Road, ElstowDetached (freehold)Mar 2010£329,000
Detached (freehold)Feb 2004£275,000
193 Wilstead Road, ElstowDetached (freehold)Sep 2002£260,000


View all properties sold in the MK42 9 sector

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