Map of MK42 0UN postcode

General information
Postcode MK42 0UN
Post Town Bedford
Nearest station Bedford St Johns (3 km)
Bus stops
Concorde Close (W)
Halifax Road (SE)
North Drive (S)
De Havilland Avenue (NE)
The Crescent (NW)
Blenheim Road (W)
Roads in this postcode
Number of UPRNs 14 View
Known addresses
5 Thomson Avenue, Shortstown
6 Thomson Avenue, Shortstown
8 Thomson Avenue, Shortstown
9 Thomson Avenue, Shortstown
11 Thomson Avenue, Shortstown
Main property type Detached
Businesses
No businesses found
Geography
Latitude 52.108937
Longitude -0.4344
Easting 507315
Northing 246779
Grid reference TL073467
UTM reference 30U 675687 5776259
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Plus code 9C4X4H58+H6
Altitude 39 metres (126 feet)
Sunrise (today) 6:10
Sunset (today) 18:11
Distance away
Distance to sea 87.8 KMs (54.6 miles)
Administrative areas
ParishShortstownE04012997
Ward Shortstown E05014515
Unitary Authority Bedford E06000055
County Bedfordshire E11000001
Constituency (2024) North Bedfordshire E14001384
MPRichard FullerConservative
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 February 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) 39
Households (2011) 13
Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019)
13,888 / 32,844
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Average household income (2020)
£55,000
Lowest (£22,200) Highest (£108,100)
Rural/urbanRural town and fringe
Built up area (2024)ShortstownE63010784
Census output area (2021)E00088289
Census output area (2011)E00088289
Lower layer super output area (2021)Bedford 021BE01017487
Lower layer super output area (2011)Bedford 019BE01017487
Middle layer super output area (2021)Wilstead & ShortstownE02007010
Middle layer super output area (2011)Elstow, Shortstown & WixamsE02003634
Travel to work areaBedfordE30000166
Property sales
Average property price in Milton Keynes £336,444
Annual change -2.8%
View all properties sold in the MK postcode area
Properties recently sold in this postcode
AddressTypeDatePrice
8 Thomson Avenue, ShortstownSemi-detached (freehold)Aug 2015£210,000
6 Thomson Avenue, ShortstownSemi-detached (freehold)Aug 2015£230,000
5 Thomson Avenue, ShortstownDetached (freehold)Nov 2006£189,995
11 Thomson Avenue, ShortstownDetached (freehold)Jan 2005£220,000
Detached (freehold)Jul 1999£111,000
9 Thomson Avenue, ShortstownDetached (freehold)Jul 2004£210,000
Detached (freehold)Jun 1998£97,000


View all properties sold in the MK42 0 sector

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