Map of MK42 0WL postcode

General information
Postcode MK42 0WL
Post Town Bedford
Nearest station Bedford St Johns (4 km)
Bus stops
Cardington Hangars (N)
The Crescent (SE)
The Crescent (NW)
De Havilland Avenue (NE)
Number of UPRNs 16 View
Known addresses
1 Gibson Place, Shortstown
2 Gibson Place, Shortstown
3 Gibson Place, Shortstown
4 Gibson Place, Shortstown
5 Gibson Place, Shortstown
7 Gibson Place, Shortstown
9 Gibson Place, Shortstown
11 Gibson Place, Shortstown
Main property type Terraced
Businesses
Geography
Latitude 52.10939
Longitude -0.427001
Easting 507821
Northing 246840
Grid reference TL078468
UTM reference 30U 676192 5776328
what3words common.upset.email
Plus code 9C4X4H5F+Q5
Altitude 29 metres (97 feet)
Sunrise (today) 6:12
Sunset (today) 18:10
Distance away
Distance to sea 87.4 KMs (54.3 miles)
Administrative areas
ParishShortstownE04012997
Ward Shortstown E05014515
Unitary Authority Bedford E06000055
County Bedfordshire E11000001
Constituency (2024) North Bedfordshire E14001384
MPRichard FullerConservative
Police forceBedfordshire
NUTS/ITL 3 Bedford
NUTS/ITL 2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
NUTS/ITL 1 East of England
Country England E92000001
Data
Date introduced November 2020
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
Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019)
16,138 / 32,844
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Average household income (2020)
£55,000
Lowest (£22,200) Highest (£108,100)
Rural/urbanRural village
Built up area (2024)ShortstownE63010784
Census output area (2021)E00183491
Census output area (2011)E00088287
Lower layer super output area (2021)Bedford 021CE01034428
Lower layer super output area (2011)Bedford 019AE01017486
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
7 Gibson Place, ShortstownNew build terraced (leasehold)Jun 2023£124,000
9 Gibson Place, ShortstownNew build terraced (leasehold)Mar 2023£173,250
11 Gibson Place, ShortstownNew build terraced (leasehold)Mar 2023£208,000
3 Gibson Place, ShortstownNew build terraced (freehold)Oct 2022£323,000
5 Gibson Place, ShortstownNew build terraced (freehold)Oct 2022£328,000
1 Gibson Place, ShortstownNew build terraced (freehold)Oct 2022£328,000
4 Gibson Place, ShortstownNew build detached (freehold)Jul 2022£339,000
2 Gibson Place, ShortstownNew build detached (freehold)Jun 2022£335,000


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