Map of MK42 6AJ postcode

General information
Postcode MK42 6AJ
Post Town Bedford
Nearest station Kempston Hardwick (3 km)
Bus stops
Dove Lane (SW)
Wilstead Industrial Park (S)
Wilstead Industrial Park (N)
Brooklands Avenue (NE)
Brooklands Avenue (SW)
Retirement Village (S)
Roads in this postcode
Number of UPRNs 17 View
Known addresses
2 Bluebird Gardens, Wixams
Main property type Detached
Businesses
Geography
Latitude 52.093646
Longitude -0.459926
Easting 505603
Northing 245041
Grid reference TL056450
UTM reference 30U 673999 5774497
what3words giant.guides.afford
Plus code 9C4X3GVR+F2
Altitude 31 metres (102 feet)
Sunrise (today) 6:12
Sunset (today) 18:10
Distance away
Distance to sea 88.6 KMs (55.1 miles)
Administrative areas
ParishWixamsE04012998
Ward Wixams & Wilstead E05014516
Unitary Authority Bedford E06000055
County Bedfordshire E11000001
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 June 2010
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) 32
Households (2011) 14
Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019)
25,324 / 32,844
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Average household income (2020)
£55,000
Lowest (£22,200) Highest (£108,100)
Rural/urbanRural village
Built up area (2024)WixamsE63010839
Census output area (2021)E00183607
Census output area (2011)E00173784
Lower layer super output area (2021)Bedford 022CE01034433
Lower layer super output area (2011)Bedford 019CE01017548
Middle layer super output area (2021)Wixams & ElstowE02007011
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
2 Bluebird Gardens, WixamsDetached (freehold)Feb 2017£257,000
New build detached (freehold)Aug 2010£234,950


View all properties sold in the MK42 6 sector

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