Map of MK42 7BU postcode

General information
Postcode MK42 7BU
Post Town Bedford
Nearest station Kempston Hardwick (2 km)
Bus stops
Chantry Avenue (W)
Hastings Road (NE)
Hastings Road (SW)
Royal Oak (N)
Chantry Avenue (E)
Chantry Road (NW)
Roads in this postcode
Number of UPRNs 27 View
Known addresses
Unit B, Postley Road, Woburn Road Industrial Estate
Wildman Transport (Bedford) Ltd, Postley Road, Woburn Road Industrial Estate
Main property type Other
Businesses
Geography
Latitude 52.107866
Longitude -0.497228
Easting 503015
Northing 246569
Grid reference TL030465
UTM reference 30U 671390 5775990
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Plus code 9C4X4G53+44
Altitude 34 metres (111 feet)
Sunrise (today) 8:05
Sunset (today) 16:18
Distance away
Distance to sea 91.6 KMs (56.9 miles)
Administrative areas
ParishKempstonE04011894
Ward Kempston South E05014506
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 October 1984
Last updated December 2024
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)
21,844 / 32,844
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Average household income (2020)
£47,400
Lowest (£22,200) Highest (£108,100)
Rural/urbanUrban city and town
Built up area (2024)KempstonE63010775
Census output area (2021)E00183427
Census output area (2011)E00088425
Lower layer super output area (2021)Bedford 018HE01034424
Lower layer super output area (2011)Bedford 018DE01017516
Middle layer super output area (2021)Kempston West & SouthE02003633
Middle layer super output area (2011)Kempston West & SouthE02003633
Travel to work areaBedfordE30000166
Property sales
Average property price in Milton Keynes £334,764
Annual change -2.9%
View all properties sold in the MK postcode area
Properties recently sold in this postcode
AddressTypeDatePrice
Wildman Transport (Bedford) Ltd, Postley Road, Woburn Road Industrial EstateOther (freehold)May 2023£2,000,000
Unit B, Postley Road, Woburn Road Industrial EstateOther (freehold)May 2019£8,998,146


View all properties sold in the MK42 7 sector

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