Map of MK42 7GQ postcode

General information
Postcode MK42 7GQ
Post Town Bedford
Nearest station Kempston Hardwick (2 km)
Bus stops
The Bower (NW)
Bird Grove (SE)
Bird Grove (NW)
Hill Rise (SW)
Hill Rise (NE)
Kempston Rural Primary School (S)
Roads in this postcode
Number of UPRNs 2 View
Known addresses
1 The Green, Bedford
1 The Green, Kempston
2 The Green, Kempston
Main property type Detached
Businesses
Geography
Latitude 52.109004
Longitude -0.512969
Easting 501934
Northing 246673
Grid reference TL019466
UTM reference 30U 670307 5776079
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Plus code 9C4X4F5P+JR
Altitude 37 metres (122 feet)
Sunrise (today) 6:08
Sunset (today) 18:13
Distance away
Distance to sea 92.6 KMs (57.5 miles)
Administrative areas
ParishKempston RuralE04011895
Ward Kempston West E05014507
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 December 2015
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)
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 £336,444
Annual change -2.8%
View all properties sold in the MK postcode area
Properties recently sold in this postcode
AddressTypeDatePrice
1 The Green, KempstonDetached (freehold)Dec 2023£435,000
Detached (freehold)Feb 2018£385,000
1 The Green, BedfordNew build detached (freehold)Dec 2015£304,995
2 The Green, KempstonNew build detached (freehold)Dec 2015£364,995


View all properties sold in the MK42 7 sector

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