Map of MK42 8SL postcode

General information
Postcode MK42 8SL
Post Town Bedford
Nearest station Bedford St Johns (1 km)
Bus stops
Savannah Close (NW)
Dunkirk Close (N)
Dunkirk Close (S)
The Keep (SW)
Spring Road (NE)
Whitbread Avenue (NE)
Roads in this postcode
Number of UPRNs 17 View
Known addresses
17 Walcourt Road, Kempston
21 Walcourt Road, Kempston
23 Walcourt Road, Kempston
25 Walcourt Road, Kempston
27 Walcourt Road, Kempston
29 Walcourt Road, Kempston
33 Walcourt Road, Kempston
39 Walcourt Road, Kempston
41 Walcourt Road, Kempston
43 Walcourt Road, Kempston
Main property type Detached
Businesses
Geography
Latitude 52.123111
Longitude -0.482137
Easting 504013
Northing 248286
Grid reference TL040482
UTM reference 30U 672364 5777721
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Plus code 9C4X4GF9+64
Altitude 37 metres (121 feet)
Sunrise (today) 8:03
Sunset (today) 16:21
Distance away
Distance to sea 91.3 KMs (56.7 miles)
Administrative areas
ParishKempstonE04011894
Ward Kempston Central & East E05014504
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 February 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
Population (2011) 35
Households (2011) 15
Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019)
10,785 / 32,844
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Average household income (2020)
£45,500
Lowest (£22,200) Highest (£108,100)
Rural/urbanUrban city and town
Built up area (2024)KempstonE63010775
Census output area (2021)E00088396
Census output area (2011)E00088396
Lower layer super output area (2021)Bedford 017BE01017506
Lower layer super output area (2011)Bedford 017BE01017506
Middle layer super output area (2021)Kempston Central & EastE02003632
Middle layer super output area (2011)Kempston Central & EastE02003632
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
25 Walcourt Road, KempstonDetached (freehold)Apr 2024£360,000
17 Walcourt Road, KempstonDetached (freehold)Jul 2023£330,000
27 Walcourt Road, KempstonDetached (freehold)Mar 2020£325,000
Detached (freehold)Dec 2010£215,000
Detached (freehold)Nov 2010£227,000
Detached (freehold)May 2002£154,000
21 Walcourt Road, KempstonDetached (freehold)Oct 2018£293,500
23 Walcourt Road, KempstonDetached (freehold)Aug 2017£281,000
29 Walcourt Road, KempstonTerraced (freehold)Jul 2014£236,000
39 Walcourt Road, KempstonDetached (freehold)Jan 2014£172,500
Detached (freehold)Jul 2004£156,000
Detached (freehold)Jul 2000£93,000
Detached (freehold)Jul 1995£62,500
41 Walcourt Road, KempstonDetached (freehold)Oct 2011£161,000
Detached (freehold)Dec 2006£174,500
Detached (freehold)May 1998£67,000
33 Walcourt Road, KempstonDetached (freehold)Oct 2000£97,000
Detached (freehold)Nov 1996£61,500
43 Walcourt Road, KempstonDetached (freehold)Jan 1999£81,000
Detached (freehold)Feb 1996£65,000


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