Map of MK42 9AX postcode

General information
Postcode MK42 9AX
Post Town Bedford
Nearest station Bedford St Johns (0 km)
Bus stops
Kingsway Link (W)
Borough Hall (NW)
Bedford College (E)
St John's Street (S)
Borough Hall (NE)
Duckmill Lane (E)
Roads in this postcode
Number of UPRNs 38 View
Known addresses
2 Melbourne Street, Bedford
5 Melbourne Street, Bedford
Main property type Other
Businesses
Geography
Latitude 52.130324
Longitude -0.467407
Easting 505004
Northing 249109
Grid reference TL050491
UTM reference 30U 673344 5778558
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Plus code 9C4X4GJM+42
Altitude 28 metres (90 feet)
Sunrise (today) 6:12
Sunset (today) 18:10
Distance away
Distance to sea 90.1 KMs (56 miles)
Administrative areas
ParishBedford, unparished areaE43000273
Ward Cauldwell E05014495
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 January 1980
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)
13,809 / 32,844
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Average household income (2020)
£43,000
Lowest (£22,200) Highest (£108,100)
Rural/urbanUrban city and town
Built up area (2024)BedfordE63010690
Census output area (2021)E00183485
Census output area (2011)E00088238
Lower layer super output area (2021)Bedford 015GE01034420
Lower layer super output area (2011)Bedford 015BE01017473
Middle layer super output area (2021)CauldwellE02003630
Middle layer super output area (2011)CauldwellE02003630
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
5 Melbourne Street, BedfordOther (freehold)Dec 2020£180,000
2 Melbourne Street, BedfordOther (freehold)Dec 2018£480,000
Other (freehold)Oct 2015£260,000


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