Map of MK42 9XS postcode

General information
Postcode MK42 9XS
Post Town Bedford
Nearest station Bedford St Johns (1 km)
Bus stops
Progress Way (SW)
West End (SW)
Progress Way (NE)
The Red Lion (NW)
The Red Lion (SE)
Elstow Lodge (N)
Roads in this postcode
Number of UPRNs 35 View
Known addresses
40 West End, Elstow
215 West End, Elstow
223C West End, Elstow
Main property type Other
Businesses
Geography
Latitude 52.116124
Longitude -0.470669
Easting 504814
Northing 247525
Grid reference TL048475
UTM reference 30U 673176 5776971
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Plus code 9C4X4G8H+CP
Altitude 33 metres (110 feet)
Sunrise (today) 6:15
Sunset (today) 18:08
Distance away
Distance to sea 90.4 KMs (56.2 miles)
Administrative areas
ParishElstowE04012996
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 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
Population (2011) 45
Households (2011) 21
Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019)
18,082 / 32,844
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Average household income (2020)
£55,000
Lowest (£22,200) Highest (£108,100)
Rural/urbanUrban city and town
Built up area (2024)BedfordE63010690
Census output area (2021)E00088579
Census output area (2011)E00088579
Lower layer super output area (2021)Bedford 022AE01034431
Lower layer super output area (2011)Bedford 019EE01017550
Middle layer super output area (2021)Wixams & ElstowE02007011
Middle layer super output area (2011)Elstow, Shortstown & WixamsE02003634
Travel to work areaBedfordE30000166
Nearby schools
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
223C West End, ElstowDetached (freehold)Jun 2024£730,000
215 West End, ElstowOther (freehold)Sep 2023£220,000
40 West End, ElstowOther (freehold)May 2019£975,000


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