Latitude: 52.1092 / 52°6'33"N
Longitude: -0.4328 / 0°25'57"W
OS Eastings: 507431
OS Northings: 246814
OS Grid: TL074468
Mapcode National: GBR G2D.RDX
Mapcode Global: VHFQG.G72X
Plus Code: 9C4X4H58+MV
Maidenhead Locator System: IO92sc86
What Three Birds: snipe.kite.bobolink
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
MK42 0SW is a residential postcode in Shortstown, Bedford. It was first introduced in December 1996.
The most common council tax bands are C and B.
Residential buildings are typically semi-detached and terraced (including end-terrace). Domestic properties are primarily houses.
Estimated residential property values, based on historical transactions and adjusted for inflation, range from £1,944 to £1,749,807 with an average of £194,951.
Residential buildings were typically constructed between 1996 and 2002 and between 1991 and 1995.
10% of residential property sales since 1995 have been new builds or newly converted.
Domestic properties are predominantly owner occupied.
The most common Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) ratings are D and C.
In the 2011 census, there were 45 people resident in MK42 0SW, of which 22 were male and 23 were female. This includes overnight visitors as well as permanent residents.
MK42 0SW is in the Bedford travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Bedfordshire Primary Care Trust.
MK42 0SW is approximately 39m (128ft) above sea level.
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing MK42 0SW
4a1: Multicultural Metropolitans - Rented Family Living - Social Renting Young Families
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for MK42 0SW
England D1: a small town or larger village, surrounded by populated countryside
Healthy Living Index
7/10 (High)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
3/10 (Low)
Area Retail Diversity Index
4/10 (Low)
Supermarkets near MK42 0SW include Aldi, Co-Operative Food, Costcutter, Farmfoods, Iceland, Lidl, Londis, M&S Simply Food, Morrisons, Sainsbury's, Tesco and Waitrose. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
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Residents of MK42 0SW are represented at different levels of local, regional and national government by elected representatives. Where known, these are shown here.
This data is updated approximately monthly, and may not necessarily take account of the results of any elections or by-elections held recently.
Unitary Authority
Bedford Borough Council
Ward
Eastcotts
Councillor
Sarah Gallagher (Conservative)
United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency
North East Bedfordshire
MP
Richard Fuller (Conservative)
Ofcom publishes annual statistics for Broadband availability. This is the most recent data for MK42 0SW.
The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near MK42 0SW.
Shortstown Primary School
Beauvais Square, Shortstown, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK42 0GS
Community School
Ages 2 - 11
Good
Elstow School
Abbeyfields Road Abbeyfields, Elstow, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK42 9GP
Community School
Ages 4 - 11
Good
Cotton End Primary School
High Road, Cotton End, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK45 3AA
Community School
Ages 3 - 11
Good
King's Oak Primary School
Oak Road, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK42 0HH
Community School
Ages 2 - 11
Good
Shackleton Primary School
Pearcey Road, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK42 9LZ
Community School
Ages 4 - 11
Good
Daubeney Academy
Orchard Street, Kempston, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK42 7PS
Academy Converter
Ages 10 - 14
Good
Goldington Academy
Haylands Way, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK41 9BX
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 16
Good
Castle Newnham School
Polhill Avenue, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK41 9DT
Foundation School
Ages 11 - 15
Good
St Gregory's Catholic Middle School
Biddenham Turn, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK40 4AT
Academy Converter
Ages 4 - 11
Good
Biddenham International School and Sports College
Biddenham Turn, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK40 4AZ
Foundation School
Ages 11 - 18
Good
Mark Rutherford School
Wentworth Drive, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK41 8PX
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Good
Beauchamp Middle School
Hawk Drive, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK41 7JE
Community School
Ages 9 - 13
Good
St Thomas More Catholic School
Tyne Crescent, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK41 7UL
Academy Converter
Ages 13 - 18
Outstanding
The overall school grade in this area is high.