Latitude: 52.1189 / 52°7'7"N
Longitude: -0.4918 / 0°29'30"W
OS Eastings: 503357
OS Northings: 247797
OS Grid: TL033477
Mapcode National: GBR G2B.2GZ
Mapcode Global: VHFQF.F0BJ
Plus Code: 9C4X4G95+G7
Maidenhead Locator System: IO92sc08
What Three Birds: eider.starling.dipper
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
MK42 8JH is a primarily residential postcode in Kempston, Bedford. It was first introduced in January 1980.
The most common council tax bands are B and A.
Residential buildings are typically terraced (including end-terrace) and semi-detached. Domestic properties are mostly flats and houses.
Estimated residential property values, based on historical transactions and adjusted for inflation, range from £49,032 to £1,749,807 with an average of £189,576.
None of the residential properties sold since 1995 have been new builds or newly converted.
Domestic properties are mostly a mix of owner occupied and privately rented.
The most common Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) ratings are D and C.
The average commercial rateable value is £5,000. The most common recorded business type is Hairdressing Salon.
Kempston is a town, which had a population of 19,350 in the 2011 census.
In the 2011 census, there were 121 people resident in MK42 8JH, of which 59 were male and 62 were female. This also includes overnight visitors at domestic properties, and residents of non-domestic properties such as hotels, prisons and halls of residence.
MK42 8JH is in the Bedford travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Bedfordshire Primary Care Trust.
MK42 8JH is approximately 41m (134ft) above sea level.
See recent residential property sales in MK42 8JH
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing MK42 8JH
4a2: Multicultural Metropolitans - Rented Family Living - Private Renting New Arrivals
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for MK42 8JH
England C1: a town or city, surrounded by populated countryside
Healthy Living Index
6/10 (Moderate)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
8/10 (High)
Area Retail Diversity Index
5/10 (Moderate)
Supermarkets near MK42 8JH include Aldi, Budgens, Co-Operative Food, Costcutter, Farmfoods, Iceland, Lidl, Londis, M&S Simply Food, Morrisons, Sainsbury's and Tesco. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
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Residents of MK42 8JH 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
Kempston Central and East
Councillors
Mohammed Nawaz (Labour)
Caroline White (Labour)
United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency
Bedford
MP
Mohammad Yasin (Labour)
Ofcom publishes annual statistics for Broadband availability. This is the most recent data for MK42 8JH.
Broadband statistics for commercial properties are less reliable than for domestic properties, as businesses are more likely to have other forms of Internet access that are not classified as 'Broadband'.
The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near MK42 8JH.
Bedford Road Lower School
Hillgrounds Road, Kempston, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK42 8QH
Community School
Ages 5 - 11
Good
Camestone Lower School
Jowitt Avenue, Kempston, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK42 8NW
Community School
Ages 5 - 11
Good
Springfield Lower School
Orchard Street, Kempston, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK42 7LJ
Community School
Ages 5 - 10
Needs improvement
Balliol Lower School
Balliol Road, Kempston, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK42 7ER
Community School
Ages 2 - 11
Good
Daubeney Academy
Orchard Street, Kempston, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK42 7PS
Academy Converter
Ages 10 - 14
Good
Biddenham International School and Sports College
Biddenham Turn, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK40 4AZ
Foundation School
Ages 11 - 18
Good
St Gregory's Catholic Middle School
Biddenham Turn, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK40 4AT
Academy Converter
Ages 4 - 11
Good
Castle Newnham School
Polhill Avenue, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK41 9DT
Foundation School
Ages 11 - 15
Good
Goldington Academy
Haylands Way, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK41 9BX
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 16
Good
Wootton Upper School
Hall End Road, Wootton, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK43 9HT
Academy Converter
Ages 13 - 18
Needs improvement
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.