Latitude: 52.1265 / 52°7'35"N
Longitude: -0.4796 / 0°28'46"W
OS Eastings: 504179
OS Northings: 248664
OS Grid: TL041486
Mapcode National: GBR G24.RJT
Mapcode Global: VHFQ7.MTT6
Plus Code: 9C4X4GGC+H5
Maidenhead Locator System: IO92sd20
What Three Birds: pigeon.sapsucker.swift
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
MK42 9DX is a primarily residential postcode in Kempston, Bedford. It was first introduced in January 1980.
The most common council tax bands are A and C.
Residential buildings are typically semi-detached and terraced (including end-terrace). Domestic properties are mostly houses and flats.
Estimated residential property values, based on historical transactions and adjusted for inflation, range from £69,035 to £250,000 with an average of £166,547.
Residential buildings were typically constructed between 1900 and 1929 and before 1900.
None of the residential properties sold since 1995 have been new builds or newly converted.
Domestic properties are mostly a mix of privately rented and owner occupied.
The most common Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) ratings are D, E and F.
The average commercial rateable value is £6,800. The most common recorded business type is Shop.
Bedford is a town, which had a population of 87,590 in the 2011 census.
In the 2011 census, there were 36 people resident in MK42 9DX, of which 19 were male and 17 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 9DX is in the Bedford travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Bedfordshire Primary Care Trust.
MK42 9DX is approximately 31m (102ft) above sea level.
See recent residential property sales in MK42 9DX
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing MK42 9DX
4b1: Multicultural Metropolitans - Challenged Asian Terraces - Asian Terraces and Flats
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for MK42 9DX
England C1: a town or city, surrounded by populated countryside
Healthy Living Index
3/10 (Low)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
10/10 (Very high)
Area Retail Diversity Index
5/10 (Moderate)
Supermarkets near MK42 9DX include Aldi, Budgens, 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 9DX 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 9DX.
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 9DX.
Camestone Lower School
Jowitt Avenue, Kempston, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK42 8NW
Community School
Ages 5 - 11
Good
Queen's Park Academy
Chestnut Avenue, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK40 4HA
Academy Converter
Ages 3 - 11
Good
St Joseph's RC Lower School
Chester Road, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK40 4HN
Academy Converter
Ages 4 - 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
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
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
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
Mark Rutherford School
Wentworth Drive, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK41 8PX
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Good
The overall school grade in this area is high.