Latitude: 52.0919 / 52°5'30"N
Longitude: -0.4631 / 0°27'47"W
OS Eastings: 505388
OS Northings: 244841
OS Grid: TL053448
Mapcode National: GBR G2K.XBK
Mapcode Global: VHFQF.XPJ6
Plus Code: 9C4X3GRP+QQ
Maidenhead Locator System: IO92sc42
What Three Birds: woodpecker.tanager.tern
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
MK42 6BW is a primarily residential postcode in Wixams, Bedford. It was first introduced in March 2010.
The most common council tax bands are D, C and E.
Residential buildings are typically semi-detached, terraced (including end-terrace) and detached. Domestic properties are primarily houses.
Estimated residential property values, based on historical transactions and adjusted for inflation, range from £136,554 to £469,213 with an average of £310,563.
Most residential buildings are of unknown age.
85% of residential property sales since 1995 have been new builds or newly converted.
The most common Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) ratings are B and C.
The average commercial rateable value is £260. The most common recorded business type is Independent Distribution Network Operator.
In the 2011 census, there were 67 people resident in MK42 6BW, of which 33 were male and 34 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 6BW is in the Bedford travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Bedfordshire Primary Care Trust.
MK42 6BW is approximately 30m (98ft) above sea level.
See recent residential property sales in MK42 6BW
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing MK42 6BW
8d2: Hard-Pressed Living - Migration and Churn - Hard-Pressed Ethnic Mix
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for MK42 6BW
England E1: a rural village surrounded by populated countryside
Healthy Living Index
8/10 (High)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
2/10 (Very low)
Area Retail Diversity Index
4/10 (Low)
Supermarkets near MK42 6BW include Aldi, Co-Operative Food, Farmfoods, Lidl, M&S Simply Food, Morrisons, Sainsbury's and Tesco. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
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Residents of MK42 6BW 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
Wilshamstead
Councillor
Graeme Coombes (Conservative)
United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency
Mid Bedfordshire
MP
Nadine Dorries (Conservative)
Ofcom publishes annual statistics for Broadband availability. This is the most recent data for MK42 6BW.
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 6BW.
Lakeview School
School Lane, Off Brooklands Avenue, Wixams, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK42 6BH
Community School
Ages 3 - 11
Good
Wilstead Lower School
Cotton End Road, Wilstead, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK45 3BX
Foundation School
Ages 4 - 11
Good
Elstow School
Abbeyfields Road Abbeyfields, Elstow, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK42 9GP
Community School
Ages 4 - 11
Good
Springfield Lower School
Orchard Street, Kempston, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK42 7LJ
Community School
Ages 5 - 10
Needs improvement
Shortstown Primary School
Beauvais Square, Shortstown, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK42 0GS
Community School
Ages 2 - 11
Good
Daubeney Academy
Orchard Street, Kempston, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK42 7PS
Academy Converter
Ages 10 - 14
Good
Marston Vale Middle School
The Crescent, Stewartby, Bedfordshire, MK43 9NH
Academy Converter
Ages 9 - 13
Needs improvement
Wootton Upper School
Hall End Road, Wootton, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK43 9HT
Academy Converter
Ages 13 - 18
Needs improvement
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
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
Beauchamp Middle School
Hawk Drive, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK41 7JE
Community School
Ages 9 - 13
Good
The overall school grade in this area is high.