Latitude: 52.1279 / 52°7'40"N
Longitude: -0.4988 / 0°29'55"W
OS Eastings: 502866
OS Northings: 248800
OS Grid: TL028488
Mapcode National: GBR G24.DQW
Mapcode Global: VHFQ7.9SP2
Plus Code: 9C4X4GH2+5F
Maidenhead Locator System: IO92sd00
What Three Birds: pratincole.goshawk.stone-curlew
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
MK42 8QG is a mixed residential and non-residential postcode in Kempston, Bedford. It was first introduced in January 1993.
The most common council tax band is A.
Residential buildings are typically semi-detached and terraced (including end-terrace). Domestic properties are primarily flats.
Estimated residential property values, based on historical transactions and adjusted for inflation, range from £90,588 to £330,519 with an average of £127,568.
Residential buildings were typically constructed between 1967 and 1975 and between 1983 and 1990.
None of the residential properties sold 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.
Commercial rateable values range from £17,000 to £29,500 with an average of £21,167. The most common recorded business types are Communication Station and Shop.
Kempston is a town, which had a population of 19,350 in the 2011 census.
In the 2011 census, there were 8 people resident in MK42 8QG, of which 3 were male and 5 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 8QG is in the Bedford travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Bedfordshire Primary Care Trust.
MK42 8QG is approximately 30m (98ft) above sea level.
See recent residential property sales in MK42 8QG
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing MK42 8QG
4a1: Multicultural Metropolitans - Rented Family Living - Social Renting Young Families
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for MK42 8QG
England C1: a town or city, surrounded by populated countryside
Healthy Living Index
2/10 (Very low)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
7/10 (High)
Area Retail Diversity Index
5/10 (Moderate)
Supermarkets near MK42 8QG 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 8QG 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 North
Councillor
Sue Oliver (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 8QG.
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 8QG.
St Joseph's RC Lower School
Chester Road, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK40 4HN
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Ages 4 - 11
Good
Queen's Park Academy
Chestnut Avenue, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK40 4HA
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Ages 3 - 11
Good
Bedford Road Lower School
Hillgrounds Road, Kempston, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK42 8QH
Community School
Ages 5 - 11
Good
Great Denham Primary School
Greenkeepers Road, Great Denham, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK40 4GG
Foundation School
Ages 3 - 11
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
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Ages 4 - 11
Good
Daubeney Academy
Orchard Street, Kempston, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK42 7PS
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Ages 10 - 14
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
Goldington Academy
Haylands Way, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK41 9BX
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Ages 11 - 16
Good
St Thomas More Catholic School
Tyne Crescent, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK41 7UL
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Ages 13 - 18
Outstanding
Lincroft Middle School
Station Road, Oakley, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK43 7RE
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Ages 11 - 16
Outstanding
The overall school grade in this area is high.