MK42 0QY maps, stats, and open data

MK42 0QY lies on Comet Drive in Shortstown, Bedford. MK42 0QY is located in the Shortstown electoral ward, within the unitary authority of Bedford and the English Parliamentary constituency of North East Bedfordshire. The Sub Integrated Care Board (ICB) Location is NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes ICB - M1J4Y and the police force is Bedfordshire. This postcode has been in use since December 1999.

MK42 0QY maps

MK42 0QY map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

MK42 0QY map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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MK42 0QY geodata

Easting	507452
Northing	246716
Latitude	52.108344
Longitude	-0.432420

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is MK42 0QY?

Street	Comet Drive
Locality	Shortstown
Town/City	Bedford
Country	England
Postcode District	MK42
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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MK42 0QY Elevation

Elevation or altitude of MK42 0QY as distance above sea level:

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	40m	131ft

Elevation is measured from the approximate centre of the postcode, to the nearest point on an OS contour line from OS Terrain 50, which has contour spacing of ten vertical metres.

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Source: Open Postcode Elevation
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Politics

Ward	Shortstown
Constituency	North East Bedfordshire

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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House Prices

Sales of detached houses in MK42 0QY

10, COMET DRIVE, SHORTSTOWN, BEDFORD, MK42 0QY 2016 29 MAR £274,000
10, COMET DRIVE, SHORTSTOWN, BEDFORD, MK42 0QY 2007 21 DEC £217,000
12, COMET DRIVE, SHORTSTOWN, BEDFORD, MK42 0QY 2006 24 NOV £194,000
18, COMET DRIVE, SHORTSTOWN, BEDFORD, MK42 0QY 2006 30 JUN £202,000
4, COMET DRIVE, SHORTSTOWN, BEDFORD, MK42 0QY 2006 26 MAY £190,000
16, COMET DRIVE, SHORTSTOWN, BEDFORD, MK42 0QY 2005 18 NOV £182,000
6, COMET DRIVE, SHORTSTOWN, BEDFORD, MK42 0QY 2004 9 JUL £189,000
16, COMET DRIVE, SHORTSTOWN, BEDFORD, MK42 0QY 2003 13 JUN £170,000
20, COMET DRIVE, SHORTSTOWN, BEDFORD, MK42 0QY 2003 7 MAR £147,500
4, COMET DRIVE, SHORTSTOWN, BEDFORD, MK42 0QY 2002 3 DEC £165,000

➜ Shortstown house prices

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of MK42 0QY

June 2022	Public order	On or near Comet Drive	43m
June 2022	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Comet Drive	43m
June 2022	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Comet Drive	43m
➜ Comet Drive crime map and outcomes

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Transport

Nearest bus stops to MK42 0QY

De Havilland Avenue (Greycote)	Shortstown	68m
Brancker Avenue (Greycote)	Shortstown	170m
The Crescent (The Highway)	Shortstown	273m
Cardington Hangars (High Road)	Shortstown	273m
Cardington Hangars (High Road)	Shortstown	278m

Nearest railway stations to MK42 0QY

Bedford St Johns Station	3.4km
Bedford Station	4.5km
Kempston Hardwick Station	5.2km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for MK42 0QY

Broadband access in MK42 0QY (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps

Broadband speed in MK42 0QY (2019 data)

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Median download speed	125.0Mbps
Average download speed	144.8Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	9.8Mbps
Average upload speed	9.8Mbps
Maximum upload speed	9.76Mbps

Broadband limitations in MK42 0QY (2020 data)

Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps	0.0%

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for MK42 0QY

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MK42 0QY gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in MK42 0QY by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	127,341
Meter count	9
Mean (kWh/meter)	14,149
Median (kWh/meter)	13,788

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	42,535
Meter count	9
Mean (kWh/meter)	4,726
Median (kWh/meter)	3,858

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in MK42 0QY, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in MK42 0QY.
Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

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Source: Postcode level gas estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Licence: Open Government Licence

Deprivation

50.6% of English postcodes are less deprived than MK42 0QY:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to MK42 0QY (meters)

Dawn Until Dusk at Shortstown Primary School

Shortstown Primary School

290m

Shortstown Pre-school

Shortstown Primary School

290m

Shortstown Primary School

Shortstown Primary School

290m

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Nearest post box to MK42 0QY

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Southcote	17:30	11:30	62m
Post Office Quantrelle Court	17:30	11:15	255m
Meadowsweet Drive	17:30	11:15	1,423m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to MK42 0QY

Facility	Distance
Greycote - Shortstown Village Hall Playing Fields Southcote, Shortstown, Bedford Grass Pitches	110m
Bedford Academy Mile Road, Bedford Grass Pitches, Artificial Grass Pitch, Sports Hall	1.7km
John Bunyan Health And Fitness Mile Road, Bedford Sports Hall, Health and Fitness Gym, Squash Courts, Studio	1.7km

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Nearest schools to MK42 0QY

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Shortstown Primary School Beauvais Square, Shortstown, Bedford, MK42 0GS	Primary	362m
Cotton End Forest School High Road, Cotton End, Bedford, MK45 3AG	Primary	1.7km
Bedford Academy Mile Road, Bedford, MK42 9TR	Secondary	1.8km

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MK42 0QY ITL and MK42 0QY LAU

The below table lists the International Territorial Level (ITL) codes (formerly Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) codes) and Local Administrative Units (LAU) codes for MK42 0QY:

ITL 1 Code	Name
TLH	East
ITL 2 Code	Name
TLH2	Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
ITL 3 Code	Name
TLH24	Bedford
LAU 1 Code	Name
E06000055	Bedford

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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MK42 0QY census areas

The below table lists the Census Output Area (OA), Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA), and Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA) for MK42 0QY:

	Code	Name
OA	E00088291
LSOA	E01017486	Bedford 019A
MSOA	E02003634	Bedford 019

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to MK42 0QY

MK42 0QZ	De Havilland Avenue	70m
MK42 0QX	Comet Drive	73m
MK42 0TU	Greycote	94m
MK42 0UW	Scott Avenue	98m
MK42 0SW	Sopwith Way	99m
MK42 0TQ	De Havilland Avenue	133m
MK42 0UN	Thomson Avenue	151m
MK42 0UL	Brancker Avenue	183m
MK42 0JS	Westwood Close	187m
MK42 0UD	South Drive	239m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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