MK42 6AB maps, stats, and open data

MK42 6AB lies on Brooklands Avenue in Wixams, Bedford. MK42 6AB is located in the Wixams & Wilstead electoral ward, within the unitary authority of Bedford and the English Parliamentary constituency of Mid 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 February 2009.

MK42 6AB maps

MK42 6AB map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

MK42 6AB map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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Source: OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
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MK42 6AB geodata

Easting	505552
Northing	245017
Latitude	52.093440
Longitude	-0.460678

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is MK42 6AB?

Street	Brooklands Avenue
Locality	Wixams
Town/City	Bedford
Country	England
Postcode District	MK42
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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MK42 6AB Elevation

Elevation or altitude of MK42 6AB as distance above sea level:

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	30m	98ft

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	Wixams & Wilstead
Constituency	Mid Bedfordshire

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of MK42 6AB

January 2024	Public order	On or near Woodpecker Gardens	151m
December 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near School Lane	367m
December 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Ladybird Way	496m
➜ Brooklands Avenue crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to MK42 6AB

Wilstead Industrial Park (Bedford Road)	Wixams	287m
Wilstead Industrial Park (Bedford Road)	Wixams	318m
Dove Lane (Green Lane)	Wixams	368m
Dove Lane (Green Lane)	Wixams	388m
Duck End Lane (Bedford Road)	Wilstead	1,115m

Nearest railway stations to MK42 6AB

Kempston Hardwick Station	3km
Bedford St Johns Station	4km
Bedford Station	4.9km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for MK42 6AB

Broadband access in MK42 6AB (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	57.5%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	23.3%

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

Broadband speed in MK42 6AB (2019 data)

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Median download speed	40.0Mbps
Average download speed	48.7Mbps
Maximum download speed	238.77Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	10.0Mbps
Average upload speed	11.4Mbps
Maximum upload speed	49.97Mbps

Broadband limitations in MK42 6AB (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 6AB

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Source: Ofcom
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MK42 6AB gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in MK42 6AB by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	1,011,319
Meter count	88
Mean (kWh/meter)	11,492
Median (kWh/meter)	11,080

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	221,864
Meter count	70
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,169
Median (kWh/meter)	2,773

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in MK42 6AB, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in MK42 6AB.
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

21.4% of English postcodes are less deprived than MK42 6AB:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to MK42 6AB (meters)

Budgens

151 Brooklands Avenue

305m

Lakeside Fish & Chip Shop

Unit 2

305m

Portu Gallo's Ltd

Unit 1

305m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to MK42 6AB

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Dane Lane Loop	17:00	11:45	576m
Peartree View	17:30	10:30	1,679m
Chapel End	16:50	11:25	1,683m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to MK42 6AB

Facility	Distance
Wanderers Park Harrier Leys, Wixams, Bedford Grass Pitches	508m
Wixams 3g Green Lane, Wixams, Bedford Artificial Grass Pitch	530m
Wixams Tree Primary School Green Lane, Wixams, Bedford Grass Pitches	753m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to MK42 6AB

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Lakeview School School Lane, Off Brooklands Avenue, Wixams, Bedford, MK42 6BH	Primary	236m
Wixams Tree Primary School Green Lane, Wixams, Bedford, MK42 6BA	Primary	753m
Wixams Academy Green Lane, Wixams, Bedford, MK42 6BA	Secondary	867m

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MK42 6AB ITL and MK42 6AB 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 6AB:

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 6AB 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 6AB:

	Code	Name
OA	E00173784
LSOA	E01017548	Bedford 019C
MSOA	E02003634	Bedford 019

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to MK42 6AB

MK42 6BU	Brooklands Avenue	56m
MK42 6AJ	Bluebird Gardens	56m
MK42 6BR	Piper Lane	73m
MK42 6BP	Wren Terrace	73m
MK42 6DP	Partridge Place	83m
MK42 6AX	Brooklands Avenue	103m
MK42 6AH	Pheasant Grove	104m
MK42 6DR	Little Owl Lane	105m
MK42 6BQ	Woodpecker Gardens	128m
MK42 6AG	Peacock Gardens	135m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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