MK42 6AL maps, stats, and open data

MK42 6AL lies on Teal Close in Wixams, Bedford. MK42 6AL 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 May 2011.

MK42 6AL maps

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

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

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Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
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MK42 6AL geodata

Easting	505539
Northing	244609
Latitude	52.089776
Longitude	-0.460994

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is MK42 6AL?

Street	Teal Close
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 6AL Elevation

Elevation or altitude of MK42 6AL 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 6AL

January 2024	Public order	On or near Woodpecker Gardens	271m
December 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near School Lane	114m
December 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Ladybird Way	155m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to MK42 6AL

Dove Lane (Green Lane)	Wixams	81m
Dove Lane (Green Lane)	Wixams	88m
Wilstead Industrial Park (Bedford Road)	Wixams	563m
Wilstead Industrial Park (Bedford Road)	Wixams	599m
Duck End Lane (Bedford Road)	Wilstead	768m

Nearest railway stations to MK42 6AL

Kempston Hardwick Station	3km
Bedford St Johns Station	4.4km
Stewartby Station	4.7km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for MK42 6AL

Broadband access in MK42 6AL (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	0.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

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

Broadband speed in MK42 6AL (2019 data)

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Median download speed	49.3Mbps
Average download speed	46.8Mbps
Maximum download speed	71.55Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	15.7Mbps
Average upload speed	14.4Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in MK42 6AL (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%

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MK42 6AL gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	131,175
Meter count	13
Mean (kWh/meter)	10,090
Median (kWh/meter)	9,188

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	23,927
Meter count	10
Mean (kWh/meter)	2,393
Median (kWh/meter)	2,344

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

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Bedford College Services Ltd at Wixams Academy and Tree Primary

1 Green Lane

102m

Dawn Until Dusk at Wixams Tree Primary

1 Green Lane

102m

Budgens

151 Brooklands Avenue

108m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Dane Lane Loop	17:00	11:45	169m
Chapel End	16:50	11:25	1,371m
Post Office Cotton End Road	16:45	10:45	1,409m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to MK42 6AL

Facility	Distance
Wixams 3g Green Lane, Wixams, Bedford Artificial Grass Pitch	334m
Wanderers Park Harrier Leys, Wixams, Bedford Grass Pitches	373m
Wixams Tree Primary School Green Lane, Wixams, Bedford Grass Pitches	473m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to MK42 6AL

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Lakeview School School Lane, Off Brooklands Avenue, Wixams, Bedford, MK42 6BH	Primary	250m
Wixams Tree Primary School Green Lane, Wixams, Bedford, MK42 6BA	Primary	473m
Wixams Academy Green Lane, Wixams, Bedford, MK42 6BA	Secondary	591m

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MK42 6AL ITL and MK42 6AL 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 6AL:

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 6AL 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 6AL:

	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 6AL

MK42 6AQ	Wagtail Gardens	47m
MK42 6AN	Green Lane	76m
MK42 6AD	Brooklands Avenue	90m
MK42 6AT	Bedford Road	102m
MK42 6DA	Green Lane	102m
MK42 6AP	Bittern Lane	109m
MK42 6BH	School Lane	112m
MK42 6AE	Brooklands Avenue	124m
MK42 6AR	Knoll Gardens	124m
MK42 6BY	Heron Gardens	133m

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