MK42 6AP maps, stats, and open data

MK42 6AP lies on Bittern Lane in Wixams, Bedford. MK42 6AP 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 6AP maps

MK42 6AP map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
MK42 6AP map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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MK42 6AP geodata

Easting505647
Northing244592
Latitude52.089603
Longitude-0.459423

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is MK42 6AP?

StreetBittern Lane
LocalityWixams
Town/CityBedford
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictMK42
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MK42 6AP Elevation

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

MetresFeet
Elevation30m98ft

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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Politics

WardWixams & Wilstead
ConstituencyMid Bedfordshire

Crime

Reported crime within 500m of MK42 6AP

January 2024Public orderOn or near Woodpecker Gardens285m
December 2023Violence and sexual offencesOn or near School Lane69m
December 2023Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Ladybird Way254m
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to MK42 6AP

Dove Lane (Green Lane)Wixams189m
Dove Lane (Green Lane)Wixams193m
Wilstead Industrial Park (Bedford Road)Wixams634m
Wilstead Industrial Park (Bedford Road)Wixams670m
Duck End Lane (Bedford Road)Wilstead693m

Nearest railway stations to MK42 6AP

Kempston Hardwick Station3.1km
Bedford St Johns Station4.5km
Stewartby Station4.8km

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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for MK42 6AP

Broadband access in MK42 6AP (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband0.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband0.0%

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

Broadband speed in MK42 6AP (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed71.9Mbps
Average download speed70.6Mbps
Maximum download speed159.88Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed19.5Mbps
Average upload speed17.3Mbps
Maximum upload speed28.34Mbps

Broadband limitations in MK42 6AP (2020 data)

Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps0.0%

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for MK42 6AP

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MK42 6AP gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)199,775
Meter count17
Mean (kWh/meter)11,751
Median (kWh/meter)12,100

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)51,661
Meter count17
Mean (kWh/meter)3,039
Median (kWh/meter)2,884
  • Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in MK42 6AP, for 2015.
  • Meter count: The total number of meters in MK42 6AP.
  • Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
  • Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

Deprivation

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

Food Standards Agency

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

Dawn Until Dusk at Lakeview Pre-School
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Lakeview School
55m
Lakeview School
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Lakeview School
55m
Budgens
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
151 Brooklands Avenue
142m

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Nearest post box to MK42 6AP

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Dane Lane Loop17:0011:45201m
Chapel End16:5011:251,286m
Post Office Cotton End Road16:4510:451,322m

Nearest sports facilities to MK42 6AP

FacilityDistance
Wixams 3g
Green Lane, Wixams, Bedford
Artificial Grass Pitch
443m
Wanderers Park
Harrier Leys, Wixams, Bedford
Grass Pitches
482m
Wixams Tree Primary School
Green Lane, Wixams, Bedford
Grass Pitches
566m

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Nearest schools to MK42 6AP

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Lakeview School
School Lane, Off Brooklands Avenue, Wixams, Bedford, MK42 6BH
Primary227m
Wixams Tree Primary School
Green Lane, Wixams, Bedford, MK42 6BA
Primary566m
Wixams Academy
Green Lane, Wixams, Bedford, MK42 6BA
Secondary682m

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MK42 6AP ITL and MK42 6AP 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 6AP:

ITL 1 CodeName
TLHEast
ITL 2 CodeName
TLH2Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
ITL 3 CodeName
TLH24Bedford
LAU 1 CodeName
E06000055Bedford

MK42 6AP 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 6AP:

CodeName
OAE00173784
LSOAE01017548Bedford 019C
MSOAE02003634Bedford 019

Nearest postcodes to MK42 6AP

MK42 6BHSchool Lane52m
MK42 6ARKnoll Gardens82m
MK42 6ALTeal Close109m
MK42 6ADBrooklands Avenue115m
MK42 6AQWagtail Gardens151m
MK42 6AEBrooklands Avenue160m
MK42 6DAGreen Lane177m
MK42 6ANGreen Lane185m
MK42 6ATBedford Road203m
MK42 6BYHeron Gardens239m