MK42 6AQ maps, stats, and open data

MK42 6AQ lies on Wagtail Gardens in Wixams, Bedford. MK42 6AQ 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 6AQ maps

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

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

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

Easting	505496
Northing	244590
Latitude	52.089613
Longitude	-0.461627

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is MK42 6AQ?

Street	Wagtail Gardens
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 6AQ Elevation

Elevation or altitude of MK42 6AQ 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 6AQ

January 2024	Public order	On or near Woodpecker Gardens	301m
December 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Ladybird Way	108m
December 2023	Burglary	On or near Ladybird Way	108m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to MK42 6AQ

Dove Lane (Green Lane)	Wixams	59m
Dove Lane (Green Lane)	Wixams	75m
Wilstead Industrial Park (Bedford Road)	Wixams	562m
Wilstead Industrial Park (Bedford Road)	Wixams	597m
Duck End Lane (Bedford Road)	Wilstead	780m

Nearest railway stations to MK42 6AQ

Kempston Hardwick Station	2.9km
Bedford St Johns Station	4.5km
Stewartby Station	4.6km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for MK42 6AQ

Broadband access in MK42 6AQ (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 6AQ (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	44.0Mbps
Average download speed	38.5Mbps
Maximum download speed	65.91Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	8.3Mbps
Average upload speed	9.8Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in MK42 6AQ (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 6AQ gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	78,187
Meter count	6
Mean (kWh/meter)	13,031
Median (kWh/meter)	13,402

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	17,443
Meter count	6
Mean (kWh/meter)	2,907
Median (kWh/meter)	2,967

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Bedford College Services Ltd at Wixams Academy and Tree Primary

1 Green Lane

118m

Dawn Until Dusk at Wixams Tree Primary

1 Green Lane

118m

Seasons Restaurant

Seasons Garden Centre

142m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Dane Lane Loop	17:00	11:45	149m
Chapel End	16:50	11:25	1,387m
Post Office Cotton End Road	16:45	10:45	1,427m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to MK42 6AQ

Facility	Distance
Wixams 3g Green Lane, Wixams, Bedford Artificial Grass Pitch	292m
Wanderers Park Harrier Leys, Wixams, Bedford Grass Pitches	335m
Wixams Tree Primary School Green Lane, Wixams, Bedford Grass Pitches	426m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to MK42 6AQ

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Lakeview School School Lane, Off Brooklands Avenue, Wixams, Bedford, MK42 6BH	Primary	290m
Wixams Tree Primary School Green Lane, Wixams, Bedford, MK42 6BA	Primary	426m
Wixams Academy Green Lane, Wixams, Bedford, MK42 6BA	Secondary	544m

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MK42 6AQ ITL and MK42 6AQ 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 6AQ:

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 6AQ 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 6AQ:

	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 6AQ

MK42 6AN	Green Lane	47m
MK42 6AL	Teal Close	47m
MK42 6AT	Bedford Road	55m
MK42 6AD	Brooklands Avenue	91m
MK42 6BY	Heron Gardens	111m
MK42 6DA	Green Lane	118m
MK42 6BB	Ladybird Way	124m
MK42 6DS	Dunlin Grove	130m
MK45 3HU	Bedford Road	141m
MK42 6HU	Bedford Road	141m

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