MK42 6AS maps, stats, and open data

MK42 6AS lies on Linnet Lane in Wixams, Bedford. MK42 6AS 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 June 2009.

MK42 6AS maps

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

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

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

Easting	505428
Northing	244397
Latitude	52.087892
Longitude	-0.462679

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is MK42 6AS?

Street	Linnet Lane
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 6AS Elevation

Elevation or altitude of MK42 6AS 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 6AS

December 2023	Burglary	On or near Ladybird Way	152m
December 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Ladybird Way	152m
December 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near School Lane	339m
➜ Linnet Lane crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to MK42 6AS

Dove Lane (Green Lane)	Wixams	245m
Dove Lane (Green Lane)	Wixams	265m
Duck End Lane (Bedford Road)	Wilstead	699m
Wilstead Industrial Park (Bedford Road)	Wixams	727m
Duck End Lane (Bedford Road)	Wilstead	759m

Nearest railway stations to MK42 6AS

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

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for MK42 6AS

Broadband access in MK42 6AS (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	14.3%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

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

Broadband speed in MK42 6AS (2019 data)

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Median download speed	40.0Mbps
Average download speed	45.2Mbps
Maximum download speed	80.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	10.0Mbps
Average upload speed	10.8Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in MK42 6AS (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 6AS

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Source: Ofcom
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MK42 6AS gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	39,909
Meter count	7
Mean (kWh/meter)	5,701
Median (kWh/meter)	6,371

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	56,979
Meter count	19
Mean (kWh/meter)	2,999
Median (kWh/meter)	2,620

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Seasons Restaurant

Seasons Garden Centre

269m

Bedford College Services Ltd at Wixams Academy and Tree Primary

1 Green Lane

321m

Dawn Until Dusk at Wixams Tree Primary

1 Green Lane

321m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Dane Lane Loop	17:00	11:45	96m
Chapel End	16:50	11:25	1,313m
Post Office Cotton End Road	16:45	10:45	1,358m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to MK42 6AS

Facility	Distance
Wixams 3g Green Lane, Wixams, Bedford Artificial Grass Pitch	313m
Wixams Tree Primary School Green Lane, Wixams, Bedford Grass Pitches	316m
Wanderers Park Harrier Leys, Wixams, Bedford Grass Pitches	380m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to MK42 6AS

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Wixams Tree Primary School Green Lane, Wixams, Bedford, MK42 6BA	Primary	316m
Wixams Academy Green Lane, Wixams, Bedford, MK42 6BA	Secondary	417m
Lakeview School School Lane, Off Brooklands Avenue, Wixams, Bedford, MK42 6BH	Primary	488m

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MK42 6AS ITL and MK42 6AS 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 6AS:

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 6AS 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 6AS:

	Code	Name
OA	E00173781
LSOA	E01017548	Bedford 019C
MSOA	E02003634	Bedford 019

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to MK42 6AS

MK42 6AU	Swift Way	86m
MK42 6DL	Avocet Road	106m
MK42 6BB	Ladybird Way	142m
MK45 3FN	The Rosary	148m
MK42 6AT	Bedford Road	170m
MK42 6AD	Brooklands Avenue	178m
MK45 3HS	Bedford Road	182m
MK42 6AQ	Wagtail Gardens	205m
MK42 6AR	Knoll Gardens	225m
MK42 6DS	Dunlin Grove	228m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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