MK42 6BB maps, stats, and open data

MK42 6BB lies on Ladybird Way in Wixams, Bedford. MK42 6BB 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 November 2010.

MK42 6BB maps

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

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

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

Easting	505386
Northing	244533
Latitude	52.089122
Longitude	-0.463250

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is MK42 6BB?

Street	Ladybird Way
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 6BB Elevation

Elevation or altitude of MK42 6BB 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 6BB

January 2024	Public order	On or near Woodpecker Gardens	401m
December 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Ladybird Way	17m
December 2023	Burglary	On or near Ladybird Way	17m
➜ Ladybird Way crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to MK42 6BB

Dove Lane (Green Lane)	Wixams	132m
Dove Lane (Green Lane)	Wixams	149m
Wilstead Industrial Park (Bedford Road)	Wixams	586m
Wilstead Industrial Park (Bedford Road)	Wixams	618m
Duck End Lane (Bedford Road)	Wilstead	816m

Nearest railway stations to MK42 6BB

Kempston Hardwick Station	2.8km
Bedford St Johns Station	4.5km
Stewartby Station	4.5km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for MK42 6BB

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

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Median download speed	39.1Mbps
Average download speed	32.2Mbps
Maximum download speed	65.43Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	9.8Mbps
Average upload speed	7.8Mbps
Maximum upload speed	15.39Mbps

Broadband limitations in MK42 6BB (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 6BB

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MK42 6BB gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	66,336
Meter count	6
Mean (kWh/meter)	11,056
Median (kWh/meter)	12,465

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	46,515
Meter count	13
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,578
Median (kWh/meter)	2,995

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Seasons Restaurant

Seasons Garden Centre

128m

Bedford College Services Ltd at Wixams Academy and Tree Primary

1 Green Lane

215m

Dawn Until Dusk at Wixams Tree Primary

1 Green Lane

215m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Dane Lane Loop	17:00	11:45	156m
Chapel End	16:50	11:25	1,431m
Post Office Cotton End Road	16:45	10:45	1,473m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to MK42 6BB

Facility	Distance
Wixams 3g Green Lane, Wixams, Bedford Artificial Grass Pitch	199m
Wanderers Park Harrier Leys, Wixams, Bedford Grass Pitches	258m
Wixams Tree Primary School Green Lane, Wixams, Bedford Grass Pitches	302m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to MK42 6BB

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Wixams Tree Primary School Green Lane, Wixams, Bedford, MK42 6BA	Primary	302m
Lakeview School School Lane, Off Brooklands Avenue, Wixams, Bedford, MK42 6BH	Primary	407m
Wixams Academy Green Lane, Wixams, Bedford, MK42 6BA	Secondary	420m

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MK42 6BB ITL and MK42 6BB 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 6BB:

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 6BB 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 6BB:

	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 6BB

MK42 6AT	Bedford Road	68m
MK42 6DL	Avocet Road	80m
MK42 6DS	Dunlin Grove	86m
MK42 6AN	Green Lane	121m
MK42 6AQ	Wagtail Gardens	124m
MK45 3HU	Bedford Road	126m
MK42 6HU	Bedford Road	127m
MK42 6AS	Linnet Lane	142m
MK42 6BY	Heron Gardens	145m
MK42 6AD	Brooklands Avenue	170m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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