MK42 6BG maps, stats, and open data

MK42 6BG 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 February 2010.

MK42 6BG maps

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

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

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

Easting	505308
Northing	244921
Latitude	52.092624
Longitude	-0.464268

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is MK42 6BG?

Country	England
Postcode District	MK42
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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MK42 6BG Elevation

Elevation or altitude of MK42 6BG 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 6BG

January 2024	Public order	On or near Woodpecker Gardens	295m
December 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Ladybird Way	385m
December 2023	Burglary	On or near Ladybird Way	385m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to MK42 6BG

Wilstead Industrial Park (Bedford Road)	Wixams	190m
Wilstead Industrial Park (Bedford Road)	Wixams	223m
Dove Lane (Green Lane)	Wixams	306m
Dove Lane (Green Lane)	Wixams	322m
Duck End Lane (Bedford Road)	Wilstead	1,156m

Nearest railway stations to MK42 6BG

Kempston Hardwick Station	2.7km
Bedford St Johns Station	4.1km
Stewartby Station	4.7km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

Broadband access in MK42 6BG (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access	0.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband	0.0%
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 6BG (2019 data)

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Median download speed	3.5Mbps
Average download speed	3.6Mbps
Maximum download speed	5.09Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	0.8Mbps
Average upload speed	0.7Mbps
Maximum upload speed	1.02Mbps

Broadband limitations in MK42 6BG (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	100.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps	100.0%

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Source: Ofcom
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MK42 6BG gas and electricity consumption

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

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	73,702
Meter count	16
Mean (kWh/meter)	4,606
Median (kWh/meter)	3,589

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Seasons Restaurant

Seasons Garden Centre

269m

Bedford College Services Ltd at Wixams Academy and Tree Primary

1 Green Lane

295m

Dawn Until Dusk at Wixams Tree Primary

1 Green Lane

295m

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

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Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Dane Lane Loop	17:00	11:45	521m
Peartree View	17:30	10:30	1,743m
Chapel End	16:50	11:25	1,757m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to MK42 6BG

Facility	Distance
Wanderers Park Harrier Leys, Wixams, Bedford Grass Pitches	277m
Wixams 3g Green Lane, Wixams, Bedford Artificial Grass Pitch	322m
Wixams Tree Primary School Green Lane, Wixams, Bedford Grass Pitches	551m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to MK42 6BG

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Lakeview School School Lane, Off Brooklands Avenue, Wixams, Bedford, MK42 6BH	Primary	383m
Wixams Tree Primary School Green Lane, Wixams, Bedford, MK42 6BA	Primary	551m
Wixams Academy Green Lane, Wixams, Bedford, MK42 6BA	Secondary	654m

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Source: Edubase
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MK42 6BG ITL and MK42 6BG 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 6BG:

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 6BG 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 6BG:

	Code	Name
OA	E00173782
LSOA	E01017548	Bedford 019C
MSOA	E02003634	Bedford 019

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to MK42 6BG

MK42 6BX	Bedford Road	96m
MK42 6BN	Brambling Gardens	98m
MK42 6BW	Swan Road	106m
MK42 6AY	Kingfisher Road	157m
MK42 6BL	Fieldfare View	160m
MK42 6DB	Waterside Way	176m
MK42 6DP	Partridge Place	182m
MK42 6BR	Piper Lane	196m
MK42 6DR	Little Owl Lane	226m
MK42 6BJ	Moorland Close	228m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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