MK42 6BH maps, stats, and open data

MK42 6BH lies on School Lane in Wixams, Bedford. MK42 6BH 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 August 2009.

MK42 6BH maps

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

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

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

Easting	505645
Northing	244644
Latitude	52.090070
Longitude	-0.459437

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is MK42 6BH?

Street	School 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 6BH Elevation

Elevation or altitude of MK42 6BH 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 6BH

January 2024	Public order	On or near Woodpecker Gardens	234m
December 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near School Lane	17m
December 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Ladybird Way	267m
➜ School Lane crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to MK42 6BH

Dove Lane (Green Lane)	Wixams	180m
Dove Lane (Green Lane)	Wixams	181m
Wilstead Industrial Park (Bedford Road)	Wixams	591m
Wilstead Industrial Park (Bedford Road)	Wixams	628m
Duck End Lane (Bedford Road)	Wilstead	739m

Nearest railway stations to MK42 6BH

Kempston Hardwick Station	3.1km
Bedford St Johns Station	4.4km
Stewartby Station	4.8km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for MK42 6BH

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

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Median download speed	40.0Mbps
Average download speed	38.8Mbps
Maximum download speed	77.85Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	10.0Mbps
Average upload speed	9.4Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in MK42 6BH (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 6BH

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Source: Ofcom
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MK42 6BH gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	96,695
Meter count	16
Mean (kWh/meter)	6,043
Median (kWh/meter)	5,962

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	51,388
Meter count	16
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,212
Median (kWh/meter)	3,161

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Dawn Until Dusk at Lakeview Pre-School

Lakeview School

14m

Lakeview School

Lakeview School

14m

Budgens

151 Brooklands Avenue

100m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Dane Lane Loop	17:00	11:45	241m
Chapel End	16:50	11:25	1,327m
Post Office Cotton End Road	16:45	10:45	1,363m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to MK42 6BH

Facility	Distance
Wixams 3g Green Lane, Wixams, Bedford Artificial Grass Pitch	441m
Wanderers Park Harrier Leys, Wixams, Bedford Grass Pitches	473m
Wixams Tree Primary School Green Lane, Wixams, Bedford Grass Pitches	584m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to MK42 6BH

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Lakeview School School Lane, Off Brooklands Avenue, Wixams, Bedford, MK42 6BH	Primary	176m
Wixams Tree Primary School Green Lane, Wixams, Bedford, MK42 6BA	Primary	584m
Wixams Academy Green Lane, Wixams, Bedford, MK42 6BA	Secondary	701m

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MK42 6BH ITL and MK42 6BH 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 6BH:

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 6BH 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 6BH:

	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 6BH

MK42 6AP	Bittern Lane	52m
MK42 6AL	Teal Close	112m
MK42 6AE	Brooklands Avenue	116m
MK42 6AR	Knoll Gardens	131m
MK42 6DA	Green Lane	147m
MK42 6AD	Brooklands Avenue	152m
MK42 6AQ	Wagtail Gardens	158m
MK42 6AN	Green Lane	181m
MK42 6AT	Bedford Road	214m
MK42 6BZ	Dove Lane	218m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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