MK42 6BQ maps, stats, and open data

MK42 6BQ lies on Woodpecker Gardens in Wixams, Bedford. MK42 6BQ 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 December 2011.

MK42 6BQ maps

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

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

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Source: OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
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MK42 6BQ geodata

Easting	505616
Northing	244906
Latitude	52.092431
Longitude	-0.459779

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is MK42 6BQ?

Street	Woodpecker 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 6BQ Elevation

Elevation or altitude of MK42 6BQ 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 6BQ

January 2024	Public order	On or near Woodpecker Gardens	37m
December 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near School Lane	246m
December 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Ladybird Way	421m
➜ Woodpecker Gardens crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to MK42 6BQ

Dove Lane (Green Lane)	Wixams	289m
Dove Lane (Green Lane)	Wixams	307m
Wilstead Industrial Park (Bedford Road)	Wixams	393m
Wilstead Industrial Park (Bedford Road)	Wixams	427m
Duck End Lane (Bedford Road)	Wilstead	988m

Nearest railway stations to MK42 6BQ

Kempston Hardwick Station	3km
Bedford St Johns Station	4.2km
Stewartby Station	4.9km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for MK42 6BQ

Broadband access in MK42 6BQ (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	66.7%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

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

Broadband speed in MK42 6BQ (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	77.9Mbps
Average download speed	89.8Mbps
Maximum download speed	321.50Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	19.5Mbps
Average upload speed	19.7Mbps
Maximum upload speed	49.97Mbps

Broadband limitations in MK42 6BQ (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 6BQ

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Source: Ofcom
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MK42 6BQ gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	155,135
Meter count	12
Mean (kWh/meter)	12,928
Median (kWh/meter)	11,589

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	45,697
Meter count	12
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,808
Median (kWh/meter)	3,736

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Budgens

151 Brooklands Avenue

199m

Lakeside Fish & Chip Shop

Unit 2

199m

Portu Gallo's Ltd

Unit 1

199m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Dane Lane Loop	17:00	11:45	475m
Chapel End	16:50	11:25	1,555m
Post Office Cotton End Road	16:45	10:45	1,587m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to MK42 6BQ

Facility	Distance
Wanderers Park Harrier Leys, Wixams, Bedford Grass Pitches	498m
Wixams 3g Green Lane, Wixams, Bedford Artificial Grass Pitch	503m
Wixams Tree Primary School Green Lane, Wixams, Bedford Grass Pitches	710m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to MK42 6BQ

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Lakeview School School Lane, Off Brooklands Avenue, Wixams, Bedford, MK42 6BH	Primary	108m
Wixams Tree Primary School Green Lane, Wixams, Bedford, MK42 6BA	Primary	710m
Wixams Academy Green Lane, Wixams, Bedford, MK42 6BA	Secondary	828m

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Source: Edubase
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MK42 6BQ ITL and MK42 6BQ 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 6BQ:

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 6BQ 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 6BQ:

	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 6BQ

MK42 6AZ	Woodpecker Gardens	48m
MK42 6BP	Wren Terrace	67m
MK42 6BU	Brooklands Avenue	76m
MK42 6AB	Brooklands Avenue	128m
MK42 6BR	Piper Lane	132m
MK42 6AJ	Bluebird Gardens	136m
MK42 6DP	Partridge Place	175m
MK42 6AE	Brooklands Avenue	183m
MK42 6AH	Pheasant Grove	219m
MK42 6DB	Waterside Way	220m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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