MK42 6BS maps, stats, and open data

MK42 6BS 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 October 2016.

MK42 6BS maps

MK42 6BS map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
MK42 6BS map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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MK42 6BS geodata

Easting505497
Northing244907
Latitude52.092474
Longitude-0.461492

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Where is MK42 6BS?

CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictMK42
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MK42 6BS Elevation

Elevation or altitude of MK42 6BS as distance above sea level:

MetresFeet
Elevation30m98ft

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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Politics

WardWixams & Wilstead
ConstituencyMid Bedfordshire

Crime

Reported crime within 500m of MK42 6BS

January 2024Public orderOn or near Woodpecker Gardens108m
December 2023Violence and sexual offencesOn or near School Lane285m
December 2023Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Ladybird Way375m
➜ Get more crime data in our Crime section

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Transport

Nearest bus stops to MK42 6BS

Dove Lane (Green Lane)Wixams250m
Dove Lane (Green Lane)Wixams270m
Wilstead Industrial Park (Bedford Road)Wixams296m
Wilstead Industrial Park (Bedford Road)Wixams332m
Duck End Lane (Bedford Road)Wilstead1,041m

Nearest railway stations to MK42 6BS

Kempston Hardwick Station2.9km
Bedford St Johns Station4.1km
Stewartby Station4.8km

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Broadband

Broadband access in MK42 6BS (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband0.0%

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

Broadband limitations in MK42 6BS (2020 data)

Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps0.0%

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Deprivation

21.4% of English postcodes are less deprived than MK42 6BS:

Food Standards Agency

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

Bedford College Services Ltd at Wixams Academy and Tree Primary
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
1 Green Lane
201m
Dawn Until Dusk at Wixams Tree Primary
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
1 Green Lane
201m
Budgens
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
151 Brooklands Avenue
209m

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Nearest post box to MK42 6BS

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Dane Lane Loop17:0011:45465m
Chapel End16:5011:251,625m
Post Office Cotton End Road16:4510:451,659m

Nearest sports facilities to MK42 6BS

FacilityDistance
Wanderers Park
Harrier Leys, Wixams, Bedford
Grass Pitches
396m
Wixams 3g
Green Lane, Wixams, Bedford
Artificial Grass Pitch
412m
Wixams Tree Primary School
Green Lane, Wixams, Bedford
Grass Pitches
632m

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Nearest schools to MK42 6BS

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Lakeview School
School Lane, Off Brooklands Avenue, Wixams, Bedford, MK42 6BH
Primary201m
Wixams Tree Primary School
Green Lane, Wixams, Bedford, MK42 6BA
Primary632m
Wixams Academy
Green Lane, Wixams, Bedford, MK42 6BA
Secondary747m

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MK42 6BS ITL and MK42 6BS 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 6BS:

ITL 1 CodeName
TLHEast
ITL 2 CodeName
TLH2Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
ITL 3 CodeName
TLH24Bedford
LAU 1 CodeName
E06000055Bedford

MK42 6BS 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 6BS:

CodeName
OAE00173781
LSOAE01017548Bedford 019C
MSOAE02003634Bedford 019

Nearest postcodes to MK42 6BS

MK42 6BRPiper Lane60m
MK42 6BUBrooklands Avenue87m
MK42 6DPPartridge Place100m
MK42 6BQWoodpecker Gardens119m
MK42 6ABBrooklands Avenue123m
MK42 6BWSwan Road125m
MK42 6BPWren Terrace131m
MK42 6DBWaterside Way134m
MK42 6BNBrambling Gardens141m
MK42 6AZWoodpecker Gardens145m