MK42 6BW maps, stats, and open data

MK42 6BW lies on Swan Road in Wixams, Bedford. MK42 6BW 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 March 2010.

MK42 6BW maps

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

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

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MK42 6BW geodata

Easting	505386
Northing	244849
Latitude	52.091962
Longitude	-0.463152

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is MK42 6BW?

Street	Swan Road
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 6BW Elevation

Elevation or altitude of MK42 6BW 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 6BW

January 2024	Public order	On or near Woodpecker Gardens	214m
December 2023	Burglary	On or near Ladybird Way	303m
December 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Ladybird Way	303m
➜ Swan Road crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to MK42 6BW

Dove Lane (Green Lane)	Wixams	206m
Dove Lane (Green Lane)	Wixams	224m
Wilstead Industrial Park (Bedford Road)	Wixams	281m
Wilstead Industrial Park (Bedford Road)	Wixams	316m
Duck End Lane (Bedford Road)	Wilstead	1,052m

Nearest railway stations to MK42 6BW

Kempston Hardwick Station	2.8km
Bedford St Johns Station	4.2km
Stewartby Station	4.7km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for MK42 6BW

Broadband access in MK42 6BW (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband	97.4%
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 6BW (2019 data)

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Median download speed	20.0Mbps
Average download speed	18.2Mbps
Maximum download speed	42.57Mbps

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Median upload speed	4.3Mbps
Average upload speed	3.7Mbps
Maximum upload speed	7.97Mbps

Broadband limitations in MK42 6BW (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	2.6%

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for MK42 6BW

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MK42 6BW gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	285,851
Meter count	38
Mean (kWh/meter)	7,522
Median (kWh/meter)	7,076

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	123,879
Meter count	37
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,348
Median (kWh/meter)	2,859

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Seasons Restaurant

Seasons Garden Centre

189m

Bedford College Services Ltd at Wixams Academy and Tree Primary

1 Green Lane

189m

Dawn Until Dusk at Wixams Tree Primary

1 Green Lane

189m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Dane Lane Loop	17:00	11:45	426m
Chapel End	16:50	11:25	1,651m
Post Office Cotton End Road	16:45	10:45	1,688m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to MK42 6BW

Facility	Distance
Wanderers Park Harrier Leys, Wixams, Bedford Grass Pitches	273m
Wixams 3g Green Lane, Wixams, Bedford Artificial Grass Pitch	295m
Wixams Tree Primary School Green Lane, Wixams, Bedford Grass Pitches	521m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to MK42 6BW

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Lakeview School School Lane, Off Brooklands Avenue, Wixams, Bedford, MK42 6BH	Primary	293m
Wixams Tree Primary School Green Lane, Wixams, Bedford, MK42 6BA	Primary	521m
Wixams Academy Green Lane, Wixams, Bedford, MK42 6BA	Secondary	633m

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MK42 6BW ITL and MK42 6BW 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 6BW:

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 6BW 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 6BW:

	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 6BW

MK42 6BX	Bedford Road	55m
MK42 6DB	Waterside Way	71m
MK42 6BN	Brambling Gardens	138m
MK42 6BZ	Dove Lane	140m
MK42 6BR	Piper Lane	163m
MK42 6DP	Partridge Place	175m
MK42 6BY	Heron Gardens	180m
MK42 6HU	Bedford Road	190m
MK42 6DA	Green Lane	190m
MK45 3HU	Bedford Road	191m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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