MK42 6DE maps, stats, and open data

MK42 6DE lies on Little Causeway in Wixams, Bedford. MK42 6DE 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 May 2011.

MK42 6DE maps

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

MK42 6DE 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 6DE geodata

Easting	505385
Northing	245253
Latitude	52.095593
Longitude	-0.463042

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is MK42 6DE?

Street	Little Causeway
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 6DE Elevation

Elevation or altitude of MK42 6DE 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 6DE

January 2024	Public order	On or near Woodpecker Gardens	436m
November 2023	Bicycle theft	On or near Woodpecker Gardens	436m
June 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Woodpecker Gardens	436m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to MK42 6DE

Wilstead Industrial Park (Bedford Road)	Wixams	171m
Wilstead Industrial Park (Bedford Road)	Wixams	178m
Dove Lane (Green Lane)	Wixams	599m
Dove Lane (Green Lane)	Wixams	619m
Moss Lane (Wilstead Road)	Elstow	1,368m

Nearest railway stations to MK42 6DE

Kempston Hardwick Station	2.8km
Bedford St Johns Station	3.8km
Bedford Station	4.7km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for MK42 6DE

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

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Median download speed	51.3Mbps
Average download speed	46.0Mbps
Maximum download speed	70.56Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	10.0Mbps
Average upload speed	11.5Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in MK42 6DE (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 6DE

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MK42 6DE gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	80,217
Meter count	7
Mean (kWh/meter)	11,460
Median (kWh/meter)	12,172

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	18,399
Meter count	7
Mean (kWh/meter)	2,628
Median (kWh/meter)	2,334

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Bar & Bistro @ Wixams

Wixams Retirement Village

199m

Wixams Village Store

Wixams Retirement Village

199m

Bedford College Services Ltd at Wixams Academy and Tree Primary

1 Green Lane

560m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Dane Lane Loop	17:00	11:45	821m
Peartree View	17:30	10:30	1,419m
Chapel End	16:50	11:25	1,972m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to MK42 6DE

Facility	Distance
Wanderers Park Harrier Leys, Wixams, Bedford Grass Pitches	612m
Wixams 3g Green Lane, Wixams, Bedford Artificial Grass Pitch	662m
Wixams Tree Primary School Green Lane, Wixams, Bedford Grass Pitches	890m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to MK42 6DE

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Lakeview School School Lane, Off Brooklands Avenue, Wixams, Bedford, MK42 6BH	Primary	525m
Wixams Tree Primary School Green Lane, Wixams, Bedford, MK42 6BA	Primary	890m
Wixams Academy Green Lane, Wixams, Bedford, MK42 6BA	Secondary	989m

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MK42 6DE ITL and MK42 6DE 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 6DE:

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 6DE 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 6DE:

	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 6DE

MK42 6BF	Bluewater Quay	56m
MK42 6DF	Millbrook Close	64m
MK42 6BJ	Moorland Close	113m
MK42 6DG	Lakeside Way	121m
MK42 6DQ	Greenside Close	136m
MK42 6AF	Mallard Court	141m
MK42 6BL	Fieldfare View	180m
MK42 6AX	Brooklands Avenue	186m
MK42 6DR	Little Owl Lane	192m
MK42 6AY	Kingfisher Road	206m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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