MK42 6DR maps, stats, and open data

MK42 6DR lies on Little Owl Lane in Wixams, Bedford. MK42 6DR 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 2013.

MK42 6DR maps

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

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

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

Easting	505468
Northing	245080
Latitude	52.094023
Longitude	-0.461884

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is MK42 6DR?

Street	Little Owl 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 6DR Elevation

Elevation or altitude of MK42 6DR 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 6DR

January 2024	Public order	On or near Woodpecker Gardens	245m
December 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near School Lane	453m
November 2023	Bicycle theft	On or near Woodpecker Gardens	245m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to MK42 6DR

Wilstead Industrial Park (Bedford Road)	Wixams	190m
Wilstead Industrial Park (Bedford Road)	Wixams	218m
Dove Lane (Green Lane)	Wixams	421m
Dove Lane (Green Lane)	Wixams	441m
Duck End Lane (Bedford Road)	Wilstead	1,208m

Nearest railway stations to MK42 6DR

Kempston Hardwick Station	2.9km
Bedford St Johns Station	4km
Bedford Station	4.8km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for MK42 6DR

Broadband access in MK42 6DR (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	38.5%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

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

Broadband speed in MK42 6DR (2019 data)

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Median download speed	24.8Mbps
Average download speed	41.8Mbps
Maximum download speed	159.97Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	5.4Mbps
Average upload speed	9.2Mbps
Maximum upload speed	30.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in MK42 6DR (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 6DR

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Source: Ofcom
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MK42 6DR gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	151,917
Meter count	13
Mean (kWh/meter)	11,686
Median (kWh/meter)	8,005

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	35,404
Meter count	11
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,219
Median (kWh/meter)	2,798

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Bedford College Services Ltd at Wixams Academy and Tree Primary

1 Green Lane

375m

Dawn Until Dusk at Wixams Tree Primary

1 Green Lane

375m

Budgens

151 Brooklands Avenue

382m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Dane Lane Loop	17:00	11:45	640m
Peartree View	17:30	10:30	1,602m
Chapel End	16:50	11:25	1,782m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to MK42 6DR

Facility	Distance
Wanderers Park Harrier Leys, Wixams, Bedford Grass Pitches	498m
Wixams 3g Green Lane, Wixams, Bedford Artificial Grass Pitch	533m
Wixams Tree Primary School Green Lane, Wixams, Bedford Grass Pitches	762m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to MK42 6DR

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Lakeview School School Lane, Off Brooklands Avenue, Wixams, Bedford, MK42 6BH	Primary	336m
Wixams Tree Primary School Green Lane, Wixams, Bedford, MK42 6BA	Primary	762m
Wixams Academy Green Lane, Wixams, Bedford, MK42 6BA	Secondary	871m

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MK42 6DR ITL and MK42 6DR 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 6DR:

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 6DR 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 6DR:

	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 6DR

MK42 6AX	Brooklands Avenue	34m
MK42 6DQ	Greenside Close	57m
MK42 6AY	Kingfisher Road	75m
MK42 6DP	Partridge Place	77m
MK42 6AB	Brooklands Avenue	105m
MK42 6AH	Pheasant Grove	108m
MK42 6BR	Piper Lane	117m
MK42 6AG	Peacock Gardens	123m
MK42 6BL	Fieldfare View	127m
MK42 6BN	Brambling Gardens	127m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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