MK42 7BS lies on High Street in Kempston, Bedford. MK42 7BS is located in the Kempston Central & East electoral ward, within the unitary authority of Bedford and the English Parliamentary constituency of Bedford. 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 January 1980.


| Easting | 502563 |
| Northing | 247378 |
| Latitude | 52.115233 |
| Longitude | -0.503561 |
| Street | High Street |
| Locality | Kempston |
| Town/City | Bedford |
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | MK42 |
Elevation or altitude of MK42 7BS 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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| Ward | Kempston Central & East |
|---|---|
| Constituency | Bedford |
93, HIGH STREET, KEMPSTON, BEDFORD, MK42 7BS 2025 17 JAN £545,000 |
95 - 97, HIGH STREET, KEMPSTON, BEDFORD, MK42 7BS 2005 28 JAN £165,000 |
93, HIGH STREET, KEMPSTON, BEDFORD, MK42 7BS 1999 6 AUG £160,000 |
95 - 97, HIGH STREET, KEMPSTON, BEDFORD, MK42 7BS 1997 28 NOV £75,000 |
| King William Road (High Street) | Kempston | 22m |
| King William Road (High Street) | Kempston | 52m |
| Judith Gardens (High Street) | Kempston | 142m |
| War Memorial (High Street) | Kempston | 189m |
| War Memorial (Bedford Road) | Kempston | 266m |
| Kempston Hardwick Station | 2.6km |
| Bedford Station | 2.9km |
| Bedford St Johns Station | 2.9km |
| Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband | 20.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband | 0.0% |
Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps
| 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% |



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| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| High Street | 18:00 | 11:30 | 102m |
| Post Office St Johns Street | 17:30 | 11:45 | 332m |
| Harter Road | 18:10 | 11:40 | 359m |
| Risk of MK42 7BS flooding from rivers and sea | Low |
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 7BS:
| 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 |
The below table lists the Census Output Area (OA), Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA), and Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA) for MK42 7BS:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | E00088428 | |
| LSOA | E01017515 | Bedford 018C |
| MSOA | E02003633 | Bedford 018 |
| MK42 7AL | High Street | 51m |
| MK42 7EG | Countess Gardens | 52m |
| MK42 7AR | High Street | 82m |
| MK42 7EH | Wyatt Road | 88m |
| MK42 7AS | King William Road | 108m |
| MK42 7EA | Owen Close | 113m |
| MK42 7AT | King William Road | 137m |
| MK42 7EQ | Judith Gardens | 141m |
| MK42 7BT | High Street | 144m |
| MK42 7EN | Wyatt Road | 161m |