MK42 7FS maps, stats, and open data

MK42 7FS lies on Hilton Close in Kempston, Bedford. MK42 7FS is located in the Kempston West 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 July 2012.

MK42 7FS maps

MK42 7FS map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

MK42 7FS map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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MK42 7FS geodata

Easting	502354
Northing	246418
Latitude	52.106632
Longitude	-0.506921

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is MK42 7FS?

Street	Hilton Close
Locality	Kempston
Town/City	Bedford
Country	England
Postcode District	MK42
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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MK42 7FS Elevation

Elevation or altitude of MK42 7FS 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	Kempston West
Constituency	Bedford

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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House Prices

Sales of detached houses in MK42 7FS

45, HILTON CLOSE, KEMPSTON, BEDFORD, MK42 7FS 2013 28 MAR £198,500

➜ Kempston house prices

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of MK42 7FS

December 2023	Other theft	On or near Williamson Road	488m
January 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Williamson Road	488m
June 2022	Vehicle crime	On or near Sports/Recreation Area	147m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to MK42 7FS

Williamson Road Shops (Williamson Road)	Kempston	512m
Williamson Road Shops (Williamson Road)	Kempston	521m
Marsh Leys	Kempston	527m
Hastings Road (Williamson Road)	Kempston	602m
Hastings Road (Williamson Road)	Kempston	627m

Nearest railway stations to MK42 7FS

Kempston Hardwick Station	1.6km
Bedford St Johns Station	3.7km
Bedford Station	3.8km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for MK42 7FS

Broadband access in MK42 7FS (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access	98.1%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband	98.1%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband	98.1%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	98.1%

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

Broadband speed in MK42 7FS (2019 data)

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Median download speed	7.2Mbps
Average download speed	6.9Mbps
Maximum download speed	9.73Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	0.8Mbps
Average upload speed	0.8Mbps
Maximum upload speed	1.15Mbps

Broadband limitations in MK42 7FS (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	1.9%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps	1.9%

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for MK42 7FS

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MK42 7FS gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in MK42 7FS by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	434,923
Meter count	52
Mean (kWh/meter)	8,364
Median (kWh/meter)	6,668

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	95,096
Meter count	33
Mean (kWh/meter)	2,882
Median (kWh/meter)	2,331

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in MK42 7FS, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in MK42 7FS.
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)
Licence: Open Government Licence

Deprivation

32.2% of English postcodes are less deprived than MK42 7FS:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to MK42 7FS (meters)

Maypole Farm

Maypole Farm

219m

Brewers Fayre

Brewers Fayre

222m

Marks & Spencer Simply Foods

Unit 3

307m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to MK42 7FS

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Williamson Road	18:05	11:35	494m
Singer Way	18:45	11:55	666m
Singer Way	18:15	01:00	685m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to MK42 7FS

Facility	Distance
Bedfordshire Police Hq (Closed) Woburn Road, Kempston, Bedford Grass Pitches	227m
Kempston Challenger Academy Hill Rise, Kempston, Bedford Grass Pitches, Health and Fitness Gym, Sports Hall, Studio	398m
Balliol Primary School Balliol Road, Kempston, Bedford Swimming Pool, Grass Pitches	665m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to MK42 7FS

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Ridgeway School Hill Rise, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 7EB	Not applicable	360m
Kempston Academy Hill Rise, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 7EB	Secondary	398m
Balliol Primary School Balliol Road, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 7ER	Primary	665m

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MK42 7FS ITL and MK42 7FS 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 7FS:

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 7FS 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 7FS:

	Code	Name
OA	E00088425
LSOA	E01017516	Bedford 018D
MSOA	E02003633	Bedford 018

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to MK42 7FS

MK42 7FT	Hilton Close	43m
MK42 7GY	Baker Drive	63m
MK42 7JZ	Carding Way	94m
MK42 7GW	Walford Grove	118m
MK42 7GZ	Crouch Gardens	148m
MK42 7GX	Townsend Walk	180m
MK42 7FW	Oliver Close	204m
MK42 7HN	Haylock Close	268m
MK42 7FX	Lewis Close	279m
MK42 7HG	Dennis Road	344m

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