MK42 7JS maps, stats, and open data

MK42 7JS lies on The Links in Kempston, Bedford. MK42 7JS is located in the Kempston South 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.

MK42 7JS maps

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

MK42 7JS 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 7JS geodata

Easting	503165
Northing	247223
Latitude	52.113716
Longitude	-0.494840

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is MK42 7JS?

Street	The Links
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 7JS Elevation

Elevation or altitude of MK42 7JS 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 South
Constituency	Bedford

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of MK42 7JS

January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near The Glen	405m
January 2024	Public order	On or near The Glen	405m
December 2023	Criminal damage and arson	On or near Chantry Avenue	447m
➜ The Links crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to MK42 7JS

Chantry Road	Kempston	90m
The Alders (Orchard Street)	Kempston	117m
Chantry Road	Kempston	152m
The Windermere (St John's Street)	Kempston	206m
The Windermere (St John's Street)	Kempston	208m

Nearest railway stations to MK42 7JS

Kempston Hardwick Station	2.5km
Bedford St Johns Station	2.6km
Bedford Station	2.7km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for MK42 7JS

Broadband access in MK42 7JS (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	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

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

Broadband speed in MK42 7JS (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	100.0Mbps
Average download speed	107.4Mbps
Maximum download speed	200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	20.0Mbps
Average upload speed	16.7Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in MK42 7JS (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 7JS

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Source: Ofcom
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MK42 7JS gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	99,105
Meter count	10
Mean (kWh/meter)	9,910
Median (kWh/meter)	9,665

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	25,583
Meter count	8
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,198
Median (kWh/meter)	2,728

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in MK42 7JS, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in MK42 7JS.
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

38.5% of English postcodes are less deprived than MK42 7JS:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

The Duke Inn

The Duke Inn

116m

Shell Kempston

Kempston Service Station

116m

Southfields News

10 Orchard Street

142m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Orchard Street	18:30	11:50	97m
Post Office St Johns Street	17:30	11:45	292m
Farrer Street	17:30	11:30	438m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to MK42 7JS

Facility	Distance
Cryselco Sports Field St. Johns Avenue, Kempston, Bedford Grass Pitches	359m
Balliol Primary School Balliol Road, Kempston, Bedford Swimming Pool, Grass Pitches	619m
Daubeney Academy Orchard Street, Kempston, Bedford Sports Hall, Grass Pitches, Outdoor Tennis Courts	660m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to MK42 7JS

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Greys Education Centre Manor Drive, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 7AB	Not applicable	585m
Bedford Road Primary Academy Hillgrounds Road, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 8QH	Primary	596m
Springfield Primary School Orchard Street, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 7LJ	Primary	597m

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Source: Edubase
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MK42 7JS ITL and MK42 7JS 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 7JS:

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 7JS 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 7JS:

	Code	Name
OA	E00088424
LSOA	E01017513	Bedford 018A
MSOA	E02003633	Bedford 018

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to MK42 7JS

MK42 7JT	The Planes	41m
MK42 7JR	The Alders	41m
MK42 7JU	The Planes	70m
MK42 7QT	Chantry Road	76m
MK42 7LB	The Links	77m
MK42 7JX	The Maples	106m
MK42 7PT	Chestnut Gardens	110m
MK42 7QA	Woburn Road	115m
MK42 7JA	Orchard Street	119m
MK42 8EX	Bunyan Road	124m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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