MK42 7LU maps, stats, and open data

MK42 7LU lies on Lovat Walk in Kempston, Bedford. MK42 7LU 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 7LU maps

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

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

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Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
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MK42 7LU geodata

Easting	503320
Northing	247278
Latitude	52.114182
Longitude	-0.492561

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is MK42 7LU?

Street	Lovat Walk
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 7LU Elevation

Elevation or altitude of MK42 7LU 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 7LU

December 2023	Criminal damage and arson	On or near Chantry Avenue	392m
November 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Chantry Avenue	392m
October 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Chantry Avenue	392m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to MK42 7LU

The Alders (Orchard Street)	Kempston	166m
Farrer Street (Elstow Road)	Kempston	196m
Chantry Road	Kempston	251m
The Briars	Kempston	275m
Chantry Road	Kempston	281m

Nearest railway stations to MK42 7LU

Bedford St Johns Station	2.4km
Kempston Hardwick Station	2.6km
Bedford Station	2.6km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for MK42 7LU

Broadband access in MK42 7LU (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 7LU (2019 data)

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Median download speed	75.6Mbps
Average download speed	79.1Mbps
Maximum download speed	200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	5.7Mbps
Average upload speed	8.3Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in MK42 7LU (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 7LU

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Source: Ofcom
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MK42 7LU gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	213,241
Meter count	22
Mean (kWh/meter)	9,693
Median (kWh/meter)	8,436

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	44,860
Meter count	17
Mean (kWh/meter)	2,639
Median (kWh/meter)	2,101

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

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10 Orchard Street

106m

The Duke Inn

The Duke Inn

274m

Shell Kempston

Kempston Service Station

274m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Orchard Street	18:30	11:50	205m
Farrer Street	17:30	11:30	298m
Post Office Springfield Centre	18:35	12:10	429m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to MK42 7LU

Facility	Distance
Daubeney Academy Orchard Street, Kempston, Bedford Sports Hall, Grass Pitches, Outdoor Tennis Courts	505m
Cryselco Sports Field St. Johns Avenue, Kempston, Bedford Grass Pitches	521m
Kempston East Methodist Church Bedford Road, Kempston, Bedford Sports Hall	620m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to MK42 7LU

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Springfield Primary School Orchard Street, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 7LJ	Primary	459m
Daubeney Academy Orchard Street, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 7PS	Secondary	505m
Bedford Road Primary Academy Hillgrounds Road, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 8QH	Primary	602m

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MK42 7LU ITL and MK42 7LU 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 7LU:

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 7LU 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 7LU:

	Code	Name
OA	E00088422
LSOA	E01017513	Bedford 018A
MSOA	E02003633	Bedford 018

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to MK42 7LU

MK42 7LD	The Links	51m
MK42 7JP	The Elms	60m
MK42 7LB	The Links	95m
MK42 7JB	Orchard Street	106m
MK42 7JW	The Elms	138m
MK42 7JU	The Planes	139m
MK42 7LX	Lovat Walk	150m
MK42 7JX	The Maples	151m
MK42 8HB	Elstow Road	162m
MK42 7JS	The Links	164m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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