MK42 8HQ maps, stats, and open data

MK42 8HQ is located in the Kempston North 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 August 1993.

MK42 8HQ maps

MK42 8HQ map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

MK42 8HQ 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 8HQ geodata

Easting	502978
Northing	248722
Latitude	52.127223
Longitude	-0.497117

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is MK42 8HQ?

Country	England
Postcode District	MK42
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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MK42 8HQ Elevation

Elevation or altitude of MK42 8HQ 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 North
Constituency	Bedford

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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House Prices

Sales of detached houses in MK42 8HQ

207, HILLGROUNDS ROAD, KEMPSTON, BEDFORD, MK42 8HQ 2017 1 SEP £240,000

➜ 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 8HQ

January 2024	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Vineyard Way	423m
January 2024	Other theft	On or near Vineyard Way	423m
January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Vineyard Way	423m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to MK42 8HQ

Gilbert Close (Hillgrounds Road)	Kempston	35m
Gilbert Close (Hillgrounds Road)	Kempston	100m
Dillons Store (Hillgrounds Road)	Kempston	172m
Dillons Store (Hillgrounds Road)	Kempston	177m
Mortimer Road (Hillgrounds Road)	Kempston	279m

Nearest railway stations to MK42 8HQ

Bedford Station	1.6km
Bedford St Johns Station	2km
Kempston Hardwick Station	3.9km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for MK42 8HQ

Broadband access in MK42 8HQ (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 8HQ (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	80.0Mbps
Average download speed	110.7Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	19.5Mbps
Average upload speed	14.1Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in MK42 8HQ (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 8HQ

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MK42 8HQ gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in MK42 8HQ by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	105,093
Meter count	11
Mean (kWh/meter)	9,554
Median (kWh/meter)	10,160

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	17,854
Meter count	7
Mean (kWh/meter)	2,551
Median (kWh/meter)	2,883

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in MK42 8HQ, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in MK42 8HQ.
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

49% of English postcodes are less deprived than MK42 8HQ:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to MK42 8HQ (meters)

AFC Kempston Rovers Football Club

Kempston Rovers Football Club

139m

Confetti Cake Lab

11 Garden Close

260m

One Stop

241 Hillgrounds Road

268m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to MK42 8HQ

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Hill Grounds Road	17:30	11:30	166m
Old Ford End Road	18:00	12:30	555m
Newtown P.o. Bedford Road	18:40	11:45	881m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to MK42 8HQ

Facility	Distance
Hillgrounds Playing Fields Hillgrounds Road, Kempston, Bedford Grass Pitches	167m
Kempston Rovers Fc Hillgrounds Road, Kempston, Bedford Grass Pitches, Artificial Grass Pitch	493m
Kempston Pool Hillgrounds Road, Kempston, Bedford Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	602m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to MK42 8HQ

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Grange Academy Halsey Road, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 8AU	Not applicable	609m
Great Denham Primary School Greenkeepers Road, Great Denham, Bedford, MK40 4GG	Primary	798m
Westfield Primary School Chester Road, Bedford, MK40 4HW	Primary	899m

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MK42 8HQ ITL and MK42 8HQ 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 8HQ:

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 8HQ 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 8HQ:

	Code	Name
OA	E00088412
LSOA	E01017511	Bedford 016C
MSOA	E02003631	Bedford 016

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to MK42 8HQ

MK42 8UG	Vanguard Close	75m
MK42 8RZ	Odell Close	109m
MK42 8US	Hartwell Drive	131m
MK42 8UD	Viking Grove	132m
MK42 8QG	Hillgrounds Road	138m
MK42 8RN	Gilbert Close	149m
MK42 8UZ	Ripon Close	173m
MK42 8PG	Earls Holme	201m
MK42 8RE	Mortimer Road	207m
MK42 8UY	Hartwell Drive	209m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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