MK42 8RX maps, stats, and open data

MK42 8RX lies on Sanders Close in Kempston, Bedford. MK42 8RX 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 June 1981.

MK42 8RX maps

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

MK42 8RX map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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MK42 8RX geodata

Easting	502681
Northing	248711
Latitude	52.127180
Longitude	-0.501458

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is MK42 8RX?

Street	Sanders Close
Locality	Kempston
Town/City	Bedford
Country	England
Postcode District	MK42
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MK42 8RX Elevation

Elevation or altitude of MK42 8RX 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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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 8RX

7, SANDERS CLOSE, KEMPSTON, BEDFORD, MK42 8RX 2021 5 NOV £310,000
14, SANDERS CLOSE, KEMPSTON, BEDFORD, MK42 8RX 2019 14 FEB £290,000
8, SANDERS CLOSE, KEMPSTON, BEDFORD, MK42 8RX 2013 13 JUN £315,000
2, SANDERS CLOSE, KEMPSTON, BEDFORD, MK42 8RX 2007 30 MAR £240,000
5, SANDERS CLOSE, KEMPSTON, BEDFORD, MK42 8RX 2007 23 MAR £217,000
5, SANDERS CLOSE, KEMPSTON, BEDFORD, MK42 8RX 2005 25 NOV £217,000
5, SANDERS CLOSE, KEMPSTON, BEDFORD, MK42 8RX 2005 7 APR £180,000
5, SANDERS CLOSE, KEMPSTON, BEDFORD, MK42 8RX 2002 22 APR £153,000
4, SANDERS CLOSE, KEMPSTON, BEDFORD, MK42 8RX 2001 2 MAR £118,000

➜ 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 8RX

June 2023	Public order	On or near Viking Grove	352m
June 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Viking Grove	352m
December 2022	Other crime	On or near Viking Grove	352m
➜ Sanders Close crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to MK42 8RX

Mortimer Road (Hillgrounds Road)	Kempston	63m
Mortimer Road (Hillgrounds Road)	Kempston	74m
Gilbert Close (Hillgrounds Road)	Kempston	216m
Gilbert Close (Hillgrounds Road)	Kempston	266m
Marshall Close (Hillgrounds Road)	Kempston	332m

Nearest railway stations to MK42 8RX

Bedford Station	1.8km
Bedford St Johns Station	2.3km
Kempston Hardwick Station	3.9km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for MK42 8RX

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

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Median download speed	100.0Mbps
Average download speed	146.1Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	7.3Mbps
Average upload speed	7.3Mbps
Maximum upload speed	7.45Mbps

Broadband limitations in MK42 8RX (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 8RX

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MK42 8RX gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	125,931
Meter count	11
Mean (kWh/meter)	11,448
Median (kWh/meter)	12,030

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	37,785
Meter count	10
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,778
Median (kWh/meter)	4,301

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

AFC Kempston Rovers Football Club

Kempston Rovers Football Club

202m

Confetti Cake Lab

11 Garden Close

370m

Toybox

90 Saxon Way

551m

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Nearest post box to MK42 8RX

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Hill Grounds Road	17:30	11:30	462m
Old Ford End Road	18:00	12:30	702m
Bedford Road	17:30	11:30	1,008m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to MK42 8RX

Facility	Distance
Hillgrounds Playing Fields Hillgrounds Road, Kempston, Bedford Grass Pitches	463m
Allen Park Old Ford End Road, Bedford Outdoor Tennis Courts, Grass Pitches	770m
Great Denham Country Park Queen Eleanor Drive, Great Denham Grass Pitches	772m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to MK42 8RX

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Great Denham Primary School Greenkeepers Road, Great Denham, Bedford, MK40 4GG	Primary	579m
Grange Academy Halsey Road, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 8AU	Not applicable	777m
Bedford Road Primary Academy Hillgrounds Road, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 8QH	Primary	971m

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MK42 8RX ITL and MK42 8RX 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 8RX:

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 8RX 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 8RX:

	Code	Name
OA	E00088416
LSOA	E01017511	Bedford 016C
MSOA	E02003631	Bedford 016

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to MK42 8RX

MK42 8RY	Denton Close	63m
MK42 8RG	Hillgrounds Road	67m
MK42 8RN	Gilbert Close	149m
MK42 8RU	Chapman Close	154m
MK42 8RL	Hillgrounds Road	156m
MK42 8PG	Earls Holme	156m
MK42 8RE	Mortimer Road	159m
MK42 8SB	Hillgrounds Road	173m
MK42 8RF	Burgess Close	181m
MK42 8SD	Loveridge Avenue	198m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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