MK42 8UW maps, stats, and open data

MK42 8UW 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 January 1992.

MK42 8UW maps

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

MK42 8UW 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 8UW geodata

Easting	503122
Northing	248415
Latitude	52.124449
Longitude	-0.495086

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is MK42 8UW?

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

Elevation or altitude of MK42 8UW 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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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of MK42 8UW

January 2024	Other theft	On or near Vineyard Way	119m
January 2024	Other theft	On or near Vineyard Way	119m
January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Vineyard Way	119m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to MK42 8UW

Dillons Store (Hillgrounds Road)	Kempston	286m
Dillons Store (Hillgrounds Road)	Kempston	302m
Gilbert Close (Hillgrounds Road)	Kempston	367m
Marshall Close (Hillgrounds Road)	Kempston	373m
Prentice Gardens (Hillgrounds Road)	Kempston	376m

Nearest railway stations to MK42 8UW

Bedford Station	1.7km
Bedford St Johns Station	2km
Kempston Hardwick Station	3.6km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for MK42 8UW

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

Download

Median download speed	100.0Mbps
Average download speed	101.4Mbps
Maximum download speed	200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	1.2Mbps
Average upload speed	1.2Mbps
Maximum upload speed	1.19Mbps

Broadband limitations in MK42 8UW (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 8UW

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Source: Ofcom
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MK42 8UW gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	108,863
Meter count	7
Mean (kWh/meter)	15,552
Median (kWh/meter)	12,451

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

69% of English postcodes are less deprived than MK42 8UW:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Confetti Cake Lab

11 Garden Close

174m

One Stop

241 Hillgrounds Road

275m

Grange Academy

Grange School

386m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Hill Grounds Road	17:30	11:30	290m
Bedford Road	17:30	11:30	560m
Newtown P.o. Bedford Road	18:40	11:45	584m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to MK42 8UW

Facility	Distance
Grange Academy Halsey Road, Kempston, Bedford Grass Pitches, Health and Fitness Gym, Sports Hall	270m
Hillgrounds Playing Fields Hillgrounds Road, Kempston, Bedford Grass Pitches	340m
Addison Howard Park Bedford Road, Kempston, Bedford Grass Pitches, Outdoor Tennis Courts	395m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to MK42 8UW

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Grange Academy Halsey Road, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 8AU	Not applicable	270m
Bedford Road Primary Academy Hillgrounds Road, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 8QH	Primary	622m
Greys Education Centre Manor Drive, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 7AB	Not applicable	871m

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Source: Edubase
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MK42 8UW ITL and MK42 8UW 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 8UW:

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 8UW 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 8UW:

	Code	Name
OA	E00088402
LSOA	E01017512	Bedford 016D
MSOA	E02003631	Bedford 016

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to MK42 8UW

MK42 8TX	Westminster Gardens	116m
MK42 8UY	Hartwell Drive	138m
MK42 8UZ	Ripon Close	182m
MK42 8DG	Bedford Road	182m
MK42 8TS	Wells Close	185m
MK42 8TW	Ely Way	189m
MK42 8US	Hartwell Drive	208m
MK42 8QY	Stanton Road	225m
MK42 8TR	Butler Way	234m
MK42 8TT	Butler Way	237m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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