MK42 9BQ is located in the Wixams & Wilstead electoral ward, within the unitary authority of Bedford and the English Parliamentary constituency of Mid Bedfordshire. 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 October 2016.


| Easting | 505018 |
| Northing | 247714 |
| Latitude | 52.117793 |
| Longitude | -0.467618 |
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | MK42 |
Elevation or altitude of MK42 9BQ 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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| Ward | Wixams & Wilstead |
|---|---|
| Constituency | Mid Bedfordshire |
2024 14 MAR £615,000 |
2021 30 JUN £600,000 |
2020 17 MAR £487,500 |
2017 2 JUN £415,000 |
13, THOMAS JAMES CLOSE, ELSTOW, BEDFORD, MK42 9BQ 2017 26 MAY £485,000 |
12, THOMAS JAMES CLOSE, ELSTOW, BEDFORD, MK42 9BQ 2017 19 MAY £485,000 |
2017 29 MAR £485,000 |
14, THOMAS JAMES CLOSE, ELSTOW, BEDFORD, MK42 9BQ 2017 24 MAR £495,000 |
8, THOMAS JAMES CLOSE, ELSTOW, BEDFORD, MK42 9BQ 2017 23 MAR £485,000 |
7, THOMAS JAMES CLOSE, ELSTOW, BEDFORD, MK42 9BQ 2017 6 FEB £495,000 |
| The Red Lion (Wilstead Road) | Elstow | 184m |
| Pilgrims Way (Mile Road) | Cauldwell | 197m |
| Pilgrims Way (Mile Road) | Cauldwell | 198m |
| Progress Way | Elstow | 200m |
| The Red Lion (Wilstead Road) | Elstow | 209m |
| Bedford St Johns Station | 1.3km |
| Bedford Station | 2.2km |
| Kempston Hardwick Station | 3.8km |
| Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband | 0.0% |
Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps
| Median download speed | 68.3Mbps |
| Average download speed | 62.9Mbps |
| Maximum download speed | 80.00Mbps |
| Median upload speed | 19.7Mbps |
| Average upload speed | 16.9Mbps |
| Maximum upload speed | 20.00Mbps |
| 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% |



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| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| Post Office High Street | 17:30 | 10:30 | 173m |
| Brackley Road | 17:45 | 11:15 | 579m |
| Cosmic Avenue | 18:20 | 12:15 | 595m |
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 9BQ:
| 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 |
The below table lists the Census Output Area (OA), Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA), and Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA) for MK42 9BQ:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | E00088579 | |
| LSOA | E01017550 | Bedford 019E |
| MSOA | E02003634 | Bedford 019 |
| MK42 9XP | High Street | 101m |
| MK42 9RG | Potter Way | 115m |
| MK42 9TU | Pilgrims Way | 145m |
| MK42 9QF | Wadsworth Court | 147m |
| MK42 9PZ | Wigram Close | 194m |
| MK42 9RE | Carroll Drive | 195m |
| MK42 9TZ | Pilgrims Way | 196m |
| MK42 9TX | Pilgrims Way | 199m |
| MK42 9XY | Bunyans Mead | 203m |
| MK42 9UA | Pilgrims Close | 211m |