MK42 9BS maps, stats, and open data

MK42 9BS lies on St Leonards Street in Bedford. MK42 9BS is located in the Cauldwell 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 9BS maps

MK42 9BS map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

MK42 9BS 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 9BS geodata

Easting	505116
Northing	248972
Latitude	52.129080
Longitude	-0.465799

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is MK42 9BS?

Street	St Leonards Street
Town/City	Bedford
Country	England
Postcode District	MK42
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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MK42 9BS Elevation

Elevation or altitude of MK42 9BS 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	Cauldwell
Constituency	Bedford

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of MK42 9BS

January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Sandhurst Place	463m
December 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Sandhurst Place	463m
December 2023	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Bedesman Lane	473m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to MK42 9BS

Kingsway Link (Kingsway)	Cauldwell	183m
Elstow Road Po (Elstow Road)	Fenlake	218m
Kingsway Link	Cauldwell	226m
Elstow Road Po (Elstow Road)	Fenlake	235m
St Johns Centre (Rope Walk)	Bedford	260m

Nearest railway stations to MK42 9BS

Bedford St Johns Station	0.1km
Bedford Station	1.2km
Kempston Hardwick Station	4.9km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for MK42 9BS

Broadband access in MK42 9BS (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 9BS (2019 data)

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Median download speed	69.0Mbps
Average download speed	81.2Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	9.8Mbps
Average upload speed	9.3Mbps
Maximum upload speed	23.25Mbps

Broadband limitations in MK42 9BS (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 9BS

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Source: Ofcom
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MK42 9BS gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in MK42 9BS by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	623,740
Meter count	43
Mean (kWh/meter)	14,506
Median (kWh/meter)	13,175

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	176,189
Meter count	44
Mean (kWh/meter)	4,004
Median (kWh/meter)	2,579

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in MK42 9BS, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in MK42 9BS.
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

57.9% of English postcodes are less deprived than MK42 9BS:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to MK42 9BS (meters)

Ramgarhia Sikh Society

Ramgarhia Sikh Society

150m

Kids World

9 Kingsway

166m

Faria's Flame

Unit 5

176m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to MK42 9BS

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
St Leonards Avenue	18:00	12:30	123m
Ampthill Road	18:30	12:30	451m
Fenlake Road	17:30	12:25	477m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to MK42 9BS

Facility	Distance
The Gym Group (Bedford) London Road, Bedford Health and Fitness Gym	336m
Bedford Free School Cauldwell Street, Bedford Sports Hall	377m
Bedford Girls School Cardington Road, Bedford Sports Hall, Swimming Pool, Artificial Grass Pitch, Grass Pitches, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	498m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to MK42 9BS

School	Phase of Education	Distance
E-Spired Centre of Excellence The Raleigh Centre, Ampthill Road, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK42 9HE	Not applicable	220m
Bedford Free School Cauldwell Street, Bedford, MK42 9AD	Secondary	380m
Bedford College Cauldwell Street, Bedford, MK42 9AH	16 plus	492m

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MK42 9BS ITL and MK42 9BS 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 9BS:

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 9BS 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 9BS:

	Code	Name
OA	E00088238
LSOA	E01017473	Bedford 015B
MSOA	E02003630	Bedford 015

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to MK42 9BS

MK42 9EG	St Leonards Street	29m
MK42 0RJ	Annes Court	57m
MK42 9EQ	St Leonards Street	74m
MK42 9BU	Ampthill Street	76m
MK42 0RB	St Leonards Avenue	92m
MK42 0RH	Station Road	124m
MK42 9LA	Elstow Road	242m
MK42 9LB	Bassie Close	256m
MK42 9AT	Holt Row	269m
MK42 9LN	Armstrong Drive	270m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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