MK42 9FL maps, stats, and open data

MK42 9FL lies on Dorsey Drive in Bedford. MK42 9FL 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 June 1999.

MK42 9FL maps

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

MK42 9FL map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
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MK42 9FL geodata

Easting	504925
Northing	248229
Latitude	52.122439
Longitude	-0.468817

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is MK42 9FL?

Street	Dorsey Drive
Town/City	Bedford
Country	England
Postcode District	MK42
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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MK42 9FL Elevation

Elevation or altitude of MK42 9FL 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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House Prices

Sales of detached houses in MK42 9FL

5, DORSEY DRIVE, BEDFORD, MK42 9FL 2013 18 OCT £258,000
1, DORSEY DRIVE, BEDFORD, MK42 9FL 2013 2 SEP £275,000
9, DORSEY DRIVE, BEDFORD, MK42 9FL 2007 5 JAN £215,000
1, DORSEY DRIVE, BEDFORD, MK42 9FL 2005 25 JUL £272,000
11, DORSEY DRIVE, BEDFORD, MK42 9FL 2005 22 FEB £221,500
11, DORSEY DRIVE, BEDFORD, MK42 9FL 2002 31 MAY £145,000
7, DORSEY DRIVE, BEDFORD, MK42 9FL 2001 18 OCT £158,000
1, DORSEY DRIVE, BEDFORD, MK42 9FL 2001 26 JUN £175,000
3, DORSEY DRIVE, BEDFORD, MK42 9FL 2001 4 MAY £182,500
3, DORSEY DRIVE, BEDFORD, MK42 9FL 1999 10 DEC £169,000

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of MK42 9FL

January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Sandhurst Place	359m
December 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Mabel Road	182m
December 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Sandhurst Place	359m
➜ Dorsey Drive crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to MK42 9FL

Brackley Road (Elstow Road)	Cauldwell	145m
Brackley Road (Elstow Road)	Cauldwell	172m
Morrisons (Ampthill Road)	Bedford	274m
Bunyan Road (Ampthill Road)	Bedford	326m
Morrison's (Ampthill Road)	Bedford	334m

Nearest railway stations to MK42 9FL

Bedford St Johns Station	0.8km
Bedford Station	1.7km
Kempston Hardwick Station	4.1km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for MK42 9FL

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

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Median download speed	100.0Mbps
Average download speed	90.9Mbps
Maximum download speed	200.00Mbps

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Median upload speed	1.0Mbps
Average upload speed	5.0Mbps
Maximum upload speed	10.15Mbps

Broadband limitations in MK42 9FL (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 9FL

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Source: Ofcom
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MK42 9FL gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	384,978
Meter count	42
Mean (kWh/meter)	9,166
Median (kWh/meter)	8,434

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	100,525
Meter count	41
Mean (kWh/meter)	2,452
Median (kWh/meter)	2,144

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

56.9% of English postcodes are less deprived than MK42 9FL:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

DVCC Recovery Bar

Millfield House

137m

Bedford Food And Wine

35 Elstow Road

145m

Peri Peri Flame Grill

33 Elstow Road

145m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Ampthill Road	18:30	12:30	498m
Brackley Road	17:45	11:15	536m
Endsleigh Road	18:25	11:15	606m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to MK42 9FL

Facility	Distance
Meltis Sports And Social Club Miller Court, Bedford Grass Pitches	174m
The Gym Group (Bedford) London Road, Bedford Health and Fitness Gym	908m
Abbey Middle School (Closed) Mowbray Road, Bedford Sports Hall, Swimming Pool, Grass Pitches	935m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to MK42 9FL

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Cherry Trees Nursery School Hawkins Road, Bedford, MK42 9LS	Nursery	428m
Shackleton Primary School Pearcey Road, Bedford, MK42 9LZ	Primary	498m
Cauldwell School Edward Road, Bedford, MK42 9DR	Primary	536m

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MK42 9FL ITL and MK42 9FL 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 9FL:

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 9FL 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 9FL:

	Code	Name
OA	E00088228
LSOA	E01017475	Bedford 015D
MSOA	E02003630	Bedford 015

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to MK42 9FL

MK42 9FJ	Goodman Road	33m
MK42 9FN	Miller Road	65m
MK42 9FP	Dorsey Drive	80m
MK42 9NZ	Miller Road	96m
MK42 9LG	Davis Close	110m
MK42 9FQ	Ellington Road	142m
MK42 9FT	Miller Road	145m
MK42 9FU	Ellington Road	146m
MK42 9NT	Elstow Road	150m
MK42 9JD	Mabel Road	161m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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