MK42 9XT lies on Church End in Elstow, Bedford. MK42 9XT 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 January 1980.


| Easting | 504827 |
| Northing | 247434 |
| Latitude | 52.115312 |
| Longitude | -0.470492 |
| Street | Church End |
| Locality | Elstow |
| Town/City | Bedford |
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | MK42 |
Elevation or altitude of MK42 9XT 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 |
ABBEY VIEW, CHURCH END, ELSTOW, BEDFORD, MK42 9XT 2025 24 MAR £1,035,000 |
THE OLD VICARAGE, CHURCH END, ELSTOW, BEDFORD, MK42 9XT 2011 28 OCT £950,000 |
| West End | Elstow | 105m |
| West End | Elstow | 119m |
| The Red Lion (Wilstead Road) | Elstow | 163m |
| The Red Lion (Wilstead Road) | Elstow | 181m |
| Progress Way | Elstow | 226m |
| Bedford St Johns Station | 1.6km |
| Bedford Station | 2.4km |
| Kempston Hardwick Station | 3.4km |
| Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband | 83.3% |
| 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 | 28.3Mbps |
| Average download speed | 32.9Mbps |
| Maximum download speed | 73.92Mbps |
| Median upload speed | 5.8Mbps |
| Average upload speed | 5.1Mbps |
| Maximum upload speed | 9.61Mbps |
| 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 | 16.7% |
Estimated total energy consumption in MK42 9XT by fuel type, 2015.
| Consumption (kWh) | 45,635 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 6 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 7,606 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 6,258 |



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| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| Post Office High Street | 17:30 | 10:30 | 169m |
| Cosmic Avenue | 18:20 | 12:15 | 450m |
| Peartree View | 17:30 | 10:30 | 864m |
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 9XT:
| 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 9XT:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | E00088579 | |
| LSOA | E01017550 | Bedford 019E |
| MSOA | E02003634 | Bedford 019 |
| MK42 9XX | Abbey Close | 43m |
| MK42 9XU | High Street | 162m |
| MK42 9XY | Bunyans Mead | 186m |
| MK42 9YY | St Helenas Garden | 232m |
| MK42 9XZ | Bunyans Mead | 239m |
| MK42 9PZ | Wigram Close | 240m |
| MK42 9EB | Prudden Close | 255m |
| MK42 9ZA | Tipcat Close | 278m |
| MK42 9XR | West End | 290m |
| MK42 9XQ | St Marys Close | 296m |