Postcode MK42 0GW (Bedford)

Map showing MK42 0GW and nearby postcodes

The postcode MK42 0GW is located in Bedford It was introduced in September 2015 and is an active postcode. MK42 0GW is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

MK42 0GW is one of the more deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 4.2 on the scale of the index of deprivation (where 10 are the least deprived and 0 are the most deprived areas). The 2011 UK census classified the residents of MK42 0GW as Urbanites > Urban professionals and families > Multi-ethnic professionals with families.

The closest road name to MK42 0GW is Colemore Grange which is centered 16 m away.

The nearest bus stop is The Crescent and is 293 m away. The closest railway station is Bedford St Johns Rail Station, 3.38 km away.

The closest primary school to MK42 0GW (for ages 11 and under) is Shortstown Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on October 13, 2021. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is Bedford Academy. The last OFSTED inspection on May 14, 2019 rated this school as Good

The local pub for residents of MK42 0GW is Kings Arms and is 1.17 km away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on January 14, 2019. The nearest takeaway food is available from Shortstown Food Bar and is 270 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Good on March 14, 2019.

Residents reported an average download speed of 51.5 Mbps and an average upload speed of 11.8 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 100% of residents have broadband access of ultrafast 300+ Mbps. 100% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps.

Gas consumption for the area is rated at 1.4 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.3 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for MK42 0GW is covered by the Bedfordshire police force association and Bedfordshire is the NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT) or Care Trust Plus (CT).

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Nearby Postcodes

A list of Postcodes adjacent to MK42 0GW and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to MK42 0GW, and the approximate distance away.

Colemore Grange 16 m
Keeley Croft 49 m
Norcott Mead 71 m
Beauvais Avenue 79 m
Carmichael Drive 83 m
Elliott Green 97 m
Rope Leys 98 m
Littlekit 100 m
Radcliffe Mews 119 m
Eustace Close 132 m
Potter Meadows 168 m
Rochester Way 184 m
Foster Walk 184 m
Bishop Mead 186 m
Oswald Close 201 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode MK42 0GW

Introduction September 2015
Termination n/a - Active Postcode
User Type Small User - may contain upto 100 addresses but 15 is more typical

Local Schools

School OFSTED ratings, last inspection dates, student age ranges and approximate distance from MK42 0GW - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Shortstown Primary School Good
(October 13, 2021)
254 m
Elstow School Good
(January 9, 2020)
1.51 km
Bedford Academy Good
(May 14, 2019)
1.81 km
Cotton End Forest School Good
(February 8, 2017)
1.91 km
King's Oak Primary School Good
(January 12, 2022)
2.15 km
Shackleton Primary School Good
(September 29, 2021)
2.73 km
KWS School Good
(July 5, 2019)
2.77 km
Sheerhatch Primary School Good
(November 19, 2021)
3.01 km
Lakeview School Good
(May 26, 2021)
3.28 km
Bedford Girls' School 3.29 km
Goldington Green Academy Good
(July 11, 2019)
3.38 km
E-Spired Centre of Excellence Good
(April 26, 2018)
3.41 km
Bedford Free School Outstanding
(January 16, 2020)
3.59 km
Castle Newnham School Outstanding
(October 4, 2013)
3.6 km
Cauldwell School Good
(December 1, 2021)
3.7 km
Bedford College Good
(September 26, 2019)
3.72 km
Wilstead Primary School Good
(January 24, 2017)
3.74 km
Wixams Tree Primary School Requires improvement
(January 19, 2022)
3.79 km
Wixams Academy 3.79 km
Goldington Academy Good
(February 2, 2022)
3.94 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from MK42 0GW - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Dawn Until Dusk at Shortstown Primary School Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
June 8, 2018
254 m
Shortstown Pre-school Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
October 18, 2018
254 m
Shortstown Primary School School/college/university 5
Very Good
October 4, 2021
254 m
Friendly Nettle Cafe Other catering premises 5
Very Good
February 20, 2020
270 m
Shortstown Food Bar Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
March 14, 2019
270 m
Tesco Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 4
Good
November 21, 2019
270 m
Organic The Best Retailers - other 5
Very Good
November 13, 2017
307 m
McColls Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 4
Good
February 10, 2020
397 m
Cheese & Tsokolaté Other catering premises Awaiting Inspection
407 m
Shake Rattle N roll Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen Awaiting Inspection
493 m
W & H Peacock Auction Centre Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
May 5, 2018
983 m
Kings Arms Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
January 14, 2019
1.17 km
A1 Foods Distributors/Transporters 5
Very Good
July 10, 2019
1.24 km
Golden Years at Gordon Colling House Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
February 12, 2021
1.26 km
Eurest Catering at Fuji Film UK Ltd Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
February 7, 2019
1.28 km
Britains Fish And Chips Other catering premises 5
Very Good
July 8, 2021
1.3 km
Meiklejohn Pharmacy Ltd Retailers - other Exempt
July 29, 2019
1.3 km
Nisa Retailers - other 5
Very Good
November 15, 2019
1.3 km
Say Doughnuts Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
September 15, 2021
1.43 km
Barns Hotel (Donnington Valley Ltd) Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house 5
Very Good
March 23, 2022
1.49 km

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to MK42 0GW - Data from Apr 2022

The Crescent Bus Stop/Station 293 m
The Crescent Bus Stop/Station 309 m
North Drive Bus Stop/Station 434 m
De Havilland Avenue Bus Stop/Station 494 m
Brancker Avenue Bus Stop/Station 508 m
The Broadway Taxi Rank 4.09 km
Bedford Rail Station Taxi Rank 4.49 km
Bedford St Johns Rail Station Rail 3.38 km
Bedford St Johns Rail Station Rail 3.4 km
Bedford Rail Station Rail 4.48 km
London Luton Airport Air 26.03 km
Cambridge Airport Air 42.49 km
London Stansted Airport Air 53.42 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to MK42 0GW - Data from Dec 2021

Volunteers' Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.54 km
Cardington Spillway Inland Water 1.61 km
Shocott Spring Woodland Or Forest 1.66 km
Finger Lakes Inland Water 1.98 km
Press Meadow Woodland Or Forest 1.99 km
Priory Lake Inland Water 2.02 km
Priory Marina Inland Water 2.31 km
New Cut Inland Water 2.46 km
Summerhouse Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.5 km
Longholme Island Island 2.65 km
Hollow Lake Inland Water 2.99 km
Causeway Lake Inland Water 3.03 km
Riverside Pond Inland Water 3.23 km
Village Lake Inland Water 3.28 km
Gravel Pit Spinney Woodland Or Forest 3.4 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for MK42 0GW - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 51.3 Mbps 51.5 Mbps 69.43 Mbps
Upload 11.1 Mbps 11.8 Mbps 20 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% - -
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% - -
30-300 Mbps 0% 51.5 11.8
300+ Mbps 100% - -

Gas Consumption

13 meters consuming 115,583 kWh - mean 8,891 kWh : median 8,765 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

13 meters consuming 32,419 kWh - mean 2,494 kWh : median 2,316 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for MK42 0GW - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
Latitude 52.11176100
Longitude -0.42701300
OS Easting 507814
OS Northing 0247104
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
16138
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Bedfordshire

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
North East Bedfordshire
Electoral Ward Eastcotts
Local Authority District Bedford
Region / Government Office Region East of England
European Electoral Region Eastern
Local Enterprise Partnership Primary: South East Midlands
Secondary:
Local Learning and Skills Council Bedfordshire and Luton

ONS Statistical Regions

International Territorial Level Code E06000055
Travel To Work Area Bedford

NHS

NHS England Region East of England
Primary Care Trust
(PCT or CT/LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
Bedfordshire
Cancer Alliance East of England - South
Strategic Health Authority
(SHA or LHB/HB/HA/HSCB)
East of England
Sustainability and Transformation
Partnership
Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes
Clinical Comissioning Group
(CCG or LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes CCG

2011 Census

Output Area Classification Supergroup: Urbanites
Group: Urban professionals and families
Subgroup: Multi-ethnic professionals with families
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Rural village
Built-Up Area Cotton End BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division (pseudo) England (not covered)
Workplace Zone E33025708
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Bedford 019
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Bedford 019A
Output Area / Small Area 5A2