Postcode MK42 6AG (Bedford)

Map showing MK42 6AG and nearby postcodes

The postcode MK42 6AG is located in Bedford It was introduced in January 2009 and is an active postcode. MK42 6AG is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

MK42 6AG is one of the less deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 6.6 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 6AG as Urbanites > Urban professionals and families > Multi-ethnic professionals with families.

The closest road name to MK42 6AG is Peacock Gardens which is centered 23 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Wilstead Industrial Park and is 291 m away. The closest railway station is Kempston Hardwick Rail Station, 2.98 km away.

The closest primary school to MK42 6AG (for ages 11 and under) is Lakeview School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on May 26, 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 6AG is The Woolpack and is 1.59 km away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Needs Major Improvement on March 9, 2022. The nearest takeaway food is available from Portu Gallo's Ltd and is 421 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on March 27, 2019.

Residents reported an average download speed of 76.1 Mbps and an average upload speed of 18 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 47.1% 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 1.7 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 6AG 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 6AG and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to MK42 6AG, and the approximate distance away.

Peacock Gardens 23 m
Pheasant Grove 43 m
Mallard Court 83 m
Little Owl Lane 117 m
Bluebird Gardens 127 m
Lakeside Way 130 m
Greenside Close 138 m
Millbrook Close 138 m
Little Causeway 160 m
Partridge Place 167 m
Wren Terrace 173 m
Kingfisher Road 180 m
Piper Lane 206 m
Moorland Close 217 m
Fieldfare View 228 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode MK42 6AG

Introduction January 2009
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 6AG - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Lakeview School Good
(May 26, 2021)
513 m
Wixams Tree Primary School Requires improvement
(January 19, 2022)
856 m
Wixams Academy 856 m
Wilstead Primary School Good
(January 24, 2017)
1.86 km
Elstow School Good
(January 9, 2020)
2.39 km
Bedford Academy Good
(May 14, 2019)
2.59 km
Shortstown Primary School Good
(October 13, 2021)
2.73 km
Springfield Primary School 2.73 km
Daubeney Academy Good
(May 6, 2016)
2.73 km
Cotton End Forest School Good
(February 8, 2017)
2.86 km
Camestone School Good
(April 27, 2017)
3.07 km
King's Oak Primary School Good
(January 12, 2022)
3.21 km
Shackleton Primary School Good
(September 29, 2021)
3.22 km
Balliol Primary School Good
(January 17, 2017)
3.57 km
Houghton Conquest Lower School Good
(July 11, 2019)
3.67 km
Bedford Road Primary School Requires improvement
(June 14, 2018)
3.68 km
Grange Academy Good
(July 6, 2017)
3.71 km
Cauldwell School Good
(December 1, 2021)
3.72 km
E-Spired Centre of Excellence Good
(April 26, 2018)
3.73 km
Ridgeway School Good
(November 7, 2019)
3.78 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from MK42 6AG - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Bar & Bistro @ Wixams Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
October 14, 2021
384 m
Wixams Village Store Retailers - other Awaiting Inspection
384 m
Co-Op (Southern Co-Op Ltd). Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
November 8, 2021
421 m
Lakeside Fish & Chip Shop Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 3
Satisfactory
July 8, 2021
421 m
Portu Gallo's Ltd Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
March 27, 2019
421 m
Bedford College Services Ltd at Wixams Academy and Tree Primary School/college/university 5
Very Good
November 2, 2021
448 m
Dawn Until Dusk at Wixams Tree Primary School/college/university 5
Very Good
November 26, 2019
448 m
Dawn Until Dusk at Lakeview Pre-School School/college/university 5
Very Good
February 7, 2020
513 m
Lakeview School School/college/university 5
Very Good
February 5, 2021
513 m
Seasons Restaurant Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
September 7, 2021
530 m
St Andrew's Care Homes Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
January 10, 2020
1.01 km
Dine Contract Catering at B&M Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
August 6, 2021
1.16 km
La Flamenca Limited Other catering premises Awaiting Inspection
1.17 km
Wilstead Bowls Club Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
March 4, 2020
1.57 km
The Woolpack Pub/bar/nightclub 1
Needs Major Improvement
March 9, 2022
1.59 km
9th Kitchen Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
August 12, 2021
1.72 km
Wilstead Pharmacy Retailers - other Exempt
August 8, 2019
1.72 km
Wilstead Tandoori Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
March 9, 2022
1.72 km
Bedford SF Connect Retailers - other 5
Very Good
January 24, 2020
1.77 km
Caterlink Ltd at Wilstead Lower School School/college/university 5
Very Good
September 30, 2021
1.86 km

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to MK42 6AG - Data from Apr 2022

Wilstead Industrial Park Bus Stop/Station 291 m
Wilstead Industrial Park Bus Stop/Station 310 m
Retirement Village Bus Stop/Station 394 m
Retirement Village Bus Stop/Station 431 m
Dove Lane Bus Stop/Station 502 m
Kempston Hardwick Rail Station Rail 2.98 km
Kempston Hardwick Rail Station Rail 2.99 km
Bedford St Johns Rail Station Rail 3.9 km
London Luton Airport Air 24.58 km
Cambridge Airport Air 45.2 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to MK42 6AG - Data from Dec 2021

Causeway Lake Inland Water 245 m
Village Lake Inland Water 362 m
Hollow Lake Inland Water 641 m
Dane Lane Lake Inland Water 949 m
Shocott Spring Woodland Or Forest 2.28 km
Volunteers' Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.47 km
Wilstead Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.16 km
Conquest Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.65 km
Van Diemen's Land Woodland Or Forest 3.72 km
Hurstpightle Spinney Woodland Or Forest 3.73 km
Homeless Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.75 km
St Macute's Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.85 km
Keyse's Spinney Woodland Or Forest 3.91 km
Cardington Spillway Inland Water 3.98 km
Press Meadow Woodland Or Forest 4.01 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for MK42 6AG - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 76.7 Mbps 76.1 Mbps 159.81 Mbps
Upload 19.5 Mbps 18 Mbps 30.03 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 8 1
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% - -
30-300 Mbps 52.9% 87.5 20.8
300+ Mbps 47.1% - -

Gas Consumption

17 meters consuming 183,972 kWh - mean 10,822 kWh : median 8,311 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

17 meters consuming 53,575 kWh - mean 3,151 kWh : median 2,829 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for MK42 6AG - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
Latitude 52.09464200
Longitude -0.46040300
OS Easting 505568
OS Northing 0245151
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
25324
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Bedfordshire

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Mid Bedfordshire
Electoral Ward Wilshamstead
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 (pseudo) England (not covered)
Built-Up Area Sub-Division (pseudo) England (not covered)
Workplace Zone E33025706
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Bedford 019
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Bedford 019C
Output Area / Small Area 5A2