The postcode MK42 6BA is located in Bedford It was introduced in December 2009 and is an active postcode. MK42 6BA is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).
MK42 6BA 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 6BA as Hard-pressed living > Migration and churn > Hard-pressed ethnic mix.
The closest road name to MK42 6BA is Green Lane which is centered 94 m away.
The nearest bus stop is Dove Lane and is 381 m away. The closest railway station is Kempston Hardwick Rail Station, 2.61 km away.
The closest primary school to MK42 6BA (for ages 11 and under) is Wixams Tree Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Requires improvement on January 19, 2022. 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 6BA is The Woolpack and is 1.32 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 518 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on March 27, 2019.
Residents reported an average download speed of 104.2 Mbps and an average upload speed of 14.1 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 0.4 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.
Policing for MK42 6BA is covered by the Bedfordshire police force association and Bedfordshire is the NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT) or Care Trust Plus (CT).
A list of Postcodes adjacent to MK42 6BA and their respective distances.
A list of road names near to MK42 6BA, and the approximate distance away.
Information about the postcode MK42 6BA
Introduction | December 2009 |
Termination | n/a - Active Postcode |
User Type | Small User - may contain upto 100 addresses but 15 is more typical |
School OFSTED ratings, last inspection dates, student age ranges and approximate distance from MK42 6BA - Data from 2020-2021
School | Type | Ages | Ofsted Rating(Last Inspection) | Distance |
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Wixams Tree Primary School | Academy | 4-11 | Requires improvement (January 19, 2022) | 0 m |
Wixams Academy | Academy | 11-19 | 0 m | |
Lakeview School | Maintained school | 3-11 | Good (May 26, 2021) | 533 m |
Wilstead Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Good (January 24, 2017) | 1.61 km |
Houghton Conquest Lower School | Maintained school | 2-9 | Good (July 11, 2019) | 2.83 km |
Springfield Primary School | Academy | 4-11 | 3.12 km | |
Daubeney Academy | Academy | 11-16 | Good (May 6, 2016) | 3.17 km |
Elstow School | Academy | 4-11 | Good (January 9, 2020) | 3.24 km |
Cotton End Forest School | Maintained school | 3-11 | Good (February 8, 2017) | 3.37 km |
Bedford Academy | Academy | 11-18 | Good (May 14, 2019) | 3.42 km |
Broadmead Lower School | Maintained school | 5-9 | Requires improvement (June 26, 2019) | 3.45 km |
Shortstown Primary School | Academy | 2-11 | Good (October 13, 2021) | 3.54 km |
Camestone School | Maintained school | 5-11 | Good (April 27, 2017) | 3.58 km |
Balliol Primary School | Maintained school | 2-11 | Good (January 17, 2017) | 3.77 km |
Marston Vale Middle School | Academy | 9-13 | Requires improvement (February 8, 2018) | 3.79 km |
Ridgeway School | Special school | 2-19 | Good (November 7, 2019) | 3.83 km |
Kempston Challenger Academy | Academy | 11-18 | Good (September 13, 2018) | 3.83 km |
Shackleton Primary School | Academy | 4-11 | Good (September 29, 2021) | 3.98 km |
King's Oak Primary School | Maintained school | 2-11 | Good (January 12, 2022) | 4.03 km |
Bedford Road Primary School | Maintained school | 5-11 | Requires improvement (June 14, 2018) | 4.04 km |
Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from MK42 6BA - Data from Apr 2022
Name | Type | Rating(Last Inspection) | Distance |
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St Andrew's Care Homes | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good January 10, 2020 | 160 m | |
Seasons Restaurant | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Good September 7, 2021 | 333 m | |
La Flamenca Limited | Awaiting Inspection | 454 m | |
Bedford College Services Ltd at Wixams Academy and Tree Primary | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good November 2, 2021 | 462 m | |
Dawn Until Dusk at Wixams Tree Primary | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good November 26, 2019 | 462 m | |
Co-Op (Southern Co-Op Ltd). | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good November 8, 2021 | 518 m | |
Lakeside Fish & Chip Shop | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Satisfactory July 8, 2021 | 518 m | |
Portu Gallo's Ltd | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good March 27, 2019 | 518 m | |
Dawn Until Dusk at Lakeview Pre-School | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good February 7, 2020 | 533 m | |
Lakeview School | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good February 5, 2021 | 533 m | |
Bar & Bistro @ Wixams | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good October 14, 2021 | 1.06 km | |
Wixams Village Store | Awaiting Inspection | 1.06 km | |
Dine Contract Catering at B&M | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good August 6, 2021 | 1.11 km | |
Wilstead Bowls Club | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good March 4, 2020 | 1.28 km | |
The Woolpack | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Needs Major Improvement March 9, 2022 | 1.32 km | |
9th Kitchen | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Good August 12, 2021 | 1.41 km | |
Wilstead Pharmacy | Exempt August 8, 2019 | 1.41 km | |
Wilstead Tandoori | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Good March 9, 2022 | 1.41 km | |
Raw Artisan Honey | Awaiting Inspection | 1.57 km | |
Caterlink Ltd at Wilstead Lower School | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good September 30, 2021 | 1.61 km |
Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to MK42 6BA - Data from Apr 2022
Dove Lane | 381 m | |
Dove Lane | 396 m | |
Brooklands Avenue | 448 m | |
Brooklands Avenue | 461 m | |
Wilstead Industrial Park | 727 m | |
Kempston Hardwick Rail Station | 2.61 km | |
Kempston Hardwick Rail Station | 2.62 km | |
Stewartby Rail Station | 4.27 km | |
London Luton Airport | 23.96 km | |
Cambridge Airport | 45.81 km |
Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to MK42 6BA - Data from Dec 2021
Dane Lane Lake | 181 m | |
Village Lake | 513 m | |
Causeway Lake | 938 m | |
Hollow Lake | 1.28 km | |
Wilstead Wood | 2.83 km | |
Shocott Spring | 2.85 km | |
Conquest Wood | 2.86 km | |
Volunteers' Wood | 3.06 km | |
Hurstpightle Spinney | 3.25 km | |
Keyse's Spinney | 3.38 km | |
Homeless Wood | 3.49 km | |
Van Diemen's Land | 3.53 km | |
St Macute's Wood | 3.74 km | |
Wiles Wood | 3.99 km | |
The Spinney | 4.15 km |
Broadband availability and performance statistics for MK42 6BA - Data from Ofcom 2017
All Speeds | Median | Avg | Max |
---|---|---|---|
Download | 70.3 Mbps | 104.2 Mbps | 593 Mbps |
Upload | 10 Mbps | 14.1 Mbps | 39 Mbps |
Speed Band Mbps |
Users | Download Avg Mbps |
Upload Avg Mbps |
|
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0-2 Mbps | 0% | 100% | 9 | 1 |
2-5 Mbps | 0% | 100% | - | - |
5-10 Mbps | 0% | 100% | - | - |
10-30 Mbps | 0% | 100% | - | - |
30-300 Mbps | 0% | 100% | 85.4 | 13.1 |
300+ Mbps | 100% | 100% | 462 | 37.5 |
Energy usage data for MK42 6BA - Data from 2020
Country | England |
Latitude | 52.08787900 |
Longitude | -0.46632100 |
OS Easting | 505177 |
OS Northing | 0244389 |
OS Positional Quality | Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean |
Bedfordshire |
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 |
International Territorial Level Code | E06000055 |
Travel To Work Area | Bedford |
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 |
Output Area Classification | Supergroup: Hard-pressed living Group: Migration and churn Subgroup: Hard-pressed ethnic mix |
Rural-Urban Classification | (England/Wales) Rural village |
Built-Up Area | Wixams BUA |
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 | 8D2 |