Postcode MK42 7DP (Bedford)

Map showing MK42 7DP and nearby postcodes

The postcode MK42 7DP is located in Bedford It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. MK42 7DP is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

MK42 7DP is one of the most deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 2.2 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 7DP as Suburbanites > Semi-detached suburbia > Multi-ethnic suburbia.

The closest road name to MK42 7DP is Ditmas Avenue which is centered 52 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Eugster Avenue and is 194 m away. The closest railway station is Kempston Hardwick Rail Station, 2.15 km away.

The closest primary school to MK42 7DP (for ages 11 and under) is Balliol Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on January 17, 2017. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is Kempston Challenger Academy. The last OFSTED inspection on September 13, 2018 rated this school as Good

The local pub for residents of MK42 7DP is Half Moon and is 386 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on January 22, 2020. The nearest takeaway food is available from Food Top Chinese and is 281 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Needs Improvement on November 6, 2021.

Residents reported an average download speed of 123.2 Mbps and an average upload speed of 16.2 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 2 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 7DP 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 7DP and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to MK42 7DP, and the approximate distance away.

Ditmas Avenue 52 m
Deacon Avenue 96 m
The Hoo 171 m
Durler Avenue 182 m
Eugster Avenue 203 m
Barnard Avenue 266 m
Carnell Close 273 m
White Lodge Close 274 m
Hooper Close 277 m
Hill Rise 291 m
Galloway Close 316 m
Lodge Avenue 322 m
Burr Close 328 m
Williamson Road 370 m
Wenlock Road 380 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode MK42 7DP

Introduction January 1980
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 7DP - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Ridgeway School Good
(November 7, 2019)
257 m
Kempston Challenger Academy Good
(September 13, 2018)
257 m
Balliol Primary School Good
(January 17, 2017)
503 m
Kempston Rural Primary School Outstanding
(April 23, 2010)
595 m
Bedford Road Primary School Requires improvement
(June 14, 2018)
1.17 km
Springfield Primary School 1.54 km
Grange Academy Good
(July 6, 2017)
1.54 km
Daubeney Academy Good
(May 6, 2016)
1.68 km
Camestone School Good
(April 27, 2017)
1.92 km
Great Denham Primary School Good
(December 7, 2017)
2.04 km
Wootton Lower School Good
(March 13, 2018)
2.16 km
St John's School Outstanding
(June 14, 2018)
2.49 km
Westfield Primary School Requires improvement
(June 27, 2018)
2.85 km
St Joseph's and St Gregory's Catholic Primary School Requires improvement
(November 20, 2019)
2.89 km
Queen's Park Academy Requires improvement
(June 12, 2019)
2.91 km
Cauldwell School Good
(December 1, 2021)
2.91 km
St James' Church of England VA Primary School Good
(January 25, 2017)
2.99 km
Wootton Upper School Good
(November 8, 2017)
3.05 km
Biddenham International School and Sports College Good
(March 27, 2019)
3.12 km
E-Spired Centre of Excellence Good
(April 26, 2018)
3.28 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from MK42 7DP - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Caterlink at Kempston Challenger Academy School/college/university 5
Very Good
March 14, 2019
257 m
Caterlink Ltd at Ridgeway School School/college/university 4
Good
February 25, 2022
257 m
Kempston Centre Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
August 28, 2018
269 m
Food Top Chinese Takeaway/sandwich shop 2
Needs Improvement
November 6, 2021
281 m
Pauls Supermarket Retailers - other 5
Very Good
August 7, 2019
281 m
Half Moon Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
January 22, 2020
386 m
Kempston Hammers Sports & Social Club Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
July 25, 2018
386 m
Balliol Pre-school & Nursery Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
September 20, 2021
503 m
Caterlink Ltd at Balliol Primary School School/college/university 5
Very Good
January 20, 2021
503 m
Dawn Until Dusk at Balliol Lower School School/college/university 5
Very Good
September 4, 2019
503 m
Luci & Lina's Fish Bar Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
September 24, 2018
528 m
McKenzie Butchers Retailers - other 4
Good
September 14, 2021
528 m
Papa Johns Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
January 20, 2022
528 m
Pledgers Bakers Retailers - other 3
Satisfactory
February 11, 2021
528 m
Caterlink at Kempston Rural Lower School School/college/university 5
Very Good
May 9, 2019
595 m
Lidl Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
March 26, 2022
606 m
King William IV Pub/bar/nightclub 3
Satisfactory
February 23, 2022
642 m
Churchill Catering Ltd Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
January 30, 2020
656 m
Brewers Fayre Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
October 20, 2018
699 m
Maypole Farm Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
August 16, 2018
699 m

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to MK42 7DP - Data from Apr 2022

Eugster Avenue Bus Stop/Station 194 m
Eugster Avenue Bus Stop/Station 199 m
Williamson Road Shops Bus Stop/Station 231 m
Williamson Road Shops Bus Stop/Station 262 m
Lodge Avenue Bus Stop/Station 288 m
Bedford Rail Station Taxi Rank 3.48 km
The Broadway Taxi Rank 4.27 km
Kempston Hardwick Rail Station Rail 2.15 km
Kempston Hardwick Rail Station Rail 2.18 km
Bedford St Johns Rail Station Rail 3.52 km
London Luton Airport Air 27.33 km
Cambridge Airport Air 47.99 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to MK42 7DP - Data from Dec 2021

The Spinney Woodland Or Forest 216 m
Ridgeway Wood Woodland Or Forest 804 m
Wiles Wood Woodland Or Forest 987 m
Van Diemen's Land Woodland Or Forest 1.31 km
Homeless Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.63 km
Kempston Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.65 km
Ransom's Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.88 km
Redhill Spinney Woodland Or Forest 3.24 km
Hollow Lake Inland Water 3.28 km
Wootton Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.36 km
Half Grown Spinney Woodland Or Forest 3.4 km
Deep Spinney Woodland Or Forest 3.47 km
Hanger Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.54 km
Berry Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.56 km
Astey Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.59 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for MK42 7DP - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 107 Mbps 123.2 Mbps 331 Mbps
Upload 14.8 Mbps 16.2 Mbps 36 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% 16 1
30-300 Mbps 0% 113.2 15.5
300+ Mbps 100% 331 36

Gas Consumption

33 meters consuming 436,269 kWh - mean 13,220 kWh : median 12,720 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

34 meters consuming 131,215 kWh - mean 3,859 kWh : median 3,675 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for MK42 7DP - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
Latitude 52.11133000
Longitude -0.50945100
OS Easting 502170
OS Northing 0246937
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
8466
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Bedfordshire

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Bedford
Electoral Ward Kempston West
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: Suburbanites
Group: Semi-detached suburbia
Subgroup: Multi-ethnic suburbia
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban city and town
Built-Up Area Bedford BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Kempston BUASD
Workplace Zone E33025705
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Bedford 018
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Bedford 018C
Output Area / Small Area 6B1