The postcode MK42 8HT is located in Bedford It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. MK42 8HT is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).
MK42 8HT is one of the more deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 3.3 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 8HT as Urbanites > Ageing urban living > Communal retirement.
The closest road name to MK42 8HT is Harris Close which is centered 39 m away.
The nearest bus stop is Farrer Street and is 101 m away. The closest railway station is Bedford St Johns Rail Station, 2.21 km away.
The closest primary school to MK42 8HT (for ages 11 and under) is Bedford Road Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Requires improvement on June 14, 2018. 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 8HT is Kempston Constitutional Club and is 309 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on February 4, 2019. The nearest takeaway food is available from The Café Grill and is 262 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on December 15, 2020.
Residents reported an average download speed of 65.3 Mbps and an average upload speed of 11.5 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 90.9% 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 1.8 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.
Policing for MK42 8HT 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 8HT and their respective distances.
A list of road names near to MK42 8HT, and the approximate distance away.
Information about the postcode MK42 8HT
Introduction | January 1980 |
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 8HT - Data from 2020-2021
School | Type | Ages | Ofsted Rating(Last Inspection) | Distance |
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Bedford Road Primary School | Maintained school | 5-11 | Requires improvement (June 14, 2018) | 435 m |
Grange Academy | Special school | 5-19 | Good (July 6, 2017) | 507 m |
Springfield Primary School | Academy | 4-11 | 536 m | |
Daubeney Academy | Academy | 11-16 | Good (May 6, 2016) | 555 m |
Camestone School | Maintained school | 5-11 | Good (April 27, 2017) | 591 m |
Balliol Primary School | Maintained school | 2-11 | Good (January 17, 2017) | 834 m |
St John's School | Special school | 2-19 | Outstanding (June 14, 2018) | 1.26 km |
Ridgeway School | Special school | 2-19 | Good (November 7, 2019) | 1.52 km |
Kempston Challenger Academy | Academy | 11-18 | Good (September 13, 2018) | 1.52 km |
Cauldwell School | Academy | 4-11 | Good (December 1, 2021) | 1.61 km |
Kempston Rural Primary School | Maintained school | 5-11 | Outstanding (April 23, 2010) | 1.8 km |
Queen's Park Academy | Academy | 3-11 | Requires improvement (June 12, 2019) | 1.93 km |
E-Spired Centre of Excellence | Independent school | 14-16 | Good (April 26, 2018) | 1.96 km |
St Joseph's and St Gregory's Catholic Primary School | Academy | 4-11 | Requires improvement (November 20, 2019) | 2.02 km |
Westfield Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Requires improvement (June 27, 2018) | 2.03 km |
Great Denham Primary School | Maintained school | 3-11 | Good (December 7, 2017) | 2.08 km |
Shackleton Primary School | Academy | 4-11 | Good (September 29, 2021) | 2.19 km |
Bedford Free School | Academy | 11-16 | Outstanding (January 16, 2020) | 2.44 km |
Bedford College | College | 16-99 | Good (September 26, 2019) | 2.45 km |
Biddenham International School and Sports College | Maintained school | 11-18 | Good (March 27, 2019) | 2.46 km |
Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from MK42 8HT - Data from Apr 2022
Name | Type | Rating(Last Inspection) | Distance |
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Caprinos Pizza | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good January 6, 2022 | 150 m | |
The Café Grill | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good December 15, 2020 | 262 m | |
The Pearl | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good March 3, 2020 | 262 m | |
Costa Coffee | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good May 15, 2019 | 263 m | |
Domino's Pizza | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good October 20, 2018 | 263 m | |
J Sainsbury Plc (Main Store) | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good November 6, 2019 | 263 m | |
Lloyds Chemist | Exempt February 15, 2020 | 263 m | |
Diya Royal | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good June 27, 2018 | 309 m | |
Kempston Constitutional Club | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good February 4, 2019 | 309 m | |
Kempston Kebab | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good January 26, 2021 | 309 m | |
Mr Chippy | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Good February 21, 2019 | 309 m | |
Naims Tandoori | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good February 21, 2019 | 309 m | |
TGF Pizza Shop | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Satisfactory March 17, 2021 | 309 m | |
Cafe Mar-Chelles | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good December 15, 2020 | 338 m | |
Lloyds Chemist | Exempt July 29, 2019 | 338 m | |
Bake Kempston CIC | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good September 23, 2021 | 348 m | |
Kempston East Methodist Church | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good February 13, 2020 | 348 m | |
Carmichael's Coffee | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good June 27, 2018 | 354 m | |
Thai To Walk | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good March 27, 2021 | 354 m | |
Fatso's | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Good April 22, 2021 | 354 m |
Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to MK42 8HT - Data from Apr 2022
Farrer Street | 101 m | |
Bunyan Road | 195 m | |
Bunyan Road | 264 m | |
Lilac Walk Schools Only | 294 m | |
Saxon Centre | 326 m | |
Bedford Rail Station | 2.36 km | |
The Broadway | 3.05 km | |
Bedford St Johns Rail Station | 2.21 km | |
Bedford St Johns Rail Station | 2.22 km | |
Bedford Rail Station | 2.41 km | |
London Luton Airport | 27.52 km | |
Cambridge Airport | 46.69 km |
Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to MK42 8HT - Data from Dec 2021
The Spinney | 1.37 km | |
Ridgeway Wood | 2.13 km | |
Wiles Wood | 2.26 km | |
Van Diemen's Land | 2.4 km | |
Hollow Lake | 2.63 km | |
Homeless Wood | 2.69 km | |
Rink Islands | 2.76 km | |
Castle Hill | 2.85 km | |
Causeway Lake | 3.02 km | |
Deep Spinney | 3.02 km | |
Village Lake | 3.48 km | |
Longholme Island | 3.5 km | |
Dane Lane Lake | 3.83 km | |
Press Meadow | 3.86 km | |
Kempston Wood | 3.87 km |
Broadband availability and performance statistics for MK42 8HT - Data from Ofcom 2017
All Speeds | Median | Avg | Max |
---|---|---|---|
Download | 77.6 Mbps | 65.3 Mbps | 107 Mbps |
Upload | 10 Mbps | 11.5 Mbps | 20 Mbps |
Speed Band Mbps |
Users | Download Avg Mbps |
Upload Avg Mbps |
|
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0-2 Mbps | 0% | 100% | - | - |
2-5 Mbps | 0% | 100% | - | - |
5-10 Mbps | 0% | 100% | - | - |
10-30 Mbps | 0% | 100% | 17 | 1 |
30-300 Mbps | 9.1% | 100% | 81.5 | 15 |
300+ Mbps | 90.9% | 90.9% | - | - |
Energy usage data for MK42 8HT - Data from 2020
Country | England |
Latitude | 52.11664600 |
Longitude | -0.49193800 |
OS Easting | 503357 |
OS Northing | 0247553 |
OS Positional Quality | Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean |
Bedfordshire |
Westminster Parliamentary Constituency |
Bedford |
Electoral Ward | Kempston Central and East |
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: Urbanites Group: Ageing urban living Subgroup: Communal retirement |
Rural-Urban Classification | (England/Wales) Urban city and town |
Built-Up Area | Bedford BUA |
Built-Up Area Sub-Division | Kempston BUASD |
Workplace Zone | E33025700 |
Middle Layer Super Output Area Intermediate Zone |
Bedford 017 |
Lower Layer Super Output Area Data Zone |
Bedford 017A |
Output Area / Small Area | 5B2 |