The postcode MK42 8LS is located in Bedford It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. MK42 8LS is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).
MK42 8LS is one of the more deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 2.8 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 8LS as Urbanites > Urban professionals and families > Multi-ethnic professionals with families.
The closest road name to MK42 8LS is Park Road which is centered 70 m away.
The nearest bus stop is Spring Road and is 111 m away. The closest railway station is Bedford St Johns Rail Station, 1.39 km away.
The closest primary school to MK42 8LS (for ages 11 and under) is Camestone School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on April 27, 2017. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is Biddenham International School and Sports College. The last OFSTED inspection on March 27, 2019 rated this school as Good
The local pub for residents of MK42 8LS is Daleys Club and is 217 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on September 2, 2021. The nearest takeaway food is available from New Oriental Fusion and is 217 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on May 18, 2018.
Residents reported an average download speed of 182.4 Mbps and an average upload speed of 18.4 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 3.6 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.5 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.
Policing for MK42 8LS 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 8LS and their respective distances.
A list of road names near to MK42 8LS, and the approximate distance away.
Information about the postcode MK42 8LS
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 8LS - Data from 2020-2021
School | Type | Ages | Ofsted Rating(Last Inspection) | Distance |
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St John's School | Special school | 2-19 | Outstanding (June 14, 2018) | 404 m |
Camestone School | Maintained school | 5-11 | Good (April 27, 2017) | 515 m |
Grange Academy | Special school | 5-19 | Good (July 6, 2017) | 646 m |
Cauldwell School | Academy | 4-11 | Good (December 1, 2021) | 775 m |
Bedford Road Primary School | Maintained school | 5-11 | Requires improvement (June 14, 2018) | 994 m |
Daubeney Academy | Academy | 11-16 | Good (May 6, 2016) | 1 km |
Springfield Primary School | Academy | 4-11 | 1.13 km | |
E-Spired Centre of Excellence | Independent school | 14-16 | Good (April 26, 2018) | 1.15 km |
Queen's Park Academy | Academy | 3-11 | Requires improvement (June 12, 2019) | 1.24 km |
St Joseph's and St Gregory's Catholic Primary School | Academy | 4-11 | Requires improvement (November 20, 2019) | 1.42 km |
Westfield Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Requires improvement (June 27, 2018) | 1.46 km |
Shackleton Primary School | Academy | 4-11 | Good (September 29, 2021) | 1.54 km |
Bedford Free School | Academy | 11-16 | Outstanding (January 16, 2020) | 1.59 km |
Bedford College | College | 16-99 | Good (September 26, 2019) | 1.6 km |
Balliol Primary School | Maintained school | 2-11 | Good (January 17, 2017) | 1.65 km |
Priory Primary School | Maintained school | 3-11 | Outstanding (May 1, 2014) | 1.8 km |
Bedford Girls' School | Independent school | 7-18 | 1.92 km | |
Biddenham International School and Sports College | Maintained school | 11-18 | Good (March 27, 2019) | 1.97 km |
Polam School | Independent school | 1-9 | 2.04 km | |
Great Denham Primary School | Maintained school | 3-11 | Good (December 7, 2017) | 2.16 km |
Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from MK42 8LS - Data from Apr 2022
Name | Type | Rating(Last Inspection) | Distance |
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Daleys Club | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good September 2, 2021 | 217 m | |
Hometown Cafe & Grill | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good July 24, 2021 | 217 m | |
New Oriental Fusion | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good May 18, 2018 | 217 m | |
Paul's Store & Off Licence | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good February 7, 2020 | 217 m | |
Addison Howard Centre | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good February 24, 2020 | 285 m | |
Benedickter Catering | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good March 20, 2019 | 292 m | |
Keep Guard Day Nursery West Wing | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good February 5, 2021 | 292 m | |
T Bar | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good October 12, 2017 | 292 m | |
Blue Ginger | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Good March 27, 2019 | 362 m | |
Heshi's Supermarket | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Good January 16, 2020 | 362 m | |
Kempston Bakehouse | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Good December 20, 2018 | 362 m | |
Kempston News | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Good January 21, 2020 | 362 m | |
Lloyds Pharmacy LTD | Exempt September 5, 2019 | 362 m | |
Paul's Fish and Chips | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good October 11, 2018 | 362 m | |
The Elephant Restaurant | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Satisfactory September 17, 2021 | 362 m | |
The Pantry | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Good July 24, 2021 | 362 m | |
Tiger Lily Chinese Takeaway | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Satisfactory February 23, 2022 | 362 m | |
PJ Ashpole & Son | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good June 26, 2018 | 380 m | |
Kempston Park Indoor Bowls Club | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good March 12, 2020 | 387 m | |
St John's School | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good February 22, 2019 | 404 m |
Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to MK42 8LS - Data from Apr 2022
Spring Road | 111 m | |
Savannah Close | 114 m | |
Savannah Close | 146 m | |
Spring Road | 160 m | |
Addison Centre | 196 m | |
Bedford Rail Station | 1.55 km | |
The Broadway | 2.19 km | |
Bedford St Johns Rail Station | 1.39 km | |
Bedford St Johns Rail Station | 1.4 km | |
Bedford Rail Station | 1.59 km | |
London Luton Airport | 28.04 km | |
Cambridge Airport | 46.04 km |
Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to MK42 8LS - Data from Dec 2021
Rink Islands | 1.91 km | |
Castle Hill | 1.99 km | |
The Spinney | 2.13 km | |
Deep Spinney | 2.63 km | |
Longholme Island | 2.74 km | |
Hollow Lake | 2.91 km | |
Ridgeway Wood | 2.94 km | |
Wiles Wood | 3.1 km | |
Priory Marina | 3.19 km | |
Press Meadow | 3.19 km | |
Van Diemen's Land | 3.26 km | |
Causeway Lake | 3.32 km | |
Priory Lake | 3.49 km | |
Homeless Wood | 3.55 km | |
Cardington Spillway | 3.59 km |
Broadband availability and performance statistics for MK42 8LS - Data from Ofcom 2017
All Speeds | Median | Avg | Max |
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Download | 107 Mbps | 182.4 Mbps | 593 Mbps |
Upload | 18 Mbps | 18.4 Mbps | 39 Mbps |
Speed Band Mbps |
Users | Download Avg Mbps |
Upload Avg Mbps |
|
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0-2 Mbps | 0% | 100% | 4 | 1 |
2-5 Mbps | 0% | 100% | - | - |
5-10 Mbps | 0% | 100% | - | - |
10-30 Mbps | 0% | 100% | - | - |
30-300 Mbps | 0% | 100% | 111.7 | 14.7 |
300+ Mbps | 100% | 100% | 527.5 | 38.3 |
Energy usage data for MK42 8LS - Data from 2020
Country | England |
Latitude | 52.12285300 |
Longitude | -0.48445400 |
OS Easting | 503855 |
OS Northing | 0248254 |
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: Urban professionals and families Subgroup: Multi-ethnic professionals with families |
Rural-Urban Classification | (England/Wales) Urban city and town |
Built-Up Area | Bedford BUA |
Built-Up Area Sub-Division | Kempston BUASD |
Workplace Zone | E33025699 |
Middle Layer Super Output Area Intermediate Zone |
Bedford 017 |
Lower Layer Super Output Area Data Zone |
Bedford 017B |
Output Area / Small Area | 5A2 |