The postcode MK42 8UD is located in Bedford It was introduced in January 1993 and is an active postcode. MK42 8UD is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).
MK42 8UD is one of the more deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 4.3 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 8UD as Urbanites > Urban professionals and families > Multi-ethnic professionals with families.
The closest road name to MK42 8UD is Viking Grove which is centered 69 m away.
The nearest bus stop is Gilbert Close and is 147 m away. The closest railway station is Bedford Rail Station, 1.75 km away.
The closest primary school to MK42 8UD (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 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 8UD is AFC Kempston Rovers Football Club and is 230 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on March 26, 2022. The nearest takeaway food is available from KFC and is 721 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on July 22, 2021.
Residents reported an average download speed of 76 Mbps and an average upload speed of 15 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 94.9% 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 1.4 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.
Policing for MK42 8UD 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 8UD and their respective distances.
A list of road names near to MK42 8UD, and the approximate distance away.
Information about the postcode MK42 8UD
Introduction | January 1993 |
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 8UD - Data from 2020-2021
School | Type | Ages | Ofsted Rating(Last Inspection) | Distance |
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Grange Academy | Special school | 5-19 | Good (July 6, 2017) | 613 m |
Bedford Road Primary School | Maintained school | 5-11 | Requires improvement (June 14, 2018) | 815 m |
Westfield Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Requires improvement (June 27, 2018) | 1.03 km |
St John's School | Special school | 2-19 | Outstanding (June 14, 2018) | 1.04 km |
St Joseph's and St Gregory's Catholic Primary School | Academy | 4-11 | Requires improvement (November 20, 2019) | 1.06 km |
Queen's Park Academy | Academy | 3-11 | Requires improvement (June 12, 2019) | 1.09 km |
Great Denham Primary School | Maintained school | 3-11 | Good (December 7, 2017) | 1.2 km |
Camestone School | Maintained school | 5-11 | Good (April 27, 2017) | 1.28 km |
Biddenham International School and Sports College | Maintained school | 11-18 | Good (March 27, 2019) | 1.38 km |
Balliol Primary School | Maintained school | 2-11 | Good (January 17, 2017) | 1.47 km |
St James' Church of England VA Primary School | Maintained school | 5-11 | Good (January 25, 2017) | 1.52 km |
Cauldwell School | Academy | 4-11 | Good (December 1, 2021) | 1.53 km |
Daubeney Academy | Academy | 11-16 | Good (May 6, 2016) | 1.59 km |
Springfield Primary School | Academy | 4-11 | 1.63 km | |
E-Spired Centre of Excellence | Independent school | 14-16 | Good (April 26, 2018) | 1.91 km |
Great Ouse Primary Academy | Academy | 3-11 | 1.95 km | |
Kempston Rural Primary School | Maintained school | 5-11 | Outstanding (April 23, 2010) | 1.98 km |
Priory Primary School | Maintained school | 3-11 | Outstanding (May 1, 2014) | 2.05 km |
Ridgeway School | Special school | 2-19 | Good (November 7, 2019) | 2.08 km |
Kempston Challenger Academy | Academy | 11-18 | Good (September 13, 2018) | 2.08 km |
Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from MK42 8UD - Data from Apr 2022
Name | Type | Rating(Last Inspection) | Distance |
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Confetti Cake Lab | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good November 15, 2021 | 162 m | |
AFC Kempston Rovers Football Club | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good March 26, 2022 | 230 m | |
One Stop | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good December 30, 2017 | 293 m | |
Kempston Outdoor Centre | Exempt July 17, 2017 | 585 m | |
Kempston Youth Centre | Exempt May 9, 2017 | 585 m | |
Grange Academy | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good March 14, 2019 | 613 m | |
Rivermead | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good November 12, 2020 | 613 m | |
Addison Howard Centre | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good February 24, 2020 | 702 m | |
Kempston Park Indoor Bowls Club | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good March 12, 2020 | 702 m | |
KFC | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good July 22, 2021 | 721 m | |
King Cod | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good January 16, 2020 | 721 m | |
Subway | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good February 14, 2019 | 721 m | |
Tesco | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good August 21, 2017 | 721 m | |
Bake Kempston CIC | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good September 23, 2021 | 764 m | |
Kempston East Methodist Church | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good February 13, 2020 | 764 m | |
Carmichael's Coffee | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good June 27, 2018 | 784 m | |
Thai To Walk | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good March 27, 2021 | 784 m | |
Guru Gobind Singh Gurdwara | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good March 19, 2020 | 784 m | |
Banana Moon Day Nursery | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good February 5, 2021 | 786 m | |
Cafe Mar-Chelles | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good December 15, 2020 | 787 m |
Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to MK42 8UD - Data from Apr 2022
Gilbert Close | 147 m | |
Gilbert Close | 191 m | |
Dillons Store | 218 m | |
Dillons Store | 231 m | |
Mortimer Road | 255 m | |
Bedford Rail Station | 1.7 km | |
The Broadway | 2.57 km | |
Bedford Rail Station | 1.75 km | |
Bedford St Johns Rail Station | 2.1 km | |
Bedford St Johns Rail Station | 2.1 km | |
London Luton Airport | 28.63 km | |
Cambridge Airport | 46.84 km |
Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to MK42 8UD - Data from Dec 2021
The Spinney | 1.73 km | |
Deep Spinney | 1.91 km | |
Rink Islands | 2.5 km | |
Castle Hill | 2.54 km | |
Ridgeway Wood | 2.57 km | |
Wiles Wood | 2.81 km | |
Apple Island | 2.87 km | |
Van Diemen's Land | 3.13 km | |
The Thorns | 3.28 km | |
Hanger Wood | 3.41 km | |
Homeless Wood | 3.44 km | |
Half Grown Spinney | 3.46 km | |
Longholme Island | 3.49 km | |
Redhill Spinney | 3.52 km | |
Hollow Lake | 3.68 km |
Broadband availability and performance statistics for MK42 8UD - Data from Ofcom 2017
All Speeds | Median | Avg | Max |
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Download | 73.1 Mbps | 76 Mbps | 205 Mbps |
Upload | 19.5 Mbps | 15 Mbps | 29.96 Mbps |
Speed Band Mbps |
Users | Download Avg Mbps |
Upload Avg Mbps |
|
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0-2 Mbps | 0% | 100% | 8.3 | 1 |
2-5 Mbps | 0% | 100% | - | - |
5-10 Mbps | 0% | 100% | - | - |
10-30 Mbps | 0% | 100% | 17.3 | 3.3 |
30-300 Mbps | 5.1% | 100% | 91.4 | 18.1 |
300+ Mbps | 94.9% | 94.9% | - | - |
Energy usage data for MK42 8UD - Data from 2020
Country | England |
Latitude | 52.12604900 |
Longitude | -0.49742000 |
OS Easting | 502960 |
OS Northing | 0248591 |
OS Positional Quality | Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean |
Bedfordshire |
Westminster Parliamentary Constituency |
Bedford |
Electoral Ward | Kempston North |
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 | E33025693 |
Middle Layer Super Output Area Intermediate Zone |
Bedford 016 |
Lower Layer Super Output Area Data Zone |
Bedford 016C |
Output Area / Small Area | 5A2 |