Postcode MK42 9EE (Bedford)

Map showing MK42 9EE and nearby postcodes

The postcode MK42 9EE is located in Bedford It was introduced in March 1988 and is an active postcode. MK42 9EE is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

MK42 9EE is one of the more deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 2.7 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 9EE as Multicultural metropolitans > Challenged Asian terraces > Asian terraces and flats.

The closest road name to MK42 9EE is Marina Court which is centered 16 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Whitbread Avenue and is 188 m away. The closest railway station is Bedford St Johns Rail Station, 941 m away.

The closest primary school to MK42 9EE (for ages 11 and under) is Cauldwell School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on December 1, 2021. 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 9EE is T Bar and is 325 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on October 12, 2017. The nearest takeaway food is available from Mohans Sweet Centre and is 547 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Good on March 18, 2022.

Residents reported an average download speed of 61.6 Mbps and an average upload speed of 9.7 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 9EE 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 9EE and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to MK42 9EE, and the approximate distance away.

Marina Court 16 m
Granville Street 48 m
Stafford Road 97 m
Riverside Close 112 m
Whitbread Avenue 113 m
Austin Canons Way 151 m
Austin Canons 201 m
Dallas Road 224 m
Beatrice Street 327 m
Kempston Road 335 m
Marlborough Park 436 m
Ford End Road 579 m
A5141 672 m
Bedford Road 1 km
B531 1.21 km

Postcode

Information about the postcode MK42 9EE

Introduction March 1988
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 9EE - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
St John's School Outstanding
(June 14, 2018)
200 m
Cauldwell School Good
(December 1, 2021)
393 m
E-Spired Centre of Excellence Good
(April 26, 2018)
763 m
Queen's Park Academy Requires improvement
(June 12, 2019)
824 m
Bedford College Good
(September 26, 2019)
1.04 km
Bedford Free School Outstanding
(January 16, 2020)
1.06 km
Camestone School Good
(April 27, 2017)
1.08 km
St Joseph's and St Gregory's Catholic Primary School Requires improvement
(November 20, 2019)
1.08 km
Grange Academy Good
(July 6, 2017)
1.14 km
Westfield Primary School Requires improvement
(June 27, 2018)
1.15 km
Priory Primary School Outstanding
(May 1, 2014)
1.2 km
Shackleton Primary School Good
(September 29, 2021)
1.37 km
Bedford Girls' School 1.44 km
Polam School 1.46 km
Bedford Road Primary School Requires improvement
(June 14, 2018)
1.52 km
Daubeney Academy Good
(May 6, 2016)
1.58 km
Biddenham International School and Sports College Good
(March 27, 2019)
1.68 km
Springfield Primary School 1.71 km
Livingstone Primary School Good
(March 30, 2017)
1.72 km
Bedford Greenacre Independent School 1.82 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from MK42 9EE - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Lambert-2 Retailers - other 4
Good
August 5, 2019
89 m
Bangher Supermarket Retailers - other 3
Satisfactory
February 13, 2020
154 m
St John's School School/college/university 5
Very Good
February 22, 2019
200 m
PJ Ashpole & Son Retailers - other 5
Very Good
June 26, 2018
262 m
Benedickter Catering Other catering premises 5
Very Good
March 20, 2019
325 m
Keep Guard Day Nursery West Wing Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
February 5, 2021
325 m
T Bar Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
October 12, 2017
325 m
HEART Academies Trust at Cauldwell School School/college/university 5
Very Good
February 9, 2021
393 m
Peter Pan Nursery (Bedford BC) Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
February 9, 2021
393 m
Kempston Park Indoor Bowls Club Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
March 12, 2020
487 m
Guru Nanak Gurdwara Other catering premises 5
Very Good
March 29, 2022
489 m
The Italian Deli Retailers - other 4
Good
February 16, 2019
520 m
Corner Shop Retailers - other 3
Satisfactory
October 29, 2020
543 m
Just Meat Retailers - other 3
Satisfactory
September 16, 2020
543 m
Mohans Sweet Centre Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
March 18, 2022
547 m
Tesco Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
February 16, 2019
547 m
Odra Bedford Ltd Retailers - other 4
Good
July 11, 2019
552 m
Bedford Hospital Production Kitchen Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
October 18, 2021
567 m
Addison Howard Centre Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
February 24, 2020
574 m
Queens Park Supermarket Retailers - other 5
Very Good
March 3, 2017
577 m

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to MK42 9EE - Data from Apr 2022

Whitbread Avenue Bus Stop/Station 188 m
Whitbread Avenue Bus Stop/Station 231 m
The Keep Bus Stop/Station 314 m
Spring Road Bus Stop/Station 467 m
Savannah Close Bus Stop/Station 490 m
Bedford Rail Station Taxi Rank 963 m
The Broadway Taxi Rank 1.6 km
Bedford St Johns Rail Station Rail 941 m
Bedford St Johns Rail Station Rail 947 m
Bedford Rail Station Rail 999 m
London Luton Airport Air 28.5 km
Cambridge Airport Air 45.68 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to MK42 9EE - Data from Dec 2021

Rink Islands Island 1.38 km
Castle Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.45 km
Longholme Island Island 2.33 km
Deep Spinney Woodland Or Forest 2.38 km
The Spinney Woodland Or Forest 2.65 km
Priory Marina Inland Water 2.82 km
Press Meadow Woodland Or Forest 2.88 km
Priory Lake Inland Water 3.16 km
New Cut Inland Water 3.28 km
Hollow Lake Inland Water 3.32 km
Cardington Spillway Inland Water 3.33 km
Apple Island Island 3.39 km
Helen's Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.45 km
Ridgeway Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.48 km
Clapham Park Woodland Or Forest 3.58 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for MK42 9EE - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 53.6 Mbps 61.6 Mbps 107 Mbps
Upload 10 Mbps 9.7 Mbps 18.34 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% 13 1
30-300 Mbps 0% 65.9 10.5
300+ Mbps 100% - -

Gas Consumption

18 meters consuming 232,826 kWh - mean 12,935 kWh : median 13,050 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

19 meters consuming 62,791 kWh - mean 3,305 kWh : median 2,564 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for MK42 9EE - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
Latitude 52.12776900
Longitude -0.48073700
OS Easting 504098
OS Northing 0248806
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
10466
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Bedfordshire

Government

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

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: Multicultural metropolitans
Group: Challenged Asian terraces
Subgroup: Asian terraces and flats
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban city and town
Built-Up Area Bedford BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Bedford BUASD
Workplace Zone E33025694
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Bedford 016
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Bedford 016D
Output Area / Small Area 4B1