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MK42 8BU lies on Foster Road in Kempston, Bedford. MK42 8BU is located in the Kempston North electoral ward, within the unitary authority of Bedford and the English Parliamentary constituency of Bedford. The Sub Integrated Care Board (ICB) Location is NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes ICB - M1J4Y and the police force is Bedfordshire. This postcode has been in use since January 1980.

MK42 8BU maps

MK42 8BU map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
MK42 8BU map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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MK42 8BU geodata

Easting503054
Northing248121
Latitude52.121820
Longitude-0.496168

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is MK42 8BU?

StreetFoster Road
LocalityKempston
Town/CityBedford
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictMK42

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MK42 8BU Elevation

Elevation or altitude of MK42 8BU as distance above sea level:

MetresFeet
Elevation30m98ft

Elevation is measured from the approximate centre of the postcode, to the nearest point on an OS contour line from OS Terrain 50, which has contour spacing of ten vertical metres.

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Politics

WardKempston North
ConstituencyBedford

House Prices

Sales of detached houses in MK42 8BU

2018
14 DEC
£415,000
2014
29 SEP
£220,000
2009
22 MAY
£175,000
2007
20 APR
£177,000
2004
23 JUL
£204,995
2004
3 FEB
£143,000
2002
22 MAR
£119,995
2001
4 APR
£87,000
1996
29 NOV
£59,500

➜ Kempston house prices

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to MK42 8BU

Gulliver Close (Hillgrounds Road)Kempston236m
Gulliver Close (Hillgrounds Road)Kempston249m
Saxon Centre (Bedford Road)Kempston374m
Bunyan RoadKempston398m
Bedford Road Lower School (Hillgrounds Road)Kempston398m

Nearest railway stations to MK42 8BU

Bedford Station2km
Bedford St Johns Station2.1km
Kempston Hardwick Station3.3km

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Broadband

Broadband access in MK42 8BU (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband95.5%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband0.0%

Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps

Broadband speed in MK42 8BU (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed70.0Mbps
Average download speed88.9Mbps
Maximum download speed350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed6.8Mbps
Average upload speed7.7Mbps
Maximum upload speed20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in MK42 8BU (2020 data)

Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps0.0%

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MK42 8BU gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in MK42 8BU by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)927,788
Meter count67
Mean (kWh/meter)13,848
Median (kWh/meter)13,446

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)257,009
Meter count69
Mean (kWh/meter)3,725
Median (kWh/meter)3,387

Deprivation

88% of English postcodes are less deprived than MK42 8BU:

Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to MK42 8BU (metres)

Grange Academy
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Grange School
201m
Rivermead
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Rivermead
201m
Kempston Youth Centre
Food Hygiene Rating: Exempt
Kempston Outdoor Centre
254m

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Nearest post box to MK42 8BU

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Bedford Road17:3011:30310m
Newtown P.o. Bedford Road18:4011:45578m
Hill Grounds Road17:3011:30590m

MK42 8BU ITL and MK42 8BU LAU

The below table lists the International Territorial Level (ITL) codes (formerly Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) codes) and Local Administrative Units (LAU) codes for MK42 8BU:

ITL 1 CodeName
TLHEast
ITL 2 CodeName
TLH2Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
ITL 3 CodeName
TLH24Bedford
LAU 1 CodeName
E06000055Bedford

MK42 8BU census areas

The below table lists the Census Output Area (OA), Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA), and Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA) for MK42 8BU:

CodeName
OAE00088407
LSOAE01017509Bedford 016A
MSOAE02003631Bedford 016

Nearest postcodes to MK42 8BU

MK42 8BTFoster Road44m
MK42 8BWKing Street155m
MK42 8BXFoster Place162m
MK42 8RBGulliver Close183m
MK42 8QRPenwright Close186m
MK42 8BNKing Street186m
MK42 8AUHalsey Road203m
MK42 8QUAdamson Walk215m
MK42 8QEEgglestone Close226m
MK42 8RDHillgrounds Road237m