22,387
Households
White Brit. · 53%
Ethnicity
Christian · 46%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
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Crimes
£305,000
Median property price
1,285
Postcodes
Overview of MK42
Coordinates52.1163, -0.4712
Postcodes
1,285
Population (Census)
57,576
Households (Census)
22,387
Recorded crime
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Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for MK42
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Around average
Mean decile 4.98 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Around average on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 4.98 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in MK42
Property sales · MK42
HM Land Registry · MK42
Average price
£308,606
YoY: -2.9%
Median price: £305,692
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 16 sales · avg £297,031
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£339k£307k£276k
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
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Demographics in MK42
Ethnicity
White Brit.53.4%
Other White13.2%
Indian9.4%
African4.0%
Bangladeshi3.5%
+ 7 other groups · 16.5%
Religion
Christian45.9%
No religion32.3%
Muslim7.6%
Not answered5.8%
Sikh3.6%
+ 2 other religions · 4.8%
Age groups
35–4922.5%
50–6417.1%
25–3416.1%
10–158.0%
5–97.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.3%
Households
Other17.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children17.2%
Any member 66+9.0%
Lone parent family: With dependent children8.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children8.5%
+ 7 other households · 38.9%
Wards in MK42
Wixams & Wilstead
IMD 7.27169 postcodes
Houghton Conquest & Haynes
IMD 7.009 postcodes
Kempston South
IMD 6.77115 postcodes
Kempston West
IMD 6.7081 postcodes
Shortstown
IMD 5.00145 postcodes
Kempston North
IMD 4.80100 postcodes
Kempston Central & East
IMD 4.20195 postcodes
Cauldwell
IMD 3.92271 postcodes
Kingsbrook
IMD 3.63191 postcodes
Greyfriars
IMD 1.009 postcodes
Postcodes in MK42
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