Most deprived 30–40%
IMD England
Around average · 5.7 per 1k
Crime · Aug '26
East of England
Region
Deprivation Index (IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
13090
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 13090 out of 33,755 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near MK42 0FL
England & WalesCrime trends · near MK42 0FL
Counts are for Shortstown electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearSep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
16
YoY -30%
27188
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
11
YoY —
27153
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY -91%
1160
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
1
YoY —
630
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
2
YoY —
630
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.67.9%
Other White10.0%
African4.5%
White & Black Caribbean3.2%
Bangladeshi2.6%
+ 5 other groups · 11.8%
Religion
Christian45.0%
No religion40.8%
Not answered6.2%
Muslim5.9%
+ other · 2.1%
Age groups
35–4923.1%
50–6418.4%
25–3412.7%
10–159.0%
5–97.7%
+ 5 other age groups · 29.0%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children19.3%
Other17.5%
Lone parent family: With dependent children9.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children8.3%
Cohabiting couple family: No children8.2%
+ 8 other households · 37.2%
Coordinates & Location for MK42 0FL
Postcode
MK42 0FL
Coordinates
52.1075, -0.4380
Grid reference
TL070466
Easting
507,070
Northing
246,617
Region
East of England
Plus Code
9C4X4H56+2Q
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Shortstown
Travel to Work
Bedford
ITL Region
Bedford
National Park
Non-National Park
Administrative Information
Bedford
Local Authority
Council AreaNorth Bedfordshire E14001384
Constituency
E14001384Bedfordshire
Police Force
England
Ward
Shortstown
Constituency code
E14001384
EU Electoral Region
Eastern
Parish
Shortstown
International Territorial Level
Bedford
Health & NHS
East of England
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS EnglandEast of England
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
East of England
NHS Region
East of England
Integrated Care Board
NHS Central East Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Bedfordshire
Sub ICB Location
NHS Central East ICB - M1J4Y
Cancer Alliance
East of England
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Bedford 021B E01017487
E01017487MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Bedford 021 E02007010
E02007010LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Bedford 019B E01017487
E01017487MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Bedford 019 E02003634
E02003634Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Village – less sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 7
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1
2021 Classification
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1
Sun & Time Information
7:15 AM
Sunrise
6:22 PM
Sunset
11 hours 7 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:15 AM
Sunset (today)
6:22 PM
Daylight duration
11 hours 7 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
September 2003
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~23 years
Active Duration
2003 -> PresentSeptember 2003 — Introduced
Postcode MK42 0FL introduced by Royal Mail.
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1. LSOA E01017487 and MSOA E02007010 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD England rank: 13090
Present — Active
Postcode MK42 0FL is currently active and in use.
First introduced
September 2003
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~23 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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Schools near MK42 0FL
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 27%
RWM expected
60%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 22%
RWM expected
74%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 38%
Attainment 8
42.8
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 18%
RWM expected
77%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 1–11FSM 42%
RWM expected
61%
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