Around average
IMD England
56
Crime · May '26
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Avg property price
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Annual change
East of England
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for MK42 0GU
Postcode
MK42 0GU
Coordinates
52.1100, -0.4265
Grid reference
TL078469
Easting
507,854
Northing
246,908
Region
East of England
Plus Code
9C4X4H6F+2C
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
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.
16138
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 16138 out of 32,844 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)
Property sales · MK42 0GU
HM Land Registry · Bedford
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Police Recorded Crime near MK42 0GU
Crime trends · near MK42 0GU
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
35228
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
27
YoY +69%
ASB
27153
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
12
YoY -56%
Vehicle Crime
1160
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY stable
Burglary
630
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY stable
Criminal damage
630
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
5
YoY +67%
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.62.6%
Other White8.8%
African5.9%
Indian5.1%
Caribbean3.7%
+ 7 other groups · 13.9%
Religion
Christian42.6%
No religion41.7%
Not answered5.2%
Muslim5.0%
Hindu2.1%
+ 1 other religions · 3.4%
Age groups
35–4924.6%
25–3423.8%
50–6413.8%
≤410.1%
5–97.2%
+ 5 other age groups · 20.5%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children24.9%
Other13.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children12.6%
Cohabiting couple family: No children12.2%
Cohabiting couple family: With dependent children9.5%
+ 8 other households · 27.8%
Administrative Information
Bedford
Local Authority
Council AreaNorth Bedfordshire E14001384
Constituency
E14001384Bedfordshire
Police Force
Scotland-wide
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 ScotlandEast of England
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
East of England
NHS Region
East of England
Integrated Care Board
NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Bedfordshire
Sub ICB Location
NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes ICB - M1J4Y
Cancer Alliance
East of England
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Bedford 021C E01034428
E01034428MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Bedford 021 E02007010
E02007010LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Bedford 019A E01017486
E01017486MSOA 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 village E1
2021 Classification
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1
Sun & Time Information
3:53 AM
Sunrise
8:20 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:53 AM
Sunset (today)
8:20 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
May 2017
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~9 years
Active Duration
2017 -> PresentMay 2017 — Introduced
Postcode MK42 0GU introduced by Royal Mail.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1. LSOA E01034428 and MSOA E02007010 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode MK42 0GU is currently active and in use.
First introduced
May 2017
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~9 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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