📅2001 Classification(England/Wales) Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling – less sparse: OA falls within the Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 8
📅2011 Classification(England/Wales) Rural village E1
📅2021 ClassificationLarger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1
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.
25324
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprivedLeast deprived
Rank 25324 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.
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 2,406
White Brit.71.5%
Other White6.7%
Indian4.8%
White & Black Caribbean3.3%
African3.0%
+ 3 other groups · 10.8%
Religion
Total residents: 2,407
No religion44.8%
Christian42.2%
Not answered4.9%
Muslim3.8%
Hindu2.0%
+ 1 other religions · 2.2%
Age groups
Total residents: 2,413
35–4927.7%
25–3417.0%
5–912.8%
≤410.9%
10–1510.5%
+ 5 other age groups · 21.1%
Households
Total households: 810
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children33.2%
Other12.8%
Lone parent family: With dependent children11.1%
Cohabiting couple family: With dependent children9.1%
Cohabiting couple family: No children9.0%
+ 7 other households · 24.7%
Sun & Time Information
🌅
5:55 AM
Sunrise
🌇
6:20 PM
Sunset
☀️ 10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
🌅Sunrise (today)5:55 AM
🌇Sunset (today)6:20 PM
⏱️Daylight duration10 hours 28 minutes
🕐Time zoneGMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
📅
November 2010
First Introduced
Active from
⛔
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
⏳
~16 years
Active Duration
2010 → Present
November 2010 — Introduced
Postcode MK42 6DB introduced by Royal Mail.
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural village E1. IMD England rank: 25324
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1. LSOA E01034433 and MSOA E02007011 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode MK42 6DB is currently active and in use.
📅First introducedNovember 2010
⛔Usage endedNot terminated
📆Active duration~16 years
ℹ️Current statusLive
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