Around average
IMD England
41
Crime · May '26
£385,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
East of England
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for MK42 6EB
Postcode
MK42 6EB
Coordinates
52.0973, -0.4638
Grid reference
TL053454
Easting
505,325
Northing
245,436
Region
East of England
Plus Code
9C4X3GWP+WF
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Wixams
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.
18082
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 18082 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 6EB
HM Land Registry · Bedford
Average price
£382,833
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £385,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Sep '23 – Jul '25Jul '25: 1 sales · avg £385,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£450k£382k£314k
Sep '23Feb '24Jul '25
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Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime near MK42 6EB
Crime trends · near MK42 6EB
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
33218
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
19
YoY -14%
ASB
19124
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
9
YoY +29%
Vehicle Crime
740
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY -50%
Burglary
630
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY +100%
Criminal damage
1061
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY -33%
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.71.1%
Indian8.6%
Other White8.2%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group1.7%
White & Asian1.6%
+ 3 other groups · 8.9%
Religion
Christian52.5%
No religion30.7%
Not answered6.7%
Sikh4.0%
Muslim2.3%
+ 2 other religions · 3.9%
Age groups
50–6419.9%
35–4916.5%
65–7415.2%
75–8414.0%
25–348.6%
+ 6 other age groups · 25.9%
Households
Any member 66+25.6%
All members 66+18.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children12.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.3%
Other8.2%
+ 7 other households · 24.8%
Administrative Information
Bedford
Local Authority
Council AreaMid Bedfordshire E14001359
Constituency
E14001359Bedfordshire
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Wixams & Wilstead
Constituency code
E14001359
EU Electoral Region
Eastern
Parish
Wixams
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 022B E01034432
E01034432MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Bedford 022 E02007011
E02007011LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Bedford 019E E01017550
E01017550MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Bedford 019 E02003634
E02003634Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
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 hamlet and isolated dwellings F1
2021 Classification
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1
Sun & Time Information
3:55 AM
Sunrise
8:19 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:55 AM
Sunset (today)
8:19 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 2018
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~8 years
Active Duration
2018 -> PresentJanuary 2018 — Introduced
Postcode MK42 6EB introduced by Royal Mail.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1. LSOA E01034432 and MSOA E02007011 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode MK42 6EB is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 2018
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~8 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
Schools near MK42 6EB
Open state schools within 2 km of this postcode, ranked by distance.
Lakeview School
Bedford · MK42 6BH
0.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Wixams Tree Primary Academy
Bedford · MK42 6BA
Good
0.7 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Wixams Academy
Bedford · MK42 6BA
Requires improvement
0.7 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–19
Willow Grove Primary School
Bedford · MK45 3TE
0.9 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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