Around average
IMD England
13
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 8RG
Postcode
MK42 8RG
Coordinates
52.1267, -0.5009
Grid reference
TL027486
Easting
502,722
Northing
248,656
Region
East of England
Plus Code
9C4X4FGX+MM
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Kempston
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.
16607
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 16607 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 8RG
HM Land Registry · Bedford
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Police Recorded Crime near MK42 8RG
Crime trends · near MK42 8RG
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
1173
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
9
YoY stable
ASB
840
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY -80%
Vehicle Crime
210
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY -100%
Burglary
420
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY stable
Criminal damage
530
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
3
YoY +200%
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.65.4%
Indian11.4%
Other White8.1%
Other Asian2.8%
Caribbean2.1%
+ 4 other groups · 10.1%
Religion
Christian47.5%
No religion31.1%
Not answered5.7%
Sikh5.2%
Other religion3.9%
+ 2 other religions · 6.7%
Age groups
50–6425.8%
35–4917.3%
25–3413.0%
65–7412.7%
20–246.1%
+ 6 other age groups · 25.1%
Households
Other14.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children12.8%
All members 66+11.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.2%
Any member 66+9.7%
+ 7 other households · 40.3%
Administrative Information
Bedford
Local Authority
Council AreaBedford E14001084
Constituency
E14001084Bedfordshire
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Kempston North
Constituency code
E14001084
EU Electoral Region
Eastern
Parish
Kempston
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 016C E01017511
E01017511MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Bedford 016 E02003631
E02003631LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Bedford 016C E01017511
E01017511MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Bedford 016 E02003631
E02003631Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
3:54 AM
Sunrise
8:20 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:54 AM
Sunset (today)
8:20 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
June 1981
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~45 years
Active Duration
1981 -> PresentJune 1981 — Introduced
Postcode MK42 8RG introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 16607
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01017511 and MSOA E02003631 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode MK42 8RG is currently active and in use.
First introduced
June 1981
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~45 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
Schools near MK42 8RG
Open state schools within 2 km of this postcode, ranked by distance.
Rivertree Free School
Bedford · MK42 8QP
0.4 mi
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 2–19
Grange Academy
Bedford · MK42 8AU
Good
0.5 mi
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 5–18
Bedford Road Primary School
Bedford · MK42 8QH
0.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11
Bedford Road Primary Academy
Bedford · MK42 8QH
Requires improvement
0.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11
Great Denham Primary School
Bedford · MK40 4GG
Outstanding
0.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Westfield Primary School
Bedford · MK40 4HW
Good
0.7 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Queen's Park Academy
Bedford · MK40 4HA
Good
0.7 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
St John's School
Bedford · MK42 8AA
Good
0.8 mi
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 2–19
Biddenham International School and Sports College
Bedford · MK40 4AZ
Good
0.8 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18
St James' CofE Academy
Bedford · MK40 4BD
Good
0.9 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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