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.
Police Recorded Crime near MK42 8RX
Crime trends · near MK42 8RX
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
6
YoY stable
ASB
1
YoY +100%
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY +100%
Burglary
0
YoY stable
Criminal damage
1
YoY -50%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
1 of 5 key categories improving · vehicle crime rising
10
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,183
White Brit.65.4%
Indian11.4%
Other White8.1%
Other Asian2.8%
Caribbean2.1%
+ 4 other groups · 10.1%
Religion
Total residents: 1,185
Christian47.5%
No religion31.1%
Not answered5.7%
Sikh5.2%
Other religion3.9%
+ 2 other religions · 6.7%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,181
50–6425.8%
35–4917.3%
25–3413.0%
65–7412.7%
20–246.1%
+ 6 other age groups · 25.1%
Households
Total households: 484
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 Area
Bedford E14001084
Constituency
E14001084
Bedfordshire
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 Scotland
East 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
E01017511
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Bedford 016 E02003631
E02003631
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Bedford 016C E01017511
E01017511
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Bedford 016 E02003631
E02003631
Urban: 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
4:07 AM
Sunrise
7:49 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:07 AM
Sunset (today)
7:49 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
June 1981
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~45 years
Active Duration
1981 -> Present
June 1981 — Introduced
Postcode MK42 8RX 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 8RX 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
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