Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
13809
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 13809 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 9DN
Crime trends · near MK42 9DN
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
87
YoY +78%
ASB
44
YoY +52%
Vehicle Crime
11
YoY +83%
Burglary
8
YoY +100%
Criminal damage
10
YoY +25%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
0 of 5 key categories improving · burglary rising
227
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,557
White Brit.27.7%
Other White22.8%
Indian15.2%
African7.1%
Other Asian4.9%
+ 9 other groups · 22.4%
Religion
Total residents: 1,560
Christian47.8%
No religion26.1%
Muslim12.6%
Not answered5.8%
Hindu4.0%
+ 1 other religions · 3.7%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,558
25–3427.1%
35–4926.1%
50–6410.9%
≤49.4%
5–97.8%
+ 4 other age groups · 18.6%
Households
Total households: 657
Other30.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children18.7%
Cohabiting couple family: No children8.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children7.9%
Lone parent family: With dependent children6.8%
+ 7 other households · 27.4%
Administrative Information
Bedford
Local Authority
Council Area
Bedford E14001084
Constituency
E14001084
Bedfordshire
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Cauldwell
Constituency code
E14001084
EU Electoral Region
Eastern
Parish
Bedford, unparished area
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 015H E01034421
E01034421
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Bedford 015 E02003630
E02003630
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Bedford 015B E01017473
E01017473
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Bedford 015 E02003630
E02003630
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
4:12 AM
Sunrise
7:44 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:12 AM
Sunset (today)
7:44 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
May 2005
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~21 years
Active Duration
2005 -> Present
May 2005 — Introduced
Postcode MK42 9DN introduced by Royal Mail.
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 13809
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01034421 and MSOA E02003630 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode MK42 9DN is currently active and in use.
First introduced
May 2005
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~21 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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