High deprivation
IMD England
High · 12.6 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£175,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
East of England
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for MK42 9EX
Postcode
MK42 9EX
Coordinates
52.1303, -0.4741
Grid reference
TL045490
Easting
504,544
Northing
249,099
Region
East of England
Plus Code
9C4X4GJG+49
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Bedford
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.
12472
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 12472 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)
England & WalesProperty sales · MK42 9EX
HM Land Registry · Bedford
Average price
£177,200
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £175,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Mar '25 – May '26May '26: 1 sales · avg £185,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£220k£185k£150k
Mar '25May '25Aug '25Sep '25May '26
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 9EX
England & WalesCrime trends · near MK42 9EX
Counts are for Cauldwell electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
101
YoY +68%
1017446
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
25
YoY -7%
463013
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
16
YoY +45%
23156
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
8
YoY —
1470
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
25
YoY +108%
26177
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.27.7%
Other White22.8%
Indian15.2%
African7.1%
Other Asian4.9%
+ 9 other groups · 22.4%
Religion
Christian47.8%
No religion26.1%
Muslim12.6%
Not answered5.8%
Hindu4.0%
+ 1 other religions · 3.7%
Age groups
25–3427.1%
35–4926.1%
50–6410.9%
≤49.4%
5–97.8%
+ 4 other age groups · 18.6%
Households
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 AreaBedford E14001084
Constituency
E14001084Bedfordshire
Police Force
England
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 EnglandEast of England
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
East of England
NHS Region
East of England
Integrated Care Board
NHS Central East Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Bedfordshire
Sub ICB Location
NHS Central East ICB - M1J4Y
Cancer Alliance
East of England
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Bedford 015H E01034421
E01034421MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Bedford 015 E02003630
E02003630LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Bedford 015B E01017473
E01017473MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Bedford 015 E02003630
E02003630Urban: 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
5:49 AM
Sunrise
5:59 PM
Sunset
12 hours 10 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:49 AM
Sunset (today)
5:59 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 10 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
May 2009
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~17 years
Active Duration
2009 -> PresentMay 2009 — Introduced
Postcode MK42 9EX introduced by Royal Mail.
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 12472
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 9EX is currently active and in use.
First introduced
May 2009
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~17 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near MK42 9EX
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 26%
RWM expected
74%
SecondaryIndependentMixed · Ages 14–16
16 plusStateMixed · Ages 16–99
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 29%
Attainment 8
46.5
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 2–19FSM 49%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 25%
RWM expected
50%
All-throughIndependentGirls · Ages 7–18FSM 0%
Attainment 8
14.2
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 37%
RWM expected
61%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 37%
RWM expected
54%
PrimaryIndependentMixed · Ages 1–9FSM 0%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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