Most deprived 10–20%
IMD England
High · 14.4 per 1k
Crime · Aug '26
£349,000
Median property price · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 1,761 sales
-0.3%
Last 12 full months vs the prior 12
East of England
Region
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.
4366
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 4366 out of 33,755 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 9FS
HM Land Registry · Bedford
Average price
£384,295
Median price: £349,000
Median -0.3% vs prior 12 months
Standard sales only · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 1,761 sales
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Police Recorded Crime near MK42 9FS
England & WalesCrime trends · near MK42 9FS
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 year · per 1,000 residents (Census 2021)Sep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
57
YoY stable
1017446
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
29
YoY -26%
463013
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
8
YoY —
23132
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
5
YoY -55%
1470
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
7
YoY -30%
25167
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other recorded crime
45
YoY stable
825834
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Other Theft
22
YoY +57%
22145
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.34.7%
Bangladeshi16.7%
Other White16.7%
Indian8.6%
African5.0%
+ 8 other groups · 18.3%
Religion
Christian40.9%
No religion24.0%
Muslim23.8%
Not answered6.7%
Hindu2.0%
+ 1 other religions · 2.6%
Age groups
35–4922.9%
50–6416.2%
25–3415.2%
10–1510.3%
5–98.4%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.0%
Households
One person: other20.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children15.6%
Lone parent family: With dependent children13.6%
One person: aged 66+8.4%
Lone parent family: All children non-dependent7.2%
+ 9 other households · 34.6%
Getting around
Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.
Stations
- 605 m straight lineabout 8 min
Bedford St Johns Rail Station
Rail · Entrance
- 1.6 km straight lineabout 20 min
Bedford Rail Station
Rail
- 4.3 km straight lineabout 54 min
Kempston Hardwick Rail Station
Rail · Entrance
Bus stops
- 139 m straight lineabout 2 min
The Angel
Bus · o/s · north
- 144 m straight lineabout 2 min
The Angel
Bus · opp · south
- 247 m straight lineabout 3 min
Brackley Road
Bus · opp · north-east
- 298 m straight lineabout 4 min
Brackley Road
Bus · adj · south-west
- 371 m straight lineabout 5 min
Bunyan Road
Bus · opp · north
Coordinates & Location for MK42 9FS
Postcode
MK42 9FS
Coordinates
52.1240, -0.4668
Grid reference
TL050484
Easting
505,057
Northing
248,403
Region
East of England
Plus Code
9C4X4GFM+H7
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
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 015A E01017472
E01017472MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Bedford 015 E02003630
E02003630LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Bedford 015A E01017472
E01017472MSOA 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
7:26 AM
Sunrise
6:08 PM
Sunset
10 hours 42 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:26 AM
Sunset (today)
6:08 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 42 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
June 2001
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~25 years
Active Duration
2001 -> PresentJune 2001 — Introduced
Postcode MK42 9FS introduced by Royal Mail.
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01017472 and MSOA E02003630 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD England rank: 4366
Present — Active
Postcode MK42 9FS is currently active and in use.
First introduced
June 2001
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~25 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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Schools near MK42 9FS
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 37%
RWM expected
54%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 26%
RWM expected
74%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 29%
Attainment 8
46.5
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 1–11FSM 42%
RWM expected
61%
16 plusStateMixed · Ages 16–99
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 2–19FSM 49%
All-throughIndependentGirls · Ages 7–18FSM 0%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 38%
Attainment 8
42.8
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 12%
RWM expected
48%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 22%
RWM expected
74%
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