High deprivation
IMD England
41
Crime · May '26
£276,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
East of England
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for MK42 9GP
Postcode
MK42 9GP
Coordinates
52.1149, -0.4485
Grid reference
TL063474
Easting
506,334
Northing
247,421
Region
East of England
Plus Code
9C4X4H72+XJ
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.
8837
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 8837 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 9GP
HM Land Registry · Bedford
Average price
£276,000
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Median price: £276,000
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Police Recorded Crime near MK42 9GP
Crime trends · near MK42 9GP
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
33218
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
19
YoY -14%
ASB
19124
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
9
YoY +29%
Vehicle Crime
740
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY -50%
Burglary
630
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY +100%
Criminal damage
1061
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY -33%
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.46.7%
Other White16.3%
Indian5.9%
African5.8%
Bangladeshi5.2%
+ 7 other groups · 20.1%
Religion
Christian40.1%
No religion32.8%
Muslim11.4%
Not answered8.6%
Sikh3.2%
+ 2 other religions · 3.8%
Age groups
35–4924.3%
50–6416.1%
25–3414.7%
10–158.9%
5–96.9%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.0%
Households
Other20.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children18.4%
Lone parent family: With dependent children10.6%
Any member 66+8.5%
Lone parent family: All children non-dependent6.8%
+ 7 other households · 35.0%
Administrative Information
Bedford
Local Authority
Council AreaMid Bedfordshire E14001359
Constituency
E14001359Bedfordshire
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Wixams & Wilstead
Constituency code
E14001359
EU Electoral Region
Eastern
Parish
Elstow
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 014A E01017518
E01017518MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Bedford 014 E02003629
E02003629LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Bedford 014A E01017518
E01017518MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Bedford 014 E02003629
E02003629Urban: 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
3:53 AM
Sunrise
8:20 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:53 AM
Sunset (today)
8:20 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
July 2002
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~24 years
Active Duration
2002 -> PresentJuly 2002 — Introduced
Postcode MK42 9GP introduced by Royal Mail.
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 8837
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01017518 and MSOA E02003629 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode MK42 9GP is currently active and in use.
First introduced
July 2002
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~24 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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