Among the most deprived
IMD England
237
Crime · May '26
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Avg property price
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Annual change
East of England
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for MK42 9LZ
Postcode
MK42 9LZ
Coordinates
52.1233, -0.4622
Grid reference
TL053483
Easting
505,375
Northing
248,337
Region
East of England
Plus Code
9C4X4GFQ+84
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.
4140
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 4140 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 9LZ
HM Land Registry · Bedford
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Police Recorded Crime near MK42 9LZ
Crime trends · near MK42 9LZ
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
876746
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
75
YoY stable
ASB
463013
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
35
YoY +25%
Vehicle Crime
23156
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
16
YoY +33%
Burglary
1470
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
10
YoY +43%
Criminal damage
26177
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
16
YoY +14%
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Shoplifting
41246
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
27
YoY +35%
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
35–4923.0%
50–6416.2%
25–3415.1%
10–1510.3%
5–98.4%
+ 5 other age groups · 27.0%
Households
Other20.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children15.8%
Lone parent family: With dependent children13.6%
Any member 66+8.5%
Lone parent family: All children non-dependent7.5%
+ 7 other households · 33.7%
Administrative Information
Bedford
Local Authority
Council AreaBedford E14001084
Constituency
E14001084Bedfordshire
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 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 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
3:54 AM
Sunrise
8:20 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:54 AM
Sunset (today)
8:20 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode MK42 9LZ 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: 4140
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01017472 and MSOA E02003630 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode MK42 9LZ is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
Schools near MK42 9LZ
Open state schools within 2 km of this postcode, ranked by distance.
Shackleton Primary School
Bedford · MK42 9LZ
Good
0.0 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
King's Oak Primary School
Bedford · MK42 0HH
Good
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 1–11
E-Spired Centre of Excellence
Bedford · MK42 9HE
0.4 mi
SecondaryIndependentMixed · Ages 14–16
Bedford Academy
Bedford · MK42 9TR
Good
0.6 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18
Cauldwell School
Bedford · MK42 9DR
Good
0.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Bedford Free School
Bedford · MK42 9AD
Outstanding
0.7 mi
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16
Bedford Girls' School
Bedford · MK42 0BX
0.7 mi
All-throughIndependentGirls · Ages 7–18
Bedford College
Bedford · MK42 9AH
0.7 mi
16 plusStateMixed · Ages 16–99
Elstow School
Bedford · MK42 9GP
Good
0.8 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
St John's School
Bedford · MK42 8AA
Good
0.9 mi
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 2–19
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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