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MK42 0UH

Postcode

A postcode in Bedford 021B, Shortstown ward, Bedford.

This report describes the area around MK42 0UH, not any one home. Each figure is shown at the level it was published: the postcode, a 1 km square, the neighbourhood or the whole council, as its tag says.

Around MK42 0UH

Schools near MK42 0UH

Within 2 km, nearest first
SchoolDistanceLatest Ofsted outcome
Shortstown Primary School
Primary. 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
230 m
3 minutes on foot
Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met
Bedford Academy
Secondary. Attainment 8 of 44.4 (2025/26, provisional)
1.5 km
18 minutes on foot
Good (overall), March 2023
King's Oak Primary School
Primary. 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
1.6 km
20 minutes on foot
Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met

Distances are in a straight line. Councils and schools set catchments and admissions, which Open Index doesn’t map: the council’s schools pages. Ofsted outcomes are as published, each with its date; grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.

Recent sales near MK42 0UH

Latest sale at each postcode
  • £220,000East Square, MK42 0UHJanuary 2026, terraced, established, freehold10 m
  • £300,000Compass Drive, MK42 0XJJanuary 2025, terraced, established, freehold70 m
  • £276,250North End, MK42 0XBNovember 2024, terraced, established, freehold90 m
  • £313,000Eastcote, MK42 0TPFebruary 2025, terraced, established, freehold90 m
  • £165,000North Drive, MK42 0TLMarch 2023, terraced, established, freehold110 m
  • £200,000Greycote, MK42 0XDSeptember 2025, flat or maisonette, established, leasehold130 m
  • £185,000Whitley Road, MK42 0XADecember 2025, terraced, established, freehold150 m
  • £270,000Central Avenue, MK42 0UPMay 2025, terraced, established, freehold200 m

HM Land Registry sales at nearby postcodes, by street and postcode only, never a house number. Sales take weeks to be registered. Every sale on the map

Within 1 km of MK42 0UH

In a straight line

Pharmacies

  • PYRAMID PHARMACY220 m
  • PYRAMID PHARMACY930 m

Supermarkets

  • Morrisons Daily Shortstown North DriveMorrisons130 m
  • Tesco New Cardington ExpressTesco220 m

The neighbourhood: Bedford 021B

Everything about Bedford 021B
Deprivation score
22.1
Joint 13,030th most deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Median sale price
£287,500
Joint 15,083rd cheapest of 31,750
Worked out by Open Index
Population
1,945
Joint 6,277th most populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
96.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

The postcode district: MK42

Everything about MK42
Median sale price
£320,000
Joint 961st most expensive of 2,235
Worked out by Open Index
Population
56,180
126th most populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
93.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

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Where these figures come from

Counts, distances and walking times are worked out by Open Index from each layer’s published points and outlines, in a straight line from the postcode’s centre. Street names © OpenStreetMap contributors.