# MK42 0YQ: area report for a postcode in Bedford

MK42 0YQ is a postcode in Bedford.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Bedford. Open the map at MK42 0YQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Bedford](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford) › [MK42](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42) › [MK42 0](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-0)

## Around this postcode

- **23 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 49% on July. Bedford 014A: 117 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.4544,52.1210,MK420YQ
- **Bedford St Johns, 1.3 km**: About 16 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.4544,52.1210,MK420YQ
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 280 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.4544,52.1210,MK420YQ
- **No property in MK42 0YQ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-0.4544,52.1210,MK420YQ
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Bedford 014A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.4544,52.1210,MK420YQ
- **£330,462 average price**: For the whole of Bedford, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.4544,52.1210,MK420YQ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 720 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.4544,52.1210,MK420YQ
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 690 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.4544,52.1210,MK420YQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at MK42 0YQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.4544,52.1210,MK420YQ
- **Low road and rail noise at MK42 0YQ**: Road 52 dB, rail 41 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.4544,52.1210,MK420YQ
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-0.4544,52.1210,MK420YQ
- **11.9 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.4544,52.1210,MK420YQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Bedford Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bedford-academy-e136085) | Secondary | 280 m (3 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2023 | Attainment 8 of 44.4 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [King's Oak Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kings-oak-primary-school-e109502) | Primary | 290 m (4 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Shackleton Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/shackleton-primary-school-e144545) | Primary | 640 m (8 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Cherry Trees Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cherry-trees-nursery-school-e109413) | Nursery | 720 m (9 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, November 2024 | – |
| [Elstow School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/elstow-school-e144039) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, February 2025 | 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Bedford Girls' School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bedford-girls-school-e109727) | Independent | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Peter Pan Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/peter-pan-nursery-school-e109417) | Nursery | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, April 2023 | – |
| [Cauldwell School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cauldwell-school-e144528) | Primary | 1.5 km (18 minutes on foot) | Report card, November 2025: safeguarding met | 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2023 | £285,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 50 m |
| May 2026 | £337,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| September 2025 | £290,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| August 2026 | £380,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| July 2024 | £330,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 220 m |
| January 2025 | £350,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 230 m |
| November 2024 | £280,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 260 m |
| July 2024 | £295,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 270 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: LONDON ROAD HEALTH CENTRE (720 m)
- Pharmacies: LOTUS PHARMACY (720 m); PYRAMID PHARMACY (890 m); TESCO IN-STORE PHARMACY (990 m)
- Dental practices: LONDON ROAD HEALTH CENTRE (720 m)
- Supermarkets: Asda Southgate Express Petrol (690 m, Asda); Spar - Elstow Road (850 m, Spar); Tesco Bedford Extra (1 km, Tesco)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £330,462** (August 2026). Bedford’s average house price was £330,462 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 1.1% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £41,214** (2025). Full-time workers living in Bedford earned a median of £41,214 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 116th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 8.0×** (2025). A home in Bedford costs 8.0 times local full-time pay. Joint 133rd least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 19.7** (2025). Bedford has a deprivation score of 19.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 138th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Bedford 014A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 26.4** (2025). Bedford 014A has a deprivation score of 26.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 10,213th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £262,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Bedford 014A was £262,500 in 2025. Joint 12,752nd cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,736** (2021). Bedford 014A had 1,736 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 12,090th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 98.2%** (January 2026). In Bedford 014A, 98.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## MK42 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £320,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in MK42 was £320,000 in 2025. Joint 961st most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 56,180** (2021). MK42 had 56,180 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 126th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in MK42 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 93.7%** (January 2026). In MK42, 93.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Bedford](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford)
- Centre: 52.1210, -0.4544

Council: [Bedford](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford) (Unitary authority, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Bedford](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bedford): Mohammad Yasin (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), August 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-0.4544,52.1210,MK420YQ

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