MK42 5

Postcode sector

40 live postcodes, all 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 5 for neighbourhoods and points. Open the map at MK42 5

Your MP

Mohammad YasinLabourMP for Bedford

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

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Deprivation by neighbourhood

English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Most deprived 10%Least

17 of Bedford’s 117 neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 20%.

Bedford, the council that holds 100% of MK42 5

Average house price

£333,824

Up 3.9% in a year

HM Land Registry · Jul 2026

Median full-time pay

£41,214

116th highest paid of 348

ONS earnings survey · 2025

House price to pay

8.1×

Joint 130th least affordable of 348

Worked out by Open Index

Deprivation score

19.7

Joint 138th most deprived of 296

MHCLG · England only

Everything about Bedford

Postcodes in MK42 5

MK42 5AQBedford
MK42 5BZBedford
MK42 5DTBedford
MK42 5DZBedford
MK42 5SABedford
MK42 5SBBedford
MK42 5SDBedford
MK42 5SEBedford
MK42 5SFBedford
MK42 5SGBedford
MK42 5SHBedford
MK42 5SJBedford
MK42 5SLBedford
MK42 5SNBedford
MK42 5SPBedford
MK42 5SQBedford
MK42 5SRBedford
MK42 5SSBedford
MK42 5STBedford
MK42 5SUBedford
MK42 5SWBedford
MK42 5SXBedford
MK42 5SYBedford
MK42 5SZBedford
MK42 5TABedford
MK42 5TBBedford
MK42 5TDBedford
MK42 5TEBedford
MK42 5TFBedford
MK42 5TGBedford
MK42 5THBedford
MK42 5TJBedford
MK42 5TLBedford
MK42 5TNBedford
MK42 5TPBedford
MK42 5TQBedford
MK42 5TRBedford
MK42 5TSBedford
MK42 5TTBedford
MK42 5ZZBedford