# MK42 5TQ: area report for a postcode in Bedford

MK42 5TQ 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 5TQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Bedford](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford) › [MK42](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42) › [MK42 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-5)

## Around this postcode

- **200 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 15% on July. Bedford 015G: 296 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.4703,52.1328,MK425TQ
- **Bedford St Johns, 420 m**: About 5 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.4703,52.1328,MK425TQ
- **6 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 170 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.4703,52.1328,MK425TQ
- **No property in MK42 5TQ 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=-0.4703,52.1328,MK425TQ
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Bedford 015G. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.4703,52.1328,MK425TQ
- **£333,824 average price**: For the whole of Bedford, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.4703,52.1328,MK425TQ
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 640 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.4703,52.1328,MK425TQ
- **8 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 230 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.4703,52.1328,MK425TQ
- **94% can get gigabit broadband**: Of homes and businesses in this output area, January 2026. (Output area) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gigabit-broadband?around=-0.4703,52.1328,MK425TQ
- **Low road and rail noise at MK42 5TQ**: Road 53 dB, rail 49 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.4703,52.1328,MK425TQ
- **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=-0.4703,52.1328,MK425TQ
- **11.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.4703,52.1328,MK425TQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Bedford College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bedford-college-e130597) | Sixth form and further education | 170 m (2 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Bedford Free School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bedford-free-school-e138228) | Secondary | 240 m (3 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, April 2025 | Attainment 8 of 51.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Bedford Girls' School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bedford-girls-school-e109727) | Independent | 620 m (8 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Priory Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/priory-primary-school-e109436) | Primary | 640 m (8 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Peter Pan Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/peter-pan-nursery-school-e109417) | Nursery | 760 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, April 2023 | – |
| [Cauldwell School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cauldwell-school-e144528) | Primary | 800 m (10 minutes on foot) | Report card, November 2025: safeguarding met | 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Polam School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/polam-school-e109720) | Independent | 980 m (12 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Cherry Trees Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cherry-trees-nursery-school-e109413) | Nursery | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, November 2024 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2026 | £240,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 170 m |
| May 2026 | £158,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 170 m |
| March 2026 | £310,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 180 m |
| July 2026 | £150,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 190 m |
| June 2026 | £310,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 220 m |
| November 2025 | £213,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 240 m |
| April 2026 | £180,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 250 m |
| September 2025 | £140,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 260 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Bedford St Johns (410 m, 5 minutes on foot); Bedford (730 m, 9 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: ASHBURNHAM ROAD SURGERY (640 m); LONDON ROAD HEALTH CENTRE (1 km)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (400 m); SUPERDRUG PHARMACY (570 m); BEDFORD PHARMACY (570 m); JANSSEN'S PHARMACY (660 m); LINDLEYS CHEMIST (730 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (390 m); MIDLAND ROAD DENTAL SURGERY (400 m); DENTAL SURGERY (400 m); BEDFORD DENTAL CENTRE (460 m); BEDFORD HOUSE DENTAL PRACTICE (620 m)
- Supermarkets: Farmfoods Fenlake Bedford (230 m, Farmfoods); Tesco Bedford Harpur Express (380 m, Tesco); Morrisons Daily Bedford Greenhill Street (570 m, Morrisons); Iceland Greenhill Street Bedford (590 m, Iceland); Lidl St Johns Retail Park (630 m, Lidl)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £333,824** (July 2026). Bedford’s average house price was £333,824 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 3.9% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 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: 8.1×** (2025). A home in Bedford costs 8.1 times local full-time pay. Joint 130th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 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 015G (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 33.9** (2025). Bedford 015G has a deprivation score of 33.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 6,563rd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £241,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Bedford 015G was £241,000 in 2025. Joint 10,670th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,889** (2021). Bedford 015G had 1,889 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 7,462nd 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: 82.1%** (January 2026). In Bedford 015G, 82.1% 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: 52.1328, -0.4703

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), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Gigabit broadband coverage](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gigabit-broadband), January 2026 (Output area)
- [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=-0.4703,52.1328,MK425TQ

## How to cite

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