# MK42 6: postcode sector in Bedford 126 live postcodes: 116 in Bedford, 10 in Central Bedfordshire. 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, which holds 92% of MK42 6’s postcodes. Open the map at MK42 6 for neighbourhoods and points. In: [Bedford](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford) › [MK42](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42) ## 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. ## About - Type: Postcode sector - Live postcodes: 126 - Councils: [Bedford](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford) - : [Central Bedfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire) - Centre: 52.0885, -0.4648 Council: [Bedford](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford) (Unitary authority, 92%). ## Councils - [Bedford](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford): 116 postcodes - [Central Bedfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire): 10 postcodes ## Your MP - [Mid Bedfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/mid-bedfordshire): Blake Stephenson (Conservative), 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. ## Postcodes in MK42 6 [MK42 6AA](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-6aa), [MK42 6AB](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-6ab), [MK42 6AD](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-6ad), [MK42 6AE](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-6ae), [MK42 6AF](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-6af), [MK42 6AG](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-6ag), [MK42 6AH](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-6ah), [MK42 6AJ](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-6aj), [MK42 6AL](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-6al), [MK42 6AN](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-6an), [MK42 6AP](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-6ap), [MK42 6AQ](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-6aq), [MK42 6AR](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-6ar), [MK42 6AS](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-6as), [MK42 6AT](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-6at), [MK42 6AU](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-6au), [MK42 6AW](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-6aw), [MK42 6AX](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-6ax), [MK42 6AY](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-6ay), [MK42 6AZ](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-6az), [MK42 6BA](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-6ba), [MK42 6BB](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-6bb), [MK42 6BD](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-6bd), [MK42 6BE](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-6be), [MK42 6BF](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-6bf), [MK42 6BG](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-6bg), [MK42 6BH](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-6bh), [MK42 6BJ](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-6bj), [MK42 6BL](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-6bl), [MK42 6BN](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-6bn), [MK42 6BP](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-6bp), [MK42 6BQ](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-6bq), [MK42 6BR](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-6br), [MK42 6BS](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-6bs), [MK42 6BT](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-6bt), [MK42 6BU](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-6bu), [MK42 6BW](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-6bw), [MK42 6BX](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-6bx), [MK42 6BY](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-6by), [MK42 6BZ](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-6bz), [MK42 6DA](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-6da), [MK42 6DB](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-6db), [MK42 6DD](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-6dd), [MK42 6DE](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-6de), [MK42 6DF](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-6df), [MK42 6DG](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-6dg), [MK42 6DH](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-6dh), [MK42 6DJ](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-6dj), [MK42 6DL](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-6dl), [MK42 6DN](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-6dn), [MK42 6DP](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-6dp), [MK42 6DQ](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-6dq), [MK42 6DR](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-6dr), [MK42 6DS](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-6ds), [MK42 6DT](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-6dt), [MK42 6DU](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-6du), [MK42 6DW](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-6dw), [MK42 6DX](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-6dx), [MK42 6DY](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-6dy), [MK42 6DZ](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-6dz), [MK42 6EA](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-6ea), [MK42 6EB](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-6eb), [MK42 6ED](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-6ed), [MK42 6EE](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-6ee), [MK42 6EF](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-6ef), [MK42 6EG](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-6eg), [MK42 6EH](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-6eh), [MK42 6EJ](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-6ej), [MK42 6EL](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-6el), [MK42 6EN](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-6en), [MK42 6EP](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-6ep), [MK42 6EQ](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-6eq), [MK42 6ER](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-6er), [MK42 6ES](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-6es), [MK42 6ET](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-6et), [MK42 6EU](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-6eu), [MK42 6EW](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-6ew), [MK42 6EX](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-6ex), [MK42 6EY](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-6ey), [MK42 6EZ](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-6ez), [MK42 6FA](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-6fa), [MK42 6FB](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-6fb), [MK42 6FD](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-6fd), [MK42 6FE](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-6fe), [MK42 6FF](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-6ff), [MK42 6FG](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-6fg), [MK42 6FH](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-6fh), [MK42 6FJ](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-6fj), [MK42 6FL](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-6fl), [MK42 6FN](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-6fn), [MK42 6FP](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-6fp), [MK42 6FQ](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-6fq), [MK42 6FR](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-6fr), [MK42 6FS](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-6fs), [MK42 6FT](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-6ft), [MK42 6FU](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-6fu), [MK42 6FW](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-6fw), [MK42 6FX](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-6fx), [MK42 6FY](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-6fy), [MK42 6FZ](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-6fz), [MK42 6GA](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-6ga), [MK42 6GB](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-6gb), [MK42 6GD](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-6gd), [MK42 6GE](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-6ge), [MK42 6GF](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-6gf), [MK42 6GG](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-6gg), [MK42 6GH](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-6gh), [MK42 6GJ](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-6gj), [MK42 6GL](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-6gl), [MK42 6GN](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-6gn), [MK42 6GP](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-6gp), [MK42 6GQ](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-6gq), [MK42 6GS](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-6gs), [MK42 6GT](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-6gt), [MK42 6GU](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-6gu), [MK42 6GW](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-6gw), [MK42 6GX](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-6gx), [MK42 6GY](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-6gy), [MK42 6GZ](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-6gz), [MK42 6HA](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-6ha), [MK42 6HB](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-6hb), [MK42 6HD](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-6hd), [MK42 6HE](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-6he), [MK42 6HF](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-6hf), [MK42 6HG](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-6hg), [MK42 6HU](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-6hu) ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-6. Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it. Snapshot 2026.10.11. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-6