# MK42 6BQ: area report for a postcode in Bedford

MK42 6BQ 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 6BQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Bedford](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford) › [MK42](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42) › [MK42 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-6)

## Around this postcode

- **24 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 4% on July. Bedford 022C: 110 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.4598,52.0924,MK426BQ
- **Kempston Hardwick, 3 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.4598,52.0924,MK426BQ
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 110 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.4598,52.0924,MK426BQ
- **No property in MK42 6BQ 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=-0.4598,52.0924,MK426BQ
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Bedford 022C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.4598,52.0924,MK426BQ
- **£333,824 average price**: For the whole of Bedford, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.4598,52.0924,MK426BQ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.4598,52.0924,MK426BQ
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 150 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.4598,52.0924,MK426BQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at MK42 6BQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.4598,52.0924,MK426BQ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at MK42 6BQ**: Road 55 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.4598,52.0924,MK426BQ
- **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=-0.4598,52.0924,MK426BQ
- **10.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.4598,52.0924,MK426BQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Lakeview School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lakeview-school-e151526) | Primary | 110 m (1 minute on foot) | Good (overall), October 2022, before the school changed | – |
| [Wixams Tree Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wixams-tree-primary-academy-e143926) | Primary | 700 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2024 | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Wixams Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wixams-academy-e144595) | Secondary | 820 m (10 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 43.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Willow Grove Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/willow-grove-primary-school-e150796) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Wilstead Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wilstead-primary-school-e152261) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2023, before the school changed | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2026 | £517,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| February 2023 | £215,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| May 2024 | £300,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| August 2025 | £375,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| February 2026 | £215,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| March 2026 | £467,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| June 2026 | £410,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| April 2026 | £360,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 180 m |

## Within 1 km

- Supermarkets: Co-op FR Wixams (150 m, The Southern Co-operative)

## 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 022C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 13.3** (2025). Bedford 022C has a deprivation score of 13.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 12,575th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £388,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Bedford 022C was £388,000 in 2025. Joint 9,341st most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,406** (2021). Bedford 022C had 2,406 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 1,431st 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: 94.7%** (January 2026). In Bedford 022C, 94.7% 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.

## 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: 52.0924, -0.4598

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

## 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.

## 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)
- [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=-0.4598,52.0924,MK426BQ

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