# MK42 8: postcode sector in Bedford

233 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 8 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: 233
- Council: [Bedford](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford)
- Centre: 52.1211, -0.4913

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.

## Postcodes in MK42 8

[MK42 8AA](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8aa), [MK42 8AB](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8ab), [MK42 8AD](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8ad), [MK42 8AE](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8ae), [MK42 8AF](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8af), [MK42 8AG](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8ag), [MK42 8AH](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8ah), [MK42 8AJ](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8aj), [MK42 8AL](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8al), [MK42 8AN](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8an), [MK42 8AP](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8ap), [MK42 8AQ](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8aq), [MK42 8AS](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8as), [MK42 8AT](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8at), [MK42 8AU](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8au), [MK42 8AW](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8aw), [MK42 8AX](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8ax), [MK42 8AY](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8ay), [MK42 8BA](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8ba), [MK42 8BB](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8bb), [MK42 8BD](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8bd), [MK42 8BE](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8be), [MK42 8BG](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8bg), [MK42 8BH](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8bh), [MK42 8BL](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8bl), [MK42 8BN](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8bn), [MK42 8BP](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8bp), [MK42 8BQ](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8bq), [MK42 8BT](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8bt), [MK42 8BU](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8bu), [MK42 8BW](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8bw), [MK42 8BX](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8bx), [MK42 8DA](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8da), [MK42 8DD](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8dd), [MK42 8DE](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8de), [MK42 8DF](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8df), [MK42 8DG](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8dg), [MK42 8DN](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8dn), [MK42 8DR](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8dr), [MK42 8DS](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8ds), [MK42 8DT](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8dt), [MK42 8DU](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8du), [MK42 8DW](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8dw), [MK42 8DX](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8dx), [MK42 8DY](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8dy), [MK42 8EA](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8ea), [MK42 8EB](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8eb), [MK42 8ED](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8ed), [MK42 8EG](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8eg), [MK42 8EH](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8eh), [MK42 8EJ](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8ej), [MK42 8EN](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8en), [MK42 8EP](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8ep), [MK42 8ER](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8er), [MK42 8ES](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8es), [MK42 8ET](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8et), [MK42 8EX](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8ex), [MK42 8HA](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8ha), [MK42 8HB](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8hb), [MK42 8HD](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8hd), [MK42 8HE](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8he), [MK42 8HF](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8hf), [MK42 8HG](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8hg), [MK42 8HH](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8hh), [MK42 8HJ](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8hj), [MK42 8HL](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8hl), [MK42 8HN](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8hn), [MK42 8HP](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8hp), [MK42 8HQ](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8hq), [MK42 8HR](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8hr), [MK42 8HS](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8hs), [MK42 8HT](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8ht), [MK42 8HU](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8hu), [MK42 8HW](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8hw), [MK42 8HX](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8hx), [MK42 8HZ](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8hz), [MK42 8JA](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8ja), [MK42 8JB](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8jb), [MK42 8JD](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8jd), [MK42 8JE](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8je), [MK42 8JF](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8jf), [MK42 8JG](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8jg), [MK42 8JH](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8jh), [MK42 8JJ](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8jj), [MK42 8JL](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8jl), [MK42 8JN](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8jn), [MK42 8JP](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8jp), [MK42 8JQ](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8jq), [MK42 8JR](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8jr), [MK42 8JS](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8js), [MK42 8JT](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8jt), [MK42 8JU](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8ju), [MK42 8JX](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8jx), [MK42 8JY](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8jy), [MK42 8JZ](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8jz), [MK42 8LB](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8lb), [MK42 8LH](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8lh), [MK42 8LJ](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8lj), [MK42 8LL](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8ll), [MK42 8LP](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8lp), [MK42 8LR](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8lr), [MK42 8LS](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8ls), [MK42 8LT](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8lt), [MK42 8LU](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8lu), [MK42 8LX](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8lx), [MK42 8LY](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8ly), [MK42 8LZ](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8lz), [MK42 8NB](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8nb), [MK42 8ND](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8nd), [MK42 8NE](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8ne), [MK42 8NG](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8ng), [MK42 8NH](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8nh), [MK42 8NJ](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8nj), [MK42 8NL](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8nl), [MK42 8NN](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8nn), [MK42 8NP](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8np), [MK42 8NQ](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8nq), [MK42 8NR](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8nr), [MK42 8NS](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8ns), [MK42 8NT](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8nt), [MK42 8NU](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8nu), [MK42 8NW](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8nw), [MK42 8NX](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8nx), [MK42 8NY](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8ny), [MK42 8NZ](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8nz), [MK42 8PA](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8pa), [MK42 8PB](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8pb), [MK42 8PD](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8pd), [MK42 8PE](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8pe), [MK42 8PF](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8pf), [MK42 8PG](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8pg), [MK42 8PH](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8ph), [MK42 8PJ](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8pj), [MK42 8PL](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8pl), [MK42 8PN](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8pn), [MK42 8PP](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8pp), [MK42 8PS](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8ps), [MK42 8PX](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8px), [MK42 8PY](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8py), [MK42 8QA](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8qa), [MK42 8QB](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8qb), [MK42 8QD](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8qd), [MK42 8QE](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8qe), [MK42 8QF](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8qf), [MK42 8QG](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8qg), [MK42 8QH](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8qh), [MK42 8QJ](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8qj), [MK42 8QL](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8ql), [MK42 8QP](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8qp), [MK42 8QQ](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8qq), [MK42 8QR](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8qr), [MK42 8QS](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8qs), [MK42 8QT](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8qt), [MK42 8QU](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8qu), [MK42 8QW](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8qw), [MK42 8QX](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8qx), [MK42 8QY](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8qy), [MK42 8QZ](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8qz), [MK42 8RA](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8ra), [MK42 8RB](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8rb), [MK42 8RD](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8rd), [MK42 8RE](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8re), [MK42 8RF](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8rf), [MK42 8RG](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8rg), [MK42 8RH](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8rh), [MK42 8RJ](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8rj), [MK42 8RL](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8rl), [MK42 8RN](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8rn), [MK42 8RQ](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8rq), [MK42 8RS](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8rs), [MK42 8RT](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8rt), [MK42 8RU](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8ru), [MK42 8RX](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8rx), [MK42 8RY](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8ry), [MK42 8RZ](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8rz), [MK42 8SA](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8sa), [MK42 8SB](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8sb), [MK42 8SD](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8sd), [MK42 8SE](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8se), [MK42 8SF](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8sf), [MK42 8SG](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8sg), [MK42 8SH](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8sh), [MK42 8SJ](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8sj), [MK42 8SL](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8sl), [MK42 8SN](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8sn), [MK42 8SP](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8sp), [MK42 8SQ](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8sq), [MK42 8SS](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8ss), [MK42 8ST](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8st), [MK42 8SU](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8su), [MK42 8SW](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8sw), [MK42 8SX](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8sx), [MK42 8SY](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8sy), [MK42 8SZ](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8sz), [MK42 8TB](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8tb), [MK42 8TD](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8td), [MK42 8TE](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8te), [MK42 8TF](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8tf), [MK42 8TG](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8tg), [MK42 8TH](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8th), [MK42 8TJ](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8tj), [MK42 8TL](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8tl), [MK42 8TN](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8tn), [MK42 8TP](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8tp), [MK42 8TQ](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8tq), [MK42 8TR](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8tr), [MK42 8TS](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8ts), [MK42 8TT](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8tt), [MK42 8TU](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8tu), [MK42 8TW](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8tw), [MK42 8TX](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8tx), [MK42 8TZ](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8tz), [MK42 8UA](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8ua), [MK42 8UB](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8ub), [MK42 8UD](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8ud), [MK42 8UE](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8ue), [MK42 8UF](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8uf), [MK42 8UG](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8ug), [MK42 8UH](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8uh), [MK42 8UJ](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8uj), [MK42 8UL](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8ul), [MK42 8UN](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8un), [MK42 8UP](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8up), [MK42 8UR](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8ur), [MK42 8US](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8us), [MK42 8UT](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8ut), [MK42 8UU](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8uu), [MK42 8UW](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8uw), [MK42 8UX](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8ux), [MK42 8UY](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8uy), [MK42 8UZ](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8uz), [MK42 8WA](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8wa), [MK42 8ZG](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8zg)

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