MK42 8HQ

• 14 crimes within 500 mAugust, up 8% on JulyBedford 016C: 58 a year per 1,000 peopleMap point
• Bedford, 1.6 kmAbout 20 minutes on footExact point
• 1 school within 800 mNearest is 590 m awayExact point
• No property in MK42 8HQ listed at risk of floodingFrom rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessmentPostcode
• England’s least deprived 50%This neighbourhood, Bedford 016CNeighbourhood
• £333,824 average priceFor the whole of Bedford, July 2026Council
• 2 GP practices within 1 kmNearest is 720 m awayPostcode
• 2 supermarkets within 1 kmNearest is 820 m awayExact point
• Gigabit broadband for every home and business at MK42 8HQSuperfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026Postcode
• Low road and rail noise at MK42 8HQRoad under 40 dB or not modelled, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021)Postcode
• Not in a radon Affected AreaUnder 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level1 km grid
• 9.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxideModelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 20251 km grid

Distances are in a straight line. Councils and schools set catchments and admissions, which Open Index doesn’t map: the council’s schools pages. Ofsted outcomes are as published, each with its date; grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.

• £223,000Hillgrounds Road, MK42 8HWMarch 2025, semi-detached, established, freehold50 m
• £315,000Vanguard Close, MK42 8UGApril 2026, detached, established, freehold60 m
• £380,000Hartwell Drive, MK42 8USAugust 2024, detached, established, freehold110 m
• £277,000Viking Grove, MK42 8UDOctober 2025, terraced, established, freehold120 m
• £187,000Odell Close, MK42 8RZMay 2024, terraced, established, freehold120 m
• £147,000Hillgrounds Road, MK42 8QGSeptember 2024, flat or maisonette, established, leasehold150 m
• £400,000Ripon Close, MK42 8UZJuly 2024, detached, established, freehold160 m
• £355,000Gilbert Close, MK42 8RNMarch 2024, detached, established, freehold160 m

HM Land Registry sales at nearby postcodes, by street and postcode only, never a house number. Sales take weeks to be registered. Every sale on the map

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.

• Street-level crimeAugust 2026Map point
• Rail and Tube stations2024/25Exact point
• SchoolsExact point
• Flood risk by postcodeJune 2026Postcode
• English Indices of Deprivation 20252025Neighbourhood
• Average house priceJuly 2026Council
• GP practicesPostcode
• SupermarketsExact point
• Broadband by postcodeJanuary 2026Postcode
• Road and rail noise by postcode2021Postcode
• Radon potential1 km grid
• Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)20251 km grid

Counts, distances and walking times are worked out by Open Index from each layer’s published points and outlines, in a straight line from the postcode’s centre. Street names © OpenStreetMap contributors.