# MK42 8SZ: area report for a postcode in Bedford

MK42 8SZ 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 8SZ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Bedford](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford) › [MK42](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42) › [MK42 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-8)

## Around this postcode

- **27 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 13% on July. Bedford 016D: 117 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.4884,52.1261,MK428SZ
- **Bedford, 1.3 km**: About 16 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.4884,52.1261,MK428SZ
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 390 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.4884,52.1261,MK428SZ
- **1 of 10 properties in MK42 8SZ at high risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Also 2 at medium risk, 1 at low risk. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-0.4884,52.1261,MK428SZ
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Bedford 016D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.4884,52.1261,MK428SZ
- **£333,824 average price**: For the whole of Bedford, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.4884,52.1261,MK428SZ
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 850 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.4884,52.1261,MK428SZ
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 700 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.4884,52.1261,MK428SZ
- **No gigabit broadband at MK42 8SZ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.4884,52.1261,MK428SZ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at MK42 8SZ**: Road 57 dB, rail 44 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.4884,52.1261,MK428SZ
- **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=-0.4884,52.1261,MK428SZ
- **9.9 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.4884,52.1261,MK428SZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St John's School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-johns-school-e137469) | Special | 390 m (5 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2023 | – |
| [Grange Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/grange-academy-e139374) | Special | 550 m (7 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Camestone School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/camestone-school-e109462) | Primary | 940 m (12 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2022 | 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Cauldwell School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cauldwell-school-e144528) | Primary | 980 m (12 minutes on foot) | Report card, November 2025: safeguarding met | 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Bedford Road Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bedford-road-primary-academy-e150474) | Primary | 980 m (12 minutes on foot) | Report card, December 2025: safeguarding met | 46% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Peter Pan Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/peter-pan-nursery-school-e109417) | Nursery | 1 km (12 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, April 2023 | – |
| [Queen's Park Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/queens-park-academy-e136660) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2022 | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Westfield Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/westfield-primary-school-e109666) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2025 | £550,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| April 2026 | £630,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| February 2023 | £395,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| August 2025 | £405,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 230 m |
| October 2025 | £282,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 240 m |
| January 2025 | £525,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 260 m |
| November 2025 | £500,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 270 m |
| October 2024 | £390,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 290 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: QUEENS PARK HEALTH CENTRE (850 m); KING STREET SURGERY (960 m)
- Pharmacies: SPEEDWELL PHARMACY (850 m); LINDLEYS CHEMIST (970 m)
- Dental practices: MOBILE DENTAL UNIT (NORTH) (650 m); QUEENS PARK HEALTH CENTRE (850 m); U H P THE DENTAL PRACTICE (850 m); KEMPSTON DENTAL PRACTICE (850 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Kempston Bedford Rd Express (700 m, Tesco); Tesco Bedford Ford End Express (840 m, Tesco)

## 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 016D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 29.1** (2025). Bedford 016D has a deprivation score of 29.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 8,704th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £345,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Bedford 016D was £345,000 in 2025. Joint 12,004th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,505** (2021). Bedford 016D had 1,505 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 23,273rd 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: 96.9%** (January 2026). In Bedford 016D, 96.9% 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: 52.1261, -0.4884

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)
- [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=-0.4884,52.1261,MK428SZ

## How to cite

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