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MK42 8TQ

Postcode

A postcode in Bedford 017B, Kempston Central & East ward, Bedford.

This report describes the area around MK42 8TQ, not any one home. Each figure is shown at the level it was published: the postcode, a 1 km square, the neighbourhood or the whole council, as its tag says.

Around MK42 8TQ

Schools near MK42 8TQ

Within 2 km, nearest first
SchoolDistanceLatest Ofsted outcome
Camestone School
Primary. 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
540 m
7 minutes on foot
School remains Good, September 2022
St John's School
Special
580 m
7 minutes on foot
Good (overall), September 2023
Cauldwell School
Primary. 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
640 m
8 minutes on foot
Report card, November 2025: safeguarding met
Peter Pan Nursery School
Nursery
670 m
8 minutes on foot
School remains Outstanding, April 2023
Daubeney Academy
Secondary. Attainment 8 of 46.1 (2025/26, provisional)
920 m
12 minutes on foot
Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade
Grange Academy
Special
930 m
12 minutes on foot
Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met
Springfield Primary School
Primary. 51% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
1.1 km
13 minutes on foot
Good (overall), June 2022
Cherry Trees Nursery School
Nursery
1.2 km
15 minutes on foot
Standards maintained, November 2024

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.

Recent sales near MK42 8TQ

Latest sale at each postcode
  • £240,000Walcourt Road, MK42 8TQDecember 2025, terraced, established, freehold10 m
  • £290,000Dunkirk Close, MK42 8TBMay 2025, semi-detached, established, freehold120 m
  • £125,000College Street, MK42 7NZJanuary 2024, semi-detached, new build, freehold120 m
  • £273,700Malakand Road, MK42 8ALAugust 2025, terraced, established, freehold130 m
  • £387,500Walcourt Road, MK42 8STMarch 2025, detached, established, freehold140 m
  • £252,000Normandy Close, MK42 8TFOctober 2025, terraced, established, freehold160 m
  • £319,000Spring Road, MK42 8LRJune 2026, semi-detached, established, freehold200 m
  • £320,000Ryswick Road, MK42 8SWFebruary 2026, semi-detached, established, freehold200 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

Within 1 km of MK42 8TQ

In a straight line

Pharmacies

  • JANSSEN'S PHARMACY870 m
  • SPEEDWELL PHARMACY990 m

Dental practices

  • MOBILE DENTAL UNIT (NORTH)930 m
  • U H P THE DENTAL PRACTICE990 m
  • KEMPSTON DENTAL PRACTICE990 m

Supermarkets

  • Morrisons Cauldwell BedfordMorrisons400 m
  • Aldi Cauldwell BedfordAldi520 m
  • Tesco Kempston Bedford Rd ExpressTesco860 m
  • Morrisons Daily Kempston Springfield CentMorrisons930 m

The neighbourhood: Bedford 017B

Everything about Bedford 017B
Deprivation score
27.2
Joint 9,734th most deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Median sale price
£270,000
Joint 13,365th cheapest of 31,750
Worked out by Open Index
Population
1,569
Joint 19,761st most populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
96.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

The postcode district: MK42

Everything about MK42
Median sale price
£320,000
Joint 961st most expensive of 2,235
Worked out by Open Index
Population
56,180
126th most populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
93.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

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Where these figures come from

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.