# MK42 9HG: area report for a postcode in Bedford

MK42 9HG 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 9HG for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Bedford](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford) › [MK42](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42) › [MK42 9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk42-9)

## Around this postcode

- **102 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 19% on July. Bedford 015C: 134 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.4705,52.1269,MK429HG
- **Bedford St Johns, 350 m**: About 4 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.4705,52.1269,MK429HG
- **6 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 240 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.4705,52.1269,MK429HG
- **No property in MK42 9HG 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=-0.4705,52.1269,MK429HG
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Bedford 015C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.4705,52.1269,MK429HG
- **£333,824 average price**: For the whole of Bedford, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.4705,52.1269,MK429HG
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 750 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.4705,52.1269,MK429HG
- **6 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 410 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.4705,52.1269,MK429HG
- **95.8% can get gigabit broadband at MK42 9HG**: Superfast for 95.8%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.4705,52.1269,MK429HG
- **Loud road and rail noise at MK42 9HG**: Road 66 dB, rail 40 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.4705,52.1269,MK429HG
- **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=-0.4705,52.1269,MK429HG
- **11.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.4705,52.1269,MK429HG

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Peter Pan Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/peter-pan-nursery-school-e109417) | Nursery | 240 m (3 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, April 2023 | – |
| [Cauldwell School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cauldwell-school-e144528) | Primary | 260 m (3 minutes on foot) | Report card, November 2025: safeguarding met | 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Cherry Trees Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cherry-trees-nursery-school-e109413) | Nursery | 560 m (7 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, November 2024 | – |
| [Shackleton Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/shackleton-primary-school-e144545) | Primary | 640 m (8 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Bedford Free School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bedford-free-school-e138228) | Secondary | 670 m (8 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, April 2025 | Attainment 8 of 51.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Bedford College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bedford-college-e130597) | Sixth form and further education | 730 m (9 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [St John's School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-johns-school-e137469) | Special | 840 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2023 | – |
| [Bedford Girls' School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bedford-girls-school-e109727) | Independent | 890 m (11 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2026 | £355,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| May 2026 | £255,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| May 2024 | £150,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| February 2023 | £240,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| July 2024 | £325,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| January 2025 | £242,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| September 2024 | £230,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| June 2024 | £170,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Bedford St Johns (350 m, 4 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: LONDON ROAD HEALTH CENTRE (750 m)
- Pharmacies: JANSSEN'S PHARMACY (10 m); LOTUS PHARMACY (750 m)
- Dental practices: LONDON ROAD HEALTH CENTRE (750 m); DENTAL SURGERY (970 m); MIDLAND ROAD DENTAL SURGERY (980 m); DENTAL SURGERY (980 m); BEDFORD DENTAL CENTRE (990 m)
- Supermarkets: Aldi Cauldwell Bedford (410 m, Aldi); Spar - Elstow Road (450 m, Spar); Farmfoods Fenlake Bedford (560 m, Farmfoods); Morrisons Cauldwell Bedford (590 m, Morrisons); Lidl St Johns Retail Park (660 m, Lidl)

## 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 015C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 45.2** (2025). Bedford 015C has a deprivation score of 45.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 3,306th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £256,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Bedford 015C was £256,000 in 2025. Joint 12,172nd cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,881** (2021). Bedford 015C had 1,881 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 7,665th 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: 95.7%** (January 2026). In Bedford 015C, 95.7% 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: 52.1269, -0.4705

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=-0.4705,52.1269,MK429HG

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