Map of MK42 7LJ postcode

General information
Postcode MK42 7LJ
Post Town Bedford
Nearest station Bedford St Johns (2 km)
Bus stops
The Mullberry Bush (N)
Cherry Walk (N)
Cherry Walk (S)
The Briars (S)
The Briars (N)
Lilac Walk Schools Only (W)
Roads in this postcode
Number of UPRNs 2 View
Known addresses
No addresses found
Businesses
No businesses found
Geography
Latitude 52.11279
Longitude -0.486132
Easting 503763
Northing 247132
Grid reference TL037471
UTM reference 30U 672130 5776564
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Plus code 9C4X4G77+4G
Altitude 34 metres (112 feet)
Sunrise (today) 6:24
Sunset (today) 18:01
Distance away
Distance to sea 91.2 KMs (56.6 miles)
Administrative areas
ParishKempstonE04011894
Ward Kempston South E05014506
Unitary Authority Bedford E06000055
County Bedfordshire E11000001
Constituency (2024) Bedford E14001084
MPMohammad YasinLabour
Police forceBedfordshire
Water companyAnglian Water
NUTS/ITL 3 Bedford
NUTS/ITL 2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
NUTS/ITL 1 East of England
Country England E92000001
Data
Date introduced January 1980
Last updated February 2025
User type Small (addresses receive less than 25 items of mail per day)
Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean
Demographics
Population (2011) 3
Households (2011) 1
Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019)
21,939 / 32,844
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Average household income (2020)
£47,400
Lowest (£22,200) Highest (£108,100)
Rural/urbanUrban city and town
Built up area (2024)KempstonE63010775
Census output area (2021)E00088421
Census output area (2011)E00088421
Lower layer super output area (2021)Bedford 018EE01017517
Lower layer super output area (2011)Bedford 018EE01017517
Middle layer super output area (2021)Kempston West & SouthE02003633
Middle layer super output area (2011)Kempston West & SouthE02003633
Travel to work areaBedfordE30000166
Property sales
Properties recently sold in this postcode
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