Map of MK42 7LZ postcode

General information
Postcode MK42 7LZ
Post Town Bedford
Nearest station Kempston Hardwick (2 km)
Bus stops
Kempston Rural Primary School (S)
Hill Rise (SW)
Hill Rise (NE)
Hebbes Close (SW)
Hebbes Close (NE)
Ridgeways Farm (E)
Roads in this postcode
Number of UPRNs 1 View
Known addresses
Lidl, Ridge Road, Kempston
Main property type Other
Businesses
No businesses found
Geography
Latitude 52.111947
Longitude -0.518216
Easting 501568
Northing 246993
Grid reference TL015469
UTM reference 30U 669937 5776394
what3words petal.pebble.baguette
Plus code 9C4X4F6J+QP
Altitude 37 metres (121 feet)
Sunrise (today) 6:24
Sunset (today) 18:01
Distance away
Distance to sea 93.1 KMs (57.8 miles)
Administrative areas
ParishKempston RuralE04011895
Ward Kempston West E05014507
Unitary Authority Bedford E06000055
County Bedfordshire E11000001
Constituency (2024) North Bedfordshire E14001384
MPRichard FullerConservative
Police forceBedfordshire
NUTS/ITL 3 Bedford
NUTS/ITL 2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
NUTS/ITL 1 East of England
Country England E92000001
Data
Date introduced June 2021
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
Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019)
21,844 / 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)E00183427
Census output area (2011)E00088425
Lower layer super output area (2021)Bedford 018HE01034424
Lower layer super output area (2011)Bedford 018DE01017516
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
AddressTypeDatePrice
Lidl, Ridge Road, KempstonNew build other (freehold)Mar 2017£3,750,000


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