Map of MK42 8QL postcode

General information
Postcode MK42 8QL
Post Town Bedford
Nearest station Bedford (2 km)
Bus stops
Bedford Road Lower School (NW)
Gulliver Close (S)
Gulliver Close (N)
Saxon Centre (SW)
St John's Homes (NE)
Saxon Centre (NE)
Roads in this postcode
Number of UPRNs 7 View
Known addresses
49 Hillgrounds Road, Kempston
51 Hillgrounds Road, Kempston
53 Hillgrounds Road, Kempston
55 Hillgrounds Road, Kempston
57 Hillgrounds Road, Kempston
Main property type Terraced
Businesses
No businesses found
Geography
Latitude 52.119537
Longitude -0.498632
Easting 502892
Northing 247865
Grid reference TL028478
UTM reference 30U 671249 5777284
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Plus code 9C4X4G92+RG
Altitude 36 metres (119 feet)
Sunrise (today) 6:24
Sunset (today) 18:01
Distance away
Distance to sea 92.3 KMs (57.3 miles)
Administrative areas
ParishKempstonE04011894
Ward Kempston North E05014505
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) 12
Households (2011) 6
Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019)
20,842 / 32,844
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Average household income (2020)
£45,500
Lowest (£22,200) Highest (£108,100)
Rural/urbanUrban city and town
Built up area (2024)KempstonE63010775
Census output area (2021)E00088406
Census output area (2011)E00088406
Lower layer super output area (2021)Bedford 016BE01017510
Lower layer super output area (2011)Bedford 016BE01017510
Middle layer super output area (2021)Kempston NorthE02003631
Middle layer super output area (2011)Kempston NorthE02003631
Travel to work areaBedfordE30000166
Property sales
Average property price in Milton Keynes £336,884
Annual change -1.6%
View all properties sold in the MK postcode area
Properties recently sold in this postcode
AddressTypeDatePrice
49 Hillgrounds Road, KempstonTerraced (freehold)Jun 2024£225,000
Terraced (freehold)Jan 1997£43,500
55 Hillgrounds Road, KempstonTerraced (freehold)Jun 2022£230,000
53 Hillgrounds Road, KempstonTerraced (freehold)Aug 2007£139,500
Terraced (freehold)Aug 2003£97,000
57 Hillgrounds Road, KempstonTerraced (freehold)Sep 2005£127,000
Terraced (freehold)May 2002£82,995
Terraced (freehold)Oct 1998£54,000
51 Hillgrounds Road, KempstonTerraced (freehold)Jun 2000£60,000


View all properties sold in the MK42 8 sector

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