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MK42 0BG

Kingsbrook · Bedford · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Bedford
Ward
Kingsbrook
Local authority
Bedford
Constituency
Bedford
Postcode district
MK42
Postcode sector
MK42 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
MK42 0DU 190 m
MK42 0JJ 206 m
MK42 0BY 210 m
MK42 0BZ 236 m
MK42 0DX 260 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
MK42 0BG
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1992
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
MK
Postcode district
MK42
Postcode sector
MK42 0
Latitude
52.129725
Longitude
-0.451181
British National Grid easting
506,115
British National Grid northing
249,065

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Bedford · E06000055
Electoral ward
Kingsbrook · E05014508
Parish or community
E43000273
Westminster constituency
Bedford · E14001084
Output area
E00088452
Lower layer super output area
Bedford 014B · E01017519
Middle layer super output area
Bedford 014 · E02003629

Postcode source versions

Explore MK42

Property

View all property records
1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Tesco Stores Ltd, Cardington Road, Bedford, MK42 0BG 5 April 2017 £15,671,478

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
58
Primary
33
Secondary
10

  1. Bedford Girls' School

    Other independent school

    758 m

  2. King's Oak Primary School

    Community school

    801 m

  3. Shackleton Primary School

    Academy converter

    968 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,306
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,839
  • Shoplifting 638
  • Anti social behaviour 572
  • Public order 416
  • Other theft 348

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
MK42 0 residents
15,677

Age bands in MK42 0

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
21.7%

3,426 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.8%

1,859 residents

Age 25 to 44
32.1%

5,055 residents

Age 45 to 64
23.6%

3,724 residents

Age 65 and over
10.8%

1,704 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
50%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
50%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
50%
Gigabit-capable
50%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
50%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

9

within 5 km straight-line

  • LONDON ROAD HEALTH CENTRE

    84-86 LONDON ROAD, BEDFORD, MK42 0NT

    ODS code E81019

    665 m

  • THE DE PARYS GROUP

    ENHANCED SERVICES CENTRE, BEDFORD HEALTH VILLAGE, 3 KIMBOLTON ROAD, BEDFORD, MK40 2NT

    ODS code E81037

    1.5 km

  • GOLDINGTON AVENUE SURGERY

    85 GOLDINGTON AVENUE, BEDFORD, MK40 3DB

    ODS code E81047

    1.6 km

  • ASHBURNHAM ROAD SURGERY

    8 ASHBURNHAM ROAD, BEDFORD, MK40 1DS

    ODS code E81615

    2.0 km

  • PUTNOE MEDICAL CENTRE PARTNERSHIP

    93 QUEENS DRIVE, BEDFORD, MK41 9JE

    ODS code E81029

    2.2 km

  • BEDOC HEALTHCARE

    UNIT 16, STEPHENSON COURT, FRASER ROAD, BEDFORD, MK44 3WJ

    ODS code Y06153

    2.2 km

  • LINDEN ROAD SURGERY

    13 LINDEN ROAD, BEDFORD, MK40 2DQ

    ODS code E81060

    2.5 km

  • QUEENS PARK HEALTH CENTRE

    23C CARLISLE ROAD, QUEEN'S PARK, BEDFORD, MK40 4HR

    ODS code E81021

    2.9 km

  • KING STREET SURGERY

    273 BEDFORD ROAD, KEMPSTON, BEDFORD, MK42 8QD

    ODS code E81038

    3.3 km

Nearby transport

  • Tesco Cardington

    BCT · Fenlake

    0.0 miles

  • Tesco Cardington

    BCT · Fenlake

    0.1 miles

  • Tesco Cardington

    BCT · Fenlake

    0.1 miles

  • Harding Close

    BCT · Fenlake

    0.1 miles

  • Harding Close

    BCT · Fenlake

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bedford 014B, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

2 of 10

Overall England rank

5,846 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
8 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
1
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

58 open schools are in scope, including 33 primary and 10 secondary schools. Bedford Girls' School is the nearest published school at 758 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

5,306 published events cover 12 months, averaging 442.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,839 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.