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MK42 0EF

Shortstown · Bedford · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Shortstown
Local authority
Bedford
Constituency
North Bedfordshire
Postcode district
MK42
Postcode sector
MK42 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
MK42 0ZU 62 m
MK42 0ZT 102 m
MK42 0XQ 124 m
MK42 0BL 128 m
MK42 0WY 142 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
MK42 0EF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 2026
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
MK
Postcode district
MK42
Postcode sector
MK42 0
Latitude
52.110240
Longitude
-0.413946
British National Grid easting
508,711
British National Grid northing
246,953

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Bedford · E06000055
Electoral ward
Shortstown · E05014515
Parish or community
E04012997
Westminster constituency
North Bedfordshire · E14001384
Output area
E00088286
Lower layer super output area
Bedford 021D · E01034429
Middle layer super output area
Bedford 021 · E02007010

Postcode source versions

Explore MK42

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
31
Primary
19
Secondary
6

  1. Shortstown Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.2 km

  2. Cotton End Forest School

    Community school

    1.7 km

  3. Sheerhatch Primary School

    Community school

    2.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
497
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 186
  • Shoplifting 78
  • Anti social behaviour 58
  • Vehicle crime 33
  • Other theft 30

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.

GP practices

5

within 5 km straight-line

  • BEDOC HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code Y06153

    2.0 km

  • LONDON ROAD HEALTH CENTRE

    84-86 LONDON ROAD, BEDFORD, MK42 0NT

    ODS code E81019

    3.6 km

  • PUTNOE MEDICAL CENTRE PARTNERSHIP

    93 QUEENS DRIVE, BEDFORD, MK41 9JE

    ODS code E81029

    4.5 km

  • GOLDINGTON AVENUE SURGERY

    85 GOLDINGTON AVENUE, BEDFORD, MK40 3DB

    ODS code E81047

    4.7 km

  • THE DE PARYS GROUP

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

    ODS code E81037

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Mason Road

    BCT · Shortstown

    0.4 miles

  • The Kings Arms

    BCT · Cardington

    0.5 miles

  • The Kings Arms

    BCT · Cardington

    0.5 miles

  • St Marys Church

    BCT · Cardington

    0.5 miles

  • Cheshire Drive

    BCT · Shortstown

    0.6 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bedford 021D, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

16,036 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
7 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

31 open schools are in scope, including 19 primary and 6 secondary schools. Shortstown Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

497 published events cover 12 months, averaging 41.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 186 events.

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