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MK42 0QL

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 0QY 109 m
MK42 0UW 133 m
MK42 0QZ 138 m
MK42 0QX 180 m
MK42 0TU 188 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
MK42 0QL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 2008
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
MK
Postcode district
MK42
Postcode sector
MK42 0
Latitude
52.107383
Longitude
-0.432256
British National Grid easting
507,464
British National Grid northing
246,608

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
E00088291
Lower layer super output area
Bedford 021C · E01034428
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
38
Primary
21
Secondary
6

  1. Shortstown Primary School

    Academy converter

    465 m

  2. Cotton End Forest School

    Community school

    1.6 km

  3. Bedford Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
646
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 237
  • Anti social behaviour 80
  • Shoplifting 78
  • Vehicle crime 51
  • Other theft 40

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+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
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

7

within 5 km

  • BEDOC HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code Y06153

    2.5 km

  • LONDON ROAD HEALTH CENTRE

    84-86 LONDON ROAD, BEDFORD, MK42 0NT

    ODS code E81019

    2.9 km

  • THE DE PARYS GROUP

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

    ODS code E81037

    4.3 km

  • GOLDINGTON AVENUE SURGERY

    85 GOLDINGTON AVENUE, BEDFORD, MK40 3DB

    ODS code E81047

    4.3 km

  • ASHBURNHAM ROAD SURGERY

    8 ASHBURNHAM ROAD, BEDFORD, MK40 1DS

    ODS code E81615

    4.5 km

  • KING STREET SURGERY

    273 BEDFORD ROAD, KEMPSTON, BEDFORD, MK42 8QD

    ODS code E81038

    4.5 km

  • PUTNOE MEDICAL CENTRE PARTNERSHIP

    93 QUEENS DRIVE, BEDFORD, MK41 9JE

    ODS code E81029

    4.5 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • De Havilland Avenue

    BCT · Shortstown

    0.1 miles

  • Cardington Hangars

    BCT · Shortstown

    0.1 miles

  • Cardington Hangars

    BCT · Shortstown

    0.1 miles

  • Brancker Avenue

    BCT · Shortstown

    0.2 miles

  • Brancker Avenue

    BCT · Shortstown

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bedford 021C, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

22,096 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
10 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
0
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

38 open schools are in scope, including 21 primary and 6 secondary schools. Shortstown Primary School is the nearest published school at 465 m.

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

Recorded crime

646 published events cover 12 months, averaging 53.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 237 events.

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