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MK42 0SY

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 0TF 404 m
MK42 0UQ 494 m
MK42 0TG 499 m
MK42 0WN 533 m
MK45 3AB 539 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
MK42 0SY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 1998
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
MK
Postcode district
MK42
Postcode sector
MK42 0
Latitude
52.105041
Longitude
-0.422526
British National Grid easting
508,136
British National Grid northing
246,362

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
E00183498
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
30
Primary
17
Secondary
6

  1. Shortstown Primary School

    Academy converter

    924 m

  2. Cotton End Forest School

    Community school

    1.1 km

  3. Bedford Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    2.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
498
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 190
  • Shoplifting 78
  • Anti social behaviour 53
  • Other theft 32
  • Vehicle crime 31

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

    2.6 km

  • LONDON ROAD HEALTH CENTRE

    84-86 LONDON ROAD, BEDFORD, MK42 0NT

    ODS code E81019

    3.5 km

  • THE DE PARYS GROUP

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

    ODS code E81037

    4.8 km

  • GOLDINGTON AVENUE SURGERY

    85 GOLDINGTON AVENUE, BEDFORD, MK40 3DB

    ODS code E81047

    4.8 km

  • PUTNOE MEDICAL CENTRE PARTNERSHIP

    93 QUEENS DRIVE, BEDFORD, MK41 9JE

    ODS code E81029

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Cheshire Drive

    BCT · Shortstown

    0.3 miles

  • Cardington Hangars

    BCT · Shortstown

    0.3 miles

  • Cardington Hangars

    BCT · Shortstown

    0.3 miles

  • Mason Road

    BCT · Shortstown

    0.4 miles

  • De Havilland Avenue

    BCT · Shortstown

    0.4 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

30 open schools are in scope, including 17 primary and 6 secondary schools. Shortstown Primary School is the nearest published school at 924 m.

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

Recorded crime

498 published events cover 12 months, averaging 41.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 190 events.

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