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MK42 2RH

Kingsbrook · Bedford · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Kingsbrook
Local authority
Bedford
Constituency
Bedford
Postcode district
MK42
Postcode sector
MK42 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
MK42 0BE 60 m
MK42 0BN 105 m
MK42 0BS 106 m
MK42 0JZ 121 m
MK42 0BU 134 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
MK42 2RH
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1981
Terminated
1 December 1982
Postcode area
MK
Postcode district
MK42
Postcode sector
MK42 2
Latitude
52.131993
Longitude
-0.463010
British National Grid easting
505,300
British National Grid northing
249,300

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
E00088443
Lower layer super output area
Bedford 014E · E01017522
Middle layer super output area
Bedford 014 · E02003629

Postcode source versions

Explore MK42

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
56
Primary
31
Secondary
10

  1. Bedford Girls' School

    Other independent school

    137 m

  2. Bedford Free School

    Free schools

    263 m

  3. Bedford College

    Further education

    368 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
7,781
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,917
  • Shoplifting 793
  • Anti social behaviour 761
  • Public order 621
  • Other theft 506

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
Postcode sector residents
Not available

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 not available.

GP practices

10

within 5 km

  • LONDON ROAD HEALTH CENTRE

    84-86 LONDON ROAD, BEDFORD, MK42 0NT

    ODS code E81019

    634 m

  • THE DE PARYS GROUP

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

    ODS code E81037

    1.1 km

  • ASHBURNHAM ROAD SURGERY

    8 ASHBURNHAM ROAD, BEDFORD, MK40 1DS

    ODS code E81615

    1.1 km

  • GOLDINGTON AVENUE SURGERY

    85 GOLDINGTON AVENUE, BEDFORD, MK40 3DB

    ODS code E81047

    1.4 km

  • LINDEN ROAD SURGERY

    13 LINDEN ROAD, BEDFORD, MK40 2DQ

    ODS code E81060

    1.7 km

  • QUEENS PARK HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E81021

    2.1 km

  • PUTNOE MEDICAL CENTRE PARTNERSHIP

    93 QUEENS DRIVE, BEDFORD, MK41 9JE

    ODS code E81029

    2.5 km

  • KING STREET SURGERY

    273 BEDFORD ROAD, KEMPSTON, BEDFORD, MK42 8QD

    ODS code E81038

    2.7 km

  • BEDOC HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code Y06153

    3.1 km

  • PRIORY MEDICAL CENTRE

    48 THE GLEBE, CLAPHAM, BEDFORD, MK41 6GA

    ODS code E81049

    4.9 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

  • Duckmill Lane

    BCT · Bedford

    0.1 miles

  • Bedford Girls School

    BCT · Bedford

    0.1 miles

  • St John's Street

    BCT · Bedford

    0.1 miles

  • Duckmill Lane

    BCT · Bedford

    0.1 miles

  • St Johns Centre

    BCT · Bedford

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bedford 014E, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

7,951 of 33,755

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

56 open schools are in scope, including 31 primary and 10 secondary schools. Bedford Girls' School is the nearest published school at 137 m.

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

Recorded crime

7,781 published events cover 12 months, averaging 648.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,917 events.

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