MK42 6EN

Wixams & Wilstead · Bedford · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Bedford
Local authority
Bedford
Constituency
Mid Bedfordshire
Postcode district
MK42
Postcode sector
MK42 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
MK42 6EJ 52 m
MK42 6EQ 64 m
MK42 6EL 80 m
MK42 6EH 95 m
MK42 6ES 110 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
MK42 6EN
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 2019
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
MK
Postcode district
MK42
Postcode sector
MK42 6
Latitude
52.083702
Longitude
-0.462494
British National Grid easting
505,449
British National Grid northing
243,930

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Bedford · E06000055
Parish or community
E04012998
Westminster constituency
Mid Bedfordshire · E14001359
Output area
E00183597
Lower layer super output area
Bedford 022D · E01034434
Middle layer super output area
Bedford 022 · E02007011

Postcode source versions

Explore MK42

3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
1, Roe Deer Place, Wixams, Bedford, MK42 6EN 27 March 2025 £230,750
1, Roe Deer Place, Wixams, Bedford, MK42 6EN 11 May 2021 £195,000
1, Roe Deer Place, Wixams, Bedford, MK42 6EN 28 February 2020 £201,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
30
Primary
17
Secondary
5
  1. Wixams Tree Primary Academy

    Free schools

    583 m
  2. Wixams Academy

    Free schools

    594 m
  3. Lakeview School

    Academy converter

    916 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
585
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 272
  • Anti social behaviour 109
  • Public order 51
  • Criminal damage and arson 37
  • Vehicle crime 28

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
45

23 female, 22 male

Postcode households
14
Residents per household
3.2
MK42 6 residents
4,417

Age bands in MK42 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
30.5%

1,425 residents

Age 15 to 24
7.9%

370 residents

Age 25 to 44
38.2%

1,785 residents

Age 45 to 64
14.1%

660 residents

Age 65 and over
9.2%

430 residents

This postcode contained 1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider MK42 6 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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

3

within 5 km

  • KING STREET SURGERY

    273 BEDFORD ROAD, KEMPSTON, BEDFORD, MK42 8QD

    ODS code E81038

    4.5 km

  • THE VALE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    WOOTTON VALE HLTH LIV CTR, FIELDS ROAD, WOOTTON, BEDFORD, MK43 9JJ

    ODS code Y00560

    4.6 km

  • LONDON ROAD HEALTH CENTRE

    84-86 LONDON ROAD, BEDFORD, MK42 0NT

    ODS code E81019

    4.8 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

  • Brooklands Avenue

    BCT · Wixams

    0.3 miles
  • Brooklands Avenue

    BCT · Wixams

    0.3 miles
  • Duck End Lane

    BCT · Wilstead

    0.3 miles
  • Duck End Lane

    BCT · Wilstead

    0.4 miles
  • Dove Lane

    BCT · Wixams

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bedford 022D, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

19,041 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
7 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

Property market

The five-year median is £230,750 from 1 recorded sale in MK42 6EN. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Bedford is £329,830 in June 2026, up 4.4% year on year.

Schools

30 open schools are in scope, including 17 primary and 5 secondary schools. Wixams Tree Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 583 m.

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

Recorded crime

585 published events cover 12 months, averaging 48.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 272 events.

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