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MK42 6FE

Wixams & Wilstead · Bedford · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Bedford
Ward
Wixams & Wilstead
Local authority
Bedford
Constituency
Mid Bedfordshire
Postcode district
MK42
Postcode sector
MK42 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
MK42 6FD 38 m
MK42 6FN 92 m
MK42 6FB 116 m
MK42 6FG 133 m
MK42 6FL 154 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
MK42 6FE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 May 2021
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
MK
Postcode district
MK42
Postcode sector
MK42 6
Latitude
52.080939
Longitude
-0.461567
British National Grid easting
505,519
British National Grid northing
243,624

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Bedford · E06000055
Electoral ward
Wixams & Wilstead · E05014516
Parish or community
E04012998
Westminster constituency
Mid Bedfordshire · E14001359
Output area
E00183592
Lower layer super output area
Bedford 022D · E01034434
Middle layer super output area
Bedford 022 · E02007011

Postcode source versions

Explore MK42

Property

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13 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
2, Finch Close, Wixams, Bedford, MK42 6FE 13 April 2026 £570,000
8, Finch Close, Wixams, Bedford, MK42 6FE 13 November 2025 £720,000
1, Finch Close, Wixams, Bedford, MK42 6FE 25 March 2022 £640,995

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
26
Primary
17
Secondary
5

  1. Wixams Academy

    Free schools

    873 m

  2. Wixams Tree Primary Academy

    Free schools

    882 m

  3. Wilstead Primary School

    Academy converter

    977 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
496
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 237
  • Anti social behaviour 88
  • Public order 45
  • Criminal damage and arson 31
  • Vehicle crime 25

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE VALE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y00560

    4.8 km

  • KING STREET SURGERY

    273 BEDFORD ROAD, KEMPSTON, BEDFORD, MK42 8QD

    ODS code E81038

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Duck End Lane

    BCT · Wilstead

    0.4 miles

  • Duck End Lane

    BCT · Wilstead

    0.4 miles

  • Brooklands Avenue

    BCT · Wixams

    0.5 miles

  • Brooklands Avenue

    BCT · Wixams

    0.5 miles

  • The Woolpack

    BCT · Wilstead

    0.5 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
3
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 £605,498 from 8 recorded sales in MK42 6FE. 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

26 open schools are in scope, including 17 primary and 5 secondary schools. Wixams Academy is the nearest published school at 873 m.

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

Recorded crime

496 published events cover 12 months, averaging 41.333 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.