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MK42 7QA

Kempston South · Bedford · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Bedford
Ward
Kempston South
Local authority
Bedford
Constituency
Bedford
Postcode district
MK42
Postcode sector
MK42 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
MK42 7PT 25 m
MK42 8JR 70 m
MK42 8JP 84 m
MK42 7QT 86 m
MK42 8JX 102 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
MK42 7QA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
MK
Postcode district
MK42
Postcode sector
MK42 7
Latitude
52.113758
Longitude
-0.496468
British National Grid easting
503,052
British National Grid northing
247,224

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Bedford · E06000055
Electoral ward
Kempston South · E05014506
Parish or community
E04011894
Westminster constituency
Bedford · E14001084
Output area
E00088426
Lower layer super output area
Bedford 018B · E01017514
Middle layer super output area
Bedford 018 · E02003633

Postcode source versions

Explore MK42

Property

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3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
8, Woburn Road, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 7QA 10 May 2004 £130,000
6, Woburn Road, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 7QA 29 June 2001 £93,000
8, Woburn Road, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 7QA 27 February 1998 £66,995

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
52
Primary
27
Secondary
9

  1. Greys Education Centre

    Academy alternative provision converter

    509 m

  2. Balliol Primary School

    Community school

    512 m

  3. Bedford Road Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    578 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,218
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 810
  • Shoplifting 333
  • Anti social behaviour 226
  • Public order 180
  • Criminal damage and arson 179

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
8

5 female, 3 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
2.7
MK42 7 residents
11,004

Age bands in MK42 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
20.2%

2,315 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.9%

1,245 residents

Age 25 to 44
30.9%

3,536 residents

Age 45 to 64
23.8%

2,722 residents

Age 65 and over
14.3%

1,635 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider MK42 7 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

8

within 5 km

  • KING STREET SURGERY

    273 BEDFORD ROAD, KEMPSTON, BEDFORD, MK42 8QD

    ODS code E81038

    553 m

  • QUEENS PARK HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E81021

    2.2 km

  • ASHBURNHAM ROAD SURGERY

    8 ASHBURNHAM ROAD, BEDFORD, MK40 1DS

    ODS code E81615

    2.8 km

  • LONDON ROAD HEALTH CENTRE

    84-86 LONDON ROAD, BEDFORD, MK42 0NT

    ODS code E81019

    2.9 km

  • THE VALE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y00560

    3.1 km

  • LINDEN ROAD SURGERY

    13 LINDEN ROAD, BEDFORD, MK40 2DQ

    ODS code E81060

    3.5 km

  • THE DE PARYS GROUP

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

    ODS code E81037

    4.0 km

  • GOLDINGTON AVENUE SURGERY

    85 GOLDINGTON AVENUE, BEDFORD, MK40 3DB

    ODS code E81047

    4.3 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

  • Duke Inn

    BCT · Kempston

    0.0 miles

  • The Windermere

    BCT · Kempston

    0.1 miles

  • The Windermere

    BCT · Kempston

    0.1 miles

  • Duke Inn

    BCT · Kempston

    0.1 miles

  • Royal Oak

    BCT · Kempston

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bedford 018B, 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

7,188 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
8 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
1
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

52 open schools are in scope, including 27 primary and 9 secondary schools. Greys Education Centre is the nearest published school at 509 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,218 published events cover 12 months, averaging 184.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 810 events.

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