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MK42 8AX

Kempston North · Bedford · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Kempston North
Local authority
Bedford
Constituency
Bedford
Postcode district
MK42
Postcode sector
MK42 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
MK42 8LB 62 m
MK42 8DA 72 m
MK42 8BH 80 m
MK42 8BL 99 m
MK42 8JZ 114 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
MK42 8AX
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
MK
Postcode district
MK42
Postcode sector
MK42 8
Latitude
52.120001
Longitude
-0.493191
British National Grid easting
503,262
British National Grid northing
247,923

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Bedford · E06000055
Electoral ward
Kempston North · E05014505
Parish or community
E04011894
Westminster constituency
Bedford · E14001084
Output area
E00088407
Lower layer super output area
Bedford 016A · E01017509
Middle layer super output area
Bedford 016 · E02003631

Postcode source versions

Explore MK42

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
55
Primary
31
Secondary
9

  1. Grange Academy

    Academy special converter

    251 m

  2. Bedford Road Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    270 m

  3. Rivertree Free School

    Free schools special

    496 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,060
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,167
  • Anti social behaviour 332
  • Shoplifting 331
  • Public order 244
  • Criminal damage and arson 243

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
MK42 8 residents
10,763

Age bands in MK42 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.2%

1,788 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.6%

1,098 residents

Age 25 to 44
27.8%

2,879 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.9%

2,793 residents

Age 65 and over
17.5%

1,811 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

9

within 5 km

  • KING STREET SURGERY

    273 BEDFORD ROAD, KEMPSTON, BEDFORD, MK42 8QD

    ODS code E81038

    212 m

  • QUEENS PARK HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E81021

    1.5 km

  • ASHBURNHAM ROAD SURGERY

    8 ASHBURNHAM ROAD, BEDFORD, MK40 1DS

    ODS code E81615

    2.1 km

  • LONDON ROAD HEALTH CENTRE

    84-86 LONDON ROAD, BEDFORD, MK42 0NT

    ODS code E81019

    2.4 km

  • LINDEN ROAD SURGERY

    13 LINDEN ROAD, BEDFORD, MK40 2DQ

    ODS code E81060

    2.8 km

  • THE DE PARYS GROUP

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

    ODS code E81037

    3.3 km

  • GOLDINGTON AVENUE SURGERY

    85 GOLDINGTON AVENUE, BEDFORD, MK40 3DB

    ODS code E81047

    3.7 km

  • THE VALE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y00560

    3.8 km

  • PUTNOE MEDICAL CENTRE PARTNERSHIP

    93 QUEENS DRIVE, BEDFORD, MK41 9JE

    ODS code E81029

    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

  • Bunyan Road

    BCT · Kempston

    0.1 miles

  • Margetts Road

    BCT · Kempston

    0.1 miles

  • Saxon Centre

    BCT · Kempston

    0.1 miles

  • Bunyan Road

    BCT · Kempston

    0.2 miles

  • Saxon Centre

    BCT · Kempston

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bedford 016A, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

6,703 of 33,755

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

Evidence in context

Schools

55 open schools are in scope, including 31 primary and 9 secondary schools. Grange Academy is the nearest published school at 251 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,060 published events cover 12 months, averaging 255 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,167 events.

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