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MK42 8PB

Kempston Central & East · Bedford · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Kempston Central & East
Local authority
Bedford
Constituency
Bedford
Postcode district
MK42
Postcode sector
MK42 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
MK42 8HE 61 m
MK42 8EJ 70 m
MK42 8EP 78 m
MK42 7LW 85 m
MK42 7AH 103 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
MK42 8PB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 May 2003
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
MK
Postcode district
MK42
Postcode sector
MK42 8
Latitude
52.115939
Longitude
-0.499696
British National Grid easting
502,826
British National Grid northing
247,462

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Bedford · E06000055
Electoral ward
Kempston Central & East · E05014504
Parish or community
E04011894
Westminster constituency
Bedford · E14001084
Output area
E00088389
Lower layer super output area
Bedford 017A · E01017505
Middle layer super output area
Bedford 017 · E02003632

Postcode source versions

Explore MK42

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
51
Primary
27
Secondary
9

  1. Greys Education Centre

    Academy alternative provision converter

    187 m

  2. Bedford Road Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    391 m

  3. Rivertree Free School

    Free schools special

    432 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,211
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 837
  • Shoplifting 263
  • Anti social behaviour 247
  • Criminal damage and arson 181
  • Public order 180

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
12

6 female, 6 male

Postcode households
9
Residents per household
1.3
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

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider MK42 8 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

    423 m

  • QUEENS PARK HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E81021

    2.0 km

  • ASHBURNHAM ROAD SURGERY

    8 ASHBURNHAM ROAD, BEDFORD, MK40 1DS

    ODS code E81615

    2.7 km

  • LONDON ROAD HEALTH CENTRE

    84-86 LONDON ROAD, BEDFORD, MK42 0NT

    ODS code E81019

    3.0 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

    3.4 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

  • St John's Homes

    BCT · Kempston

    0.0 miles

  • War Memorial

    BCT · Kempston

    0.1 miles

  • St John's Homes

    BCT · Kempston

    0.1 miles

  • War Memorial

    BCT · Kempston

    0.1 miles

  • The Windermere

    BCT · Kempston

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bedford 017A, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

15,627 of 33,755

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

Schools

51 open schools are in scope, including 27 primary and 9 secondary schools. Greys Education Centre is the nearest published school at 187 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,211 published events cover 12 months, averaging 184.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 837 events.

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