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MK42 9HA

Cauldwell · Bedford · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Cauldwell
Local authority
Bedford
Constituency
Bedford
Postcode district
MK42
Postcode sector
MK42 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
MK42 9JR 63 m
MK42 9JU 69 m
MK42 9EP 72 m
MK42 9JS 98 m
MK42 9JX 108 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
MK42 9HA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 February 2021
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
MK
Postcode district
MK42
Postcode sector
MK42 9
Latitude
52.126927
Longitude
-0.473075
British National Grid easting
504,623
British National Grid northing
248,722

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Bedford · E06000055
Electoral ward
Cauldwell · E05014495
Parish or community
E43000273
Westminster constituency
Bedford · E14001084
Output area
E00088225
Lower layer super output area
Bedford 015C · E01017474
Middle layer super output area
Bedford 015 · E02003630

Postcode source versions

Explore MK42

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
57
Primary
32
Secondary
10

  1. Peter Pan Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    86 m

  2. Cauldwell School

    Academy converter

    120 m

  3. St John's School

    Academy special converter

    665 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
7,442
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,868
  • Anti social behaviour 761
  • Shoplifting 690
  • Public order 590
  • Criminal damage and arson 469

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
MK42 9 residents
14,580

Age bands in MK42 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.7%

2,860 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.6%

1,830 residents

Age 25 to 44
33.7%

4,894 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.1%

3,490 residents

Age 65 and over
9.9%

1,434 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

9

within 5 km

  • LONDON ROAD HEALTH CENTRE

    84-86 LONDON ROAD, BEDFORD, MK42 0NT

    ODS code E81019

    925 m

  • ASHBURNHAM ROAD SURGERY

    8 ASHBURNHAM ROAD, BEDFORD, MK40 1DS

    ODS code E81615

    1.1 km

  • QUEENS PARK HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E81021

    1.5 km

  • KING STREET SURGERY

    273 BEDFORD ROAD, KEMPSTON, BEDFORD, MK42 8QD

    ODS code E81038

    1.8 km

  • THE DE PARYS GROUP

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

    ODS code E81037

    1.9 km

  • LINDEN ROAD SURGERY

    13 LINDEN ROAD, BEDFORD, MK40 2DQ

    ODS code E81060

    1.9 km

  • GOLDINGTON AVENUE SURGERY

    85 GOLDINGTON AVENUE, BEDFORD, MK40 3DB

    ODS code E81047

    2.2 km

  • PUTNOE MEDICAL CENTRE PARTNERSHIP

    93 QUEENS DRIVE, BEDFORD, MK41 9JE

    ODS code E81029

    3.3 km

  • BEDOC HEALTHCARE

    UNIT 16, STEPHENSON COURT, FRASER ROAD, BEDFORD, MK44 3WJ

    ODS code Y06153

    3.7 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

  • Bedford Hospital A&E

    BCT · Bedford

    0.1 miles

  • Bedford Hospital A&E

    BCT · Bedford

    0.1 miles

  • Bunyan Road

    BCT · Bedford

    0.2 miles

  • Bedford Hospital West

    BCT · Bedford

    0.2 miles

  • Bedford Hospital West

    BCT · Bedford

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bedford 015C, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

3,307 of 33,755

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

57 open schools are in scope, including 32 primary and 10 secondary schools. Peter Pan Nursery School is the nearest published school at 86 m.

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

Recorded crime

7,442 published events cover 12 months, averaging 620.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,868 events.

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