The UK Postcode Database

MK42 0GB

a postcode in Bedford

Introduced in July 2011
MK42 0GB Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

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Streets Associated with MK42 0GB

Rochester Way - 48 properties, USRN 27302725

Tempest Crescent - 1 property, USRN 27302721

Horace Close - 1 property, USRN 27302724

Beauvais Avenue - 1 property, USRN 27302726

Beauvais Square - 1 property, USRN 27302727

Oswald Close - 1 property, USRN 27302722

Street names are those nearest to properties in this postcode, they are not necessarily the postal address

Coordinates

Latitude: 52.1117 / 52°6'42"N

Longitude: -0.4292 / 0°25'45"W

UTM Reference: 30U 676032 5776582

OS Easting: 507662

OS Northing: 247095

OS Grid: TL076470

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR G2F.DBX

Mapcode Global: VHFQG.H5YZ

Open Location Code: 9C4X4H6C+M8

Maidenhead Locator System: IO92sc86

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: E1

  • rural village
  • a rural village surrounded by populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 4a2

  • Low-Skilled Migrant and Student Communities
  • Ethnically Diverse Families in Less Connected Locations
  • City Service Workers

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 16138 / 32844

  • 5th decile
  • slightly more deprived

Demographics are based on the LSOA containing this postcode and not necessarily this postcode alone

Sun and Moon Times for MK42 0GB on Thursday 9 July 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 02:53
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 04:05
Sunrise 04:52
Transit (sun is at its highest) 13:06
Sunset 21:21
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:08
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 23:20
Hours of daylight today04:22 to 21:51
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
21:51 to 04:23
Moon Phase Waning Crescent
Moon Sets 15:23
Moon Rises 23:44

For a full sun and moon calendar for MK42 0GB, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in MK42 0GB

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
9 February 2023 41 Rochester Way, Shortstown, Bedford MK42 0GB Flat/apartment Leasehold £160,000
11 July 2022 29 Rochester Way, Shortstown, Bedford MK42 0GB Flat/apartment Leasehold £180,000
20 May 2022 13 Rochester Way, Shortstown, Bedford MK42 0GB Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £262,500
18 March 2022 31 Rochester Way, Shortstown, Bedford MK42 0GB Flat/apartment Leasehold £185,000
30 July 2021 73 Rochester Way, Shortstown, Bedford MK42 0GB Flat/apartment Leasehold £157,000
17 June 2021 57 Rochester Way, Shortstown, Bedford MK42 0GB Flat/apartment Leasehold £169,000
4 June 2021 35 Rochester Way, Shortstown, Bedford MK42 0GB Flat/apartment Leasehold £159,000
12 March 2021 7 Rochester Way, Shortstown, Bedford MK42 0GB Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £216,000
15 January 2021 55 Rochester Way, Shortstown, Bedford MK42 0GB Flat/apartment Leasehold £160,000
16 October 2020 37 Rochester Way, Shortstown, Bedford MK42 0GB Flat/apartment Leasehold £165,000
20 June 2019 33 Rochester Way, Shortstown, Bedford MK42 0GB Flat/apartment Leasehold £167,500
31 May 2019 29 Rochester Way, Shortstown, Bedford MK42 0GB Flat/apartment Leasehold £166,000
17 April 2019 93 Rochester Way, Shortstown, Bedford MK42 0GB Semi-detached Freehold £262,000
15 April 2019 41 Rochester Way, Shortstown, Bedford MK42 0GB Flat/apartment Leasehold £135,000
1 February 2019 55 Rochester Way, Shortstown, Bedford MK42 0GB Flat/apartment Leasehold £165,950
7 January 2019 65 Rochester Way, Shortstown, Bedford MK42 0GB Flat/apartment Leasehold £168,000
29 November 2018 37 Rochester Way, Shortstown, Bedford MK42 0GB Flat/apartment Leasehold £162,500
5 October 2018 27 Rochester Way, Shortstown, Bedford MK42 0GB Flat/apartment Leasehold £178,000
7 September 2018 43 Rochester Way, Shortstown, Bedford MK42 0GB Flat/apartment Leasehold £162,000
3 August 2018 23 Rochester Way, Shortstown, Bedford MK42 0GB Flat/apartment Leasehold £163,500
9 February 2018 75 Rochester Way, Shortstown, Bedford MK42 0GB Flat/apartment Leasehold £175,000
30 June 2017 93 Rochester Way, Shortstown, Bedford MK42 0GB Semi-detached Freehold £265,000
22 December 2016 19 Rochester Way, Shortstown, Bedford MK42 0GB Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £232,000
21 December 2016 39 Rochester Way, Shortstown, Bedford MK42 0GB Flat/apartment Leasehold £177,000
16 December 2016 19 Rochester Way, Shortstown, Bedford MK42 0GB Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £230,000
21 October 2016 71 Rochester Way, Shortstown, Bedford MK42 0GB Flat/apartment Leasehold £160,000
30 June 2016 59 Rochester Way, Shortstown, Bedford MK42 0GB Flat/apartment Leasehold £165,000
28 April 2016 31 Rochester Way, Shortstown, Bedford MK42 0GB Flat/apartment Leasehold £169,950
31 March 2016 57 Rochester Way, Shortstown, Bedford MK42 0GB Flat/apartment Leasehold £159,950
19 February 2016 35 Rochester Way, Shortstown, Bedford MK42 0GB Flat/apartment Leasehold £140,000
27 November 2015 53 Rochester Way, Shortstown, Bedford MK42 0GB Flat/apartment Leasehold £137,500
18 November 2015 33 Rochester Way, Shortstown, Bedford MK42 0GB Flat/apartment Leasehold £138,000
18 September 2015 29 Rochester Way, Shortstown, Bedford MK42 0GB Flat/apartment Leasehold £137,500
10 July 2015 25 Rochester Way, Shortstown, Bedford MK42 0GB Flat/apartment Leasehold £140,000
19 June 2015 45 Rochester Way, Shortstown, Bedford MK42 0GB Flat/apartment Leasehold £137,000
9 April 2015 13 Rochester Way, Shortstown, Bedford MK42 0GB Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £160,000
27 March 2015 15 Rochester Way, Shortstown, Bedford MK42 0GB Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £193,000
19 September 2014 67 Rochester Way, Shortstown, Bedford MK42 0GB Flat/apartment Leasehold £124,000
5 July 2013 93 Rochester Way, Shortstown, Bedford MK42 0GB Semi-detached Freehold £183,000
17 May 2013 73 Rochester Way, Shortstown, Bedford MK42 0GB Flat/apartment Leasehold £108,000
7 December 2012 4 Rochester Way, Shortstown, Bedford MK42 0GB Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £187,000
30 November 2012 77 Rochester Way, Shortstown, Bedford MK42 0GB Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £179,995
21 November 2012 5 Rochester Way, Shortstown, Bedford MK42 0GB Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £190,000
21 September 2012 1 Rochester Way, Shortstown, Bedford MK42 0GB Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £210,000
7 August 2012 69 Rochester Way, Shortstown, Bedford MK42 0GB Flat/apartment Leasehold £121,950
6 August 2012 51 Rochester Way, Shortstown, Bedford MK42 0GB Flat/apartment Leasehold £115,950
3 August 2012 65 Rochester Way, Shortstown, Bedford MK42 0GB Flat/apartment Leasehold £115,950
3 August 2012 61 Rochester Way, Shortstown, Bedford MK42 0GB Flat/apartment Leasehold £127,500
19 July 2012 73 Rochester Way, Shortstown, Bedford MK42 0GB Flat/apartment Leasehold £105,000
13 July 2012 49 Rochester Way, Shortstown, Bedford MK42 0GB Flat/apartment Leasehold £119,500
6 July 2012 67 Rochester Way, Shortstown, Bedford MK42 0GB Flat/apartment Leasehold £107,000
29 June 2012 21 Rochester Way, Shortstown, Bedford MK42 0GB Flat/apartment Leasehold £135,995
30 May 2012 33 Rochester Way, Shortstown, Bedford MK42 0GB Flat/apartment Leasehold £134,995
24 May 2012 15 Rochester Way, Shortstown, Bedford MK42 0GB Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £179,995
16 May 2012 71 Rochester Way, Shortstown, Bedford MK42 0GB Flat/apartment Leasehold £145,500
30 April 2012 79 Rochester Way, Shortstown, Bedford MK42 0GB Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £165,000
30 April 2012 37 Rochester Way, Shortstown, Bedford MK42 0GB Flat/apartment Leasehold £122,995
27 April 2012 55 Rochester Way, Shortstown, Bedford MK42 0GB Flat/apartment Leasehold £110,000
26 April 2012 35 Rochester Way, Shortstown, Bedford MK42 0GB Flat/apartment Leasehold £124,995
20 April 2012 25 Rochester Way, Shortstown, Bedford MK42 0GB Flat/apartment Leasehold £115,000
5 April 2012 43 Rochester Way, Shortstown, Bedford MK42 0GB Flat/apartment Leasehold £122,995
30 March 2012 17 Rochester Way, Shortstown, Bedford MK42 0GB Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £182,400
30 March 2012 17 Rochester Way, Shortstown, Bedford MK42 0GB Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £182,400
23 February 2012 63 Rochester Way, Shortstown, Bedford MK42 0GB Flat/apartment Leasehold £136,500
17 February 2012 25 Rochester Way, Shortstown, Bedford MK42 0GB Flat/apartment Leasehold £123,995
14 February 2012 39 Rochester Way, Shortstown, Bedford MK42 0GB Flat/apartment Leasehold £127,995
13 January 2012 75 Rochester Way, Shortstown, Bedford MK42 0GB Flat/apartment Leasehold £133,750
22 December 2011 3 Rochester Way, Shortstown, Bedford MK42 0GB Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £165,000
19 December 2011 31 Rochester Way, Shortstown, Bedford MK42 0GB Flat/apartment Leasehold £132,995
16 December 2011 41 Rochester Way, Shortstown, Bedford MK42 0GB Flat/apartment Leasehold £99,995
14 December 2011 27 Rochester Way, Shortstown, Bedford MK42 0GB Flat/apartment Leasehold £134,995
13 December 2011 19 Rochester Way, Shortstown, Bedford MK42 0GB Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £184,995
29 November 2011 45 Rochester Way, Shortstown, Bedford MK42 0GB Flat/apartment Leasehold £129,995
14 November 2011 13 Rochester Way, Shortstown, Bedford MK42 0GB Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £139,995
28 October 2011 47 Rochester Way, Shortstown, Bedford MK42 0GB Flat/apartment Leasehold £99,995
15 September 2011 57 Rochester Way, Shortstown, Bedford MK42 0GB Flat/apartment Leasehold £130,000
15 September 2011 59 Rochester Way, Shortstown, Bedford MK42 0GB Flat/apartment Leasehold £117,500
29 July 2011 53 Rochester Way, Shortstown, Bedford MK42 0GB Flat/apartment Leasehold £119,995

Key to property sale icons:

First sale of newbuild property. This includes new properties created from existing properties, such as residential conversions of commercial or agricultural property, or subdivision of a larger residential property.
Subsequent sale of existing property.
Standard sale at market value to private individual.
Additional (non-standard) sale. This includes repossessions, buy-to-lets and transfers of property sold to non-private individuals.

Elected Representatives for MK42 0GB

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

North Bedfordshire

MP

Richard Fuller Conservative

Bedford Borough Council
Unitary Authority ward (UTW)

Shortstown

Councillors

Leigh Coombs Liberal Democrats

Sarah-Jayne Gallagher Conservative

MK42 0GB also falls within the Civil Parish of Shortstown, which has its own parish council and parish councillors. These are not shown here.

Elected representative data is updated approximately monthly, so may not include recent by-elections or vacancies.

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for MK42 0GB

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00088287 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E00183495 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 21 March 2021 ONS
E01017486 Bedford 019A Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E01034427 Bedford 021A Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 21 March 2021 ONS
E02003634 Bedford 019 Middle layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 August 2004 ONS
E02007010 Bedford 021 Middle layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 21 March 2021 ONS
E04012997 Shortstown Civil Parishes Administrative 1 April 2020 DLUHC
E05014515 Shortstown Electoral Wards/Divisions Administrative/Electoral 4 May 2023 DLUHC
E06000055 Bedford Unitary Authorities Administrative 1 April 2009 DLUHC
E12000006 East of England Regions Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E14001384 North Bedfordshire Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies Electoral 4 July 2024 LGBC
E23000026 Bedfordshire Police Force Areas Other 1 January 2009 Home Office
E30000166 Bedford Travel to Work Areas Other 31 July 2015 ONS
E33025708 Workplace Zones Census 31 December 2011 ONS
E37000057 South East Midlands Local Enterprise Partnerships Other 1 April 2020 BEIS
E38000249 NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes ICB - M1J4Y Sub Integrated Care Board Locations Health 1 July 2022 ODS
E40000007 East of England NHS England Regions Health 1 April 2019 ODS
E54000024 NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board Integrated Care Boards Health 1 July 2022 ODS
E56000035 East of England Cancer Alliances Health 1 April 2024 NHS England
E63010784 Shortstown Built Up Areas Census 17 April 2024 OS
E65000001 England Non-National Park Area England Non-National Park Area Census 27 February 2023 ONS
E92000001 England Country Administrative 1 January 2009 ONS

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