The UK Postcode Database

MK42 0GD

a postcode in Bedford

Introduced in May 2011
MK42 0GD Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

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Streets Associated with MK42 0GD

Beauvais Avenue - 68 properties, USRN 27302726

Rochester Way - 2 properties, USRN 27302725

Carmichael Drive - 1 property, USRN 27302728

Norcott Mead - 1 property, USRN 27302923

Potter Meadows - 1 property, USRN 27302925

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 52.1126 / 52°6'45"N

Longitude: -0.4275 / 0°25'39"W

UTM Reference: 30U 676142 5776681

OS Easting: 507774

OS Northing: 247193

OS Grid: TL077471

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR G2F.DQP

Mapcode Global: VHFQG.J5TB

Open Location Code: 9C4X4H7C+2X

Maidenhead Locator System: IO92sc87

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 0GD on Friday 10 July 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 02:55
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 04:06
Sunrise 04:53
Transit (sun is at its highest) 13:07
Sunset 21:20
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:07
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 23:18
Hours of daylight today04:23 to 21:50
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
21:50 to 04:24
Moon Phase Waning Crescent
Moon Sets 16:53

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

Residential Property Sales in MK42 0GD

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
7 July 2023 42 Beauvais Avenue, Shortstown, Bedford MK42 0GD Flat/apartment Leasehold £185,000
3 August 2022 33 Beauvais Avenue, Shortstown, Bedford MK42 0GD Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £365,500
30 June 2022 36 Beauvais Avenue, Shortstown, Bedford MK42 0GD Flat/apartment Leasehold £148,500
30 June 2022 38 Beauvais Avenue, Shortstown, Bedford MK42 0GD Flat/apartment Leasehold £148,500
19 May 2022 47 Beauvais Avenue, Shortstown, Bedford MK42 0GD Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £320,000
1 April 2022 1 Beauvais Avenue, Shortstown, Bedford MK42 0GD Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £175,500
12 March 2022 66 Beauvais Avenue, Shortstown, Bedford MK42 0GD Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £275,000
9 December 2021 58 Beauvais Avenue, Shortstown, Bedford MK42 0GD Flat/apartment Leasehold £180,000
11 June 2021 39 Beauvais Avenue, Shortstown, Bedford MK42 0GD Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £327,000
4 June 2021 14 Beauvais Avenue, Shortstown, Bedford MK42 0GD Flat/apartment Leasehold £62,125
18 May 2021 43 Beauvais Avenue, Shortstown, Bedford MK42 0GD Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £315,000
30 October 2020 48 Beauvais Avenue, Shortstown, Bedford MK42 0GD Flat/apartment Leasehold £170,000
19 June 2020 32 Beauvais Avenue, Shortstown, Bedford MK42 0GD Flat/apartment Leasehold £170,000
2 March 2020 12 Beauvais Avenue, Shortstown, Bedford MK42 0GD Flat/apartment Leasehold £104,000
27 February 2020 56 Beauvais Avenue, Shortstown, Bedford MK42 0GD Flat/apartment Leasehold £175,000
13 December 2019 46 Beauvais Avenue, Shortstown, Bedford MK42 0GD Flat/apartment Leasehold £166,000
11 October 2019 14 Beauvais Avenue, Shortstown, Bedford MK42 0GD Flat/apartment Leasehold £57,225
9 August 2019 50 Beauvais Avenue, Shortstown, Bedford MK42 0GD Flat/apartment Leasehold £168,000
14 September 2018 58 Beauvais Avenue, Shortstown, Bedford MK42 0GD Flat/apartment Leasehold £175,000
30 October 2017 37 Beauvais Avenue, Shortstown, Bedford MK42 0GD Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £300,000
28 February 2017 39 Beauvais Avenue, Shortstown, Bedford MK42 0GD Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £324,995
5 January 2017 53 Beauvais Avenue, Shortstown, Bedford MK42 0GD Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £300,000
22 December 2016 51 Beauvais Avenue, Shortstown, Bedford MK42 0GD Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £314,995
6 December 2016 57 Beauvais Avenue, Shortstown, Bedford MK42 0GD Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £309,995
25 November 2016 55 Beauvais Avenue, Shortstown, Bedford MK42 0GD Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £299,995
4 March 2016 47 Beauvais Avenue, Shortstown, Bedford MK42 0GD Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £259,995
4 March 2016 41 Beauvais Avenue, Shortstown, Bedford MK42 0GD Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £254,995
4 March 2016 49 Beauvais Avenue, Shortstown, Bedford MK42 0GD Detached Freehold £294,995
29 February 2016 45 Beauvais Avenue, Shortstown, Bedford MK42 0GD Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £284,995
26 February 2016 43 Beauvais Avenue, Shortstown, Bedford MK42 0GD Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £289,995
6 November 2015 35 Beauvais Avenue, Shortstown, Bedford MK42 0GD Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £254,995
23 October 2015 42 Beauvais Avenue, Shortstown, Bedford MK42 0GD Flat/apartment Leasehold £151,995
23 October 2015 27 Beauvais Avenue, Shortstown, Bedford MK42 0GD Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £249,995
23 October 2015 40 Beauvais Avenue, Shortstown, Bedford MK42 0GD Flat/apartment Leasehold £150,995
21 October 2015 46 Beauvais Avenue, Shortstown, Bedford MK42 0GD Flat/apartment Leasehold £153,995
9 October 2015 32 Beauvais Avenue, Shortstown, Bedford MK42 0GD Flat/apartment Leasehold £155,995
9 October 2015 58 Beauvais Avenue, Shortstown, Bedford MK42 0GD Flat/apartment Leasehold £153,995
9 October 2015 44 Beauvais Avenue, Shortstown, Bedford MK42 0GD Flat/apartment Leasehold £159,995
9 October 2015 29 Beauvais Avenue, Shortstown, Bedford MK42 0GD Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £249,995
7 October 2015 36 Beauvais Avenue, Shortstown, Bedford MK42 0GD Flat/apartment Leasehold £149,995
7 October 2015 38 Beauvais Avenue, Shortstown, Bedford MK42 0GD Flat/apartment Leasehold £157,995
28 September 2015 31 Beauvais Avenue, Shortstown, Bedford MK42 0GD Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £254,995
25 September 2015 34 Beauvais Avenue, Shortstown, Bedford MK42 0GD Flat/apartment Leasehold £148,995
11 September 2015 33 Beauvais Avenue, Shortstown, Bedford MK42 0GD Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £239,995
25 August 2015 56 Beauvais Avenue, Shortstown, Bedford MK42 0GD Flat/apartment Leasehold £150,995
14 August 2015 52 Beauvais Avenue, Shortstown, Bedford MK42 0GD Flat/apartment Leasehold £151,995
14 August 2015 54 Beauvais Avenue, Shortstown, Bedford MK42 0GD Flat/apartment Leasehold £146,995
7 August 2015 48 Beauvais Avenue, Shortstown, Bedford MK42 0GD Flat/apartment Leasehold £144,995
7 August 2015 50 Beauvais Avenue, Shortstown, Bedford MK42 0GD Flat/apartment Leasehold £149,995
7 August 2015 60 Beauvais Avenue, Shortstown, Bedford MK42 0GD Flat/apartment Leasehold £153,995

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 0GD

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 0GD 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 0GD

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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