The UK Postcode Database

MK42 6DL

a postcode in Bedford

Introduced in July 2014
MK42 6DL Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

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Streets Associated with MK42 6DL

Avocet Road - 34 properties, USRN 27302750

Bedford Road - 1 property, USRN 27302655

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 52.0885 / 52°5'18"N

Longitude: -0.4638 / 0°27'49"W

UTM Reference: 30U 673753 5773920

OS Easting: 505347

OS Northing: 244465

OS Grid: TL053444

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR G2R.3JL

Mapcode Global: VHFQF.XR5T

Open Location Code: 9C4X3GQP+CF

Maidenhead Locator System: IO92sc41

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: E1

  • rural village
  • a rural village surrounded by populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 5b1

  • Ethnically Diverse Suburb-an Professionals
  • Suburban Professionals
  • Families in Multi-Ethnic Terraces

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 25324 / 32844

  • 8th decile
  • less deprived

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

Sun and Moon Times for MK42 6DL on Thursday 9 July 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 02:54
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 04:05
Sunrise 04:52
Transit (sun is at its highest) 13:07
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 6DL, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in MK42 6DL

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
10 November 2023 22 Avocet Road, Wixams, Bedford MK42 6DL Detached Freehold £420,000
7 July 2023 29 Avocet Road, Wixams, Bedford MK42 6DL Detached Freehold £430,000
2 June 2023 29 Avocet Road, Wixams, Bedford MK42 6DL Detached Freehold £440,000
14 January 2022 11 Avocet Road, Wixams, Bedford MK42 6DL Flat/apartment Leasehold £195,000
11 August 2021 8 Avocet Road, Wixams, Bedford MK42 6DL Semi-detached Freehold £395,000
29 July 2021 39 Avocet Road, Wixams, Bedford MK42 6DL Detached Freehold £438,000
19 March 2021 29 Avocet Road, Wixams, Bedford MK42 6DL Detached Freehold £410,000
23 December 2020 9 Avocet Road, Wixams, Bedford MK42 6DL Flat/apartment Leasehold £175,000
28 October 2020 2 Avocet Road, Wixams, Bedford MK42 6DL Detached Freehold £435,000
7 May 2020 13 Avocet Road, Wixams, Bedford MK42 6DL Flat/apartment Leasehold £185,000
28 February 2020 9 Avocet Road, Wixams, Bedford MK42 6DL Flat/apartment Leasehold £190,000
18 October 2019 23 Avocet Road, Wixams, Bedford MK42 6DL Detached Freehold £435,000
24 July 2019 15 Avocet Road, Wixams, Bedford MK42 6DL Flat/apartment Leasehold £191,000
4 January 2019 18 Avocet Road, Wixams, Bedford MK42 6DL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £265,000
31 August 2018 18 Avocet Road, Wixams, Bedford MK42 6DL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £276,800
31 October 2017 21 Avocet Road, Wixams, Bedford MK42 6DL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £275,000
20 October 2017 17 Avocet Road, Wixams, Bedford MK42 6DL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £230,000
7 June 2017 11 Avocet Road, Wixams, Bedford MK42 6DL Flat/apartment Leasehold £187,500
14 July 2016 8 Avocet Road, Wixams, Bedford MK42 6DL Semi-detached Freehold £358,000
26 June 2015 31 Avocet Road, Wixams, Bedford MK42 6DL Detached Freehold £343,555
26 June 2015 1 Avocet Road, Wixams, Bedford MK42 6DL Detached Freehold £285,000
26 June 2015 3 Avocet Road, Wixams, Bedford MK42 6DL Detached Freehold £290,000
22 May 2015 39 Avocet Road, Wixams, Bedford MK42 6DL Detached Freehold £340,000
22 May 2015 27 Avocet Road, Wixams, Bedford MK42 6DL Detached Freehold £305,000
15 May 2015 35 Avocet Road, Wixams, Bedford MK42 6DL Detached Freehold £340,000
8 May 2015 37 Avocet Road, Wixams, Bedford MK42 6DL Detached Freehold £305,000
24 April 2015 33 Avocet Road, Wixams, Bedford MK42 6DL Detached Freehold £285,000
24 April 2015 29 Avocet Road, Wixams, Bedford MK42 6DL Detached Freehold £295,000
27 March 2015 41 Avocet Road, Wixams, Bedford MK42 6DL Detached Freehold £355,000
20 February 2015 25 Avocet Road, Wixams, Bedford MK42 6DL Detached Freehold £330,000
19 February 2015 23 Avocet Road, Wixams, Bedford MK42 6DL Detached Freehold £285,000
18 February 2015 21 Avocet Road, Wixams, Bedford MK42 6DL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £220,000
23 January 2015 17 Avocet Road, Wixams, Bedford MK42 6DL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £185,000
23 January 2015 19 Avocet Road, Wixams, Bedford MK42 6DL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £190,000
19 December 2014 9 Avocet Road, Wixams, Bedford MK42 6DL Flat/apartment Leasehold £160,000
19 December 2014 15 Avocet Road, Wixams, Bedford MK42 6DL Flat/apartment Leasehold £150,000
18 December 2014 13 Avocet Road, Wixams, Bedford MK42 6DL Flat/apartment Leasehold £155,000
28 November 2014 5 Avocet Road, Wixams, Bedford MK42 6DL Semi-detached Freehold £220,000
28 November 2014 7 Avocet Road, Wixams, Bedford MK42 6DL Semi-detached Freehold £235,000
21 November 2014 24 Avocet Road, Wixams, Bedford MK42 6DL Detached Freehold £325,000
24 October 2014 22 Avocet Road, Wixams, Bedford MK42 6DL Detached Freehold £320,000
24 October 2014 10 Avocet Road, Wixams, Bedford MK42 6DL Detached Freehold £400,000
16 October 2014 18 Avocet Road, Wixams, Bedford MK42 6DL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £242,000
16 October 2014 16 Avocet Road, Wixams, Bedford MK42 6DL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £230,000
26 September 2014 6 Avocet Road, Wixams, Bedford MK42 6DL Semi-detached Freehold £299,000
26 September 2014 2 Avocet Road, Wixams, Bedford MK42 6DL Detached Freehold £345,000
25 September 2014 8 Avocet Road, Wixams, Bedford MK42 6DL Semi-detached Freehold £305,000
24 September 2014 14 Avocet Road, Wixams, Bedford MK42 6DL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £231,000
22 August 2014 4 Avocet Road, Wixams, Bedford MK42 6DL Detached Freehold £250,000
27 June 2014 20 Avocet Road, Wixams, Bedford MK42 6DL Detached Freehold £395,000

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 6DL

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

Mid Bedfordshire

MP

Blake Stephenson Conservative

Bedford Borough Council
Unitary Authority ward (UTW)

Wixams & Wilstead

Councillors

Graeme Coombes Conservative

Marc Frost Conservative

Andrea Spice Conservative

MK42 6DL also falls within the Civil Parish of Wixams, 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 6DL

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00088586 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E00173781 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 31 December 2011 ONS
E00183593 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 21 March 2021 ONS
E01017548 Bedford 019C Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E01034434 Bedford 022D 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
E02007011 Bedford 022 Middle layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 21 March 2021 ONS
E04012998 Wixams Civil Parishes Administrative 1 April 2020 DLUHC
E05014516 Wixams & Wilstead 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
E14001359 Mid 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
E33025706 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
E63010839 Wixams 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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