The UK Postcode Database

MK42 6EA

a postcode in Bedford

Introduced in January 2018
MK42 6EA Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

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Streets Associated with MK42 6EA

Bedford Road - 58 properties, USRN 27302655

Bedford Road - 1 property, USRN 27301589

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 52.0973 / 52°5'50"N

Longitude: -0.4638 / 0°27'49"W

UTM Reference: 30U 673717 5774890

OS Easting: 505325

OS Northing: 245436

OS Grid: TL053454

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR G2K.HJZ

Mapcode Global: VHFQF.XK43

Open Location Code: 9C4X3GWP+WF

Maidenhead Locator System: IO92sc43

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: F1

  • rural hamlet and isolated dwellings
  • a rural hamlet or isolated dwellings in populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 8b2

  • Legacy Communities
  • Legacy and Demographically Mixed Communities
  • Retirement Pockets

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 18082 / 32844

  • 6th decile
  • slightly less deprived

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

Sun and Moon Times for MK42 6EA on Saturday 11 July 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 02:58
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 04:08
Sunrise 04:54
Transit (sun is at its highest) 13:07
Sunset 21:19
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:06
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 23:16
Hours of daylight today04:24 to 21:49
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
21:49 to 04:26
Moon Phase Waning Crescent
Moon Rises 00:15
Moon sets 18:18

For a full sun and moon calendar for MK42 6EA, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in MK42 6EA

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
27 February 2023 10, Wixams Retirement Village, Bedford Road, Wixams, Bedford MK42 6EA Flat/apartment Leasehold £172,000
6 January 2023 61, Wixams Retirement Village, Bedford Road, Wixams, Bedford MK42 6EA Flat/apartment Leasehold £270,000
9 August 2022 12, Wixams Retirement Village, Bedford Road, Wixams, Bedford MK42 6EA Flat/apartment Leasehold £275,000
24 February 2022 36, Wixams Retirement Village, Bedford Road, Wixams, Bedford MK42 6EA Flat/apartment Leasehold £265,000
2 December 2021 21, Wixams Retirement Village, Bedford Road, Wixams, Bedford MK42 6EA Flat/apartment Leasehold £185,500
29 June 2021 40, Wixams Retirement Village, Bedford Road, Wixams, Bedford MK42 6EA Flat/apartment Leasehold £319,000
28 June 2021 14, Wixams Retirement Village, Bedford Road, Wixams, Bedford MK42 6EA Flat/apartment Leasehold £325,000
21 June 2021 44, Wixams Retirement Village, Bedford Road, Wixams, Bedford MK42 6EA Flat/apartment Leasehold £260,000
21 May 2021 4, Wixams Retirement Village, Bedford Road, Wixams, Bedford MK42 6EA Flat/apartment Leasehold £279,950
29 January 2021 67, Wixams Retirement Village, Bedford Road, Wixams, Bedford MK42 6EA Flat/apartment Leasehold £309,950
27 November 2020 8, Wixams Retirement Village, Bedford Road, Wixams, Bedford MK42 6EA Flat/apartment Leasehold £260,953
9 November 2020 64, Wixams Retirement Village, Bedford Road, Wixams, Bedford MK42 6EA Flat/apartment Leasehold £339,950
27 October 2020 6, Wixams Retirement Village, Bedford Road, Wixams, Bedford MK42 6EA Flat/apartment Leasehold £274,950
22 October 2020 58, Wixams Retirement Village, Bedford Road, Wixams, Bedford MK42 6EA Flat/apartment Leasehold £414,950
16 April 2020 30, Wixams Retirement Village, Bedford Road, Wixams, Bedford MK42 6EA Flat/apartment Leasehold £167,475
16 April 2020 37, Wixams Retirement Village, Bedford Road, Wixams, Bedford MK42 6EA Flat/apartment Leasehold £266,950
27 March 2020 12, Wixams Retirement Village, Bedford Road, Wixams, Bedford MK42 6EA Flat/apartment Leasehold £279,950
16 March 2020 21, Wixams Retirement Village, Bedford Road, Wixams, Bedford MK42 6EA Flat/apartment Leasehold £279,950
9 March 2020 65, Wixams Retirement Village, Bedford Road, Wixams, Bedford MK42 6EA Flat/apartment Leasehold £200,970
14 February 2020 64, Wixams Retirement Village, Bedford Road, Wixams, Bedford MK42 6EA Flat/apartment Leasehold £328,950
10 December 2019 63, Wixams Retirement Village, Bedford Road, Wixams, Bedford MK42 6EA Flat/apartment Leasehold £275,950
28 November 2019 22, Wixams Retirement Village, Bedford Road, Wixams, Bedford MK42 6EA Flat/apartment Leasehold £251,213
28 August 2019 19, Wixams Retirement Village, Bedford Road, Wixams, Bedford MK42 6EA Flat/apartment Leasehold £284,950
20 August 2019 39, Wixams Retirement Village, Bedford Road, Wixams, Bedford MK42 6EA Flat/apartment Leasehold £146,975
19 July 2019 16, Wixams Retirement Village, Bedford Road, Wixams, Bedford MK42 6EA Flat/apartment Leasehold £181,970
16 July 2019 66, Wixams Retirement Village, Bedford Road, Wixams, Bedford MK42 6EA Flat/apartment Leasehold £328,950
27 June 2019 7, Wixams Retirement Village, Bedford Road, Wixams, Bedford MK42 6EA Flat/apartment Leasehold £301,950
27 June 2019 68, Wixams Retirement Village, Bedford Road, Wixams, Bedford MK42 6EA Flat/apartment Leasehold £303,950
26 June 2019 38, Wixams Retirement Village, Bedford Road, Wixams, Bedford MK42 6EA Flat/apartment Leasehold £224,463
21 June 2019 139, Wixams Retirement Village, Bedford Road, Wixams, Bedford MK42 6EA Flat/apartment Leasehold £144,475
21 June 2019 17, Wixams Retirement Village, Bedford Road, Wixams, Bedford MK42 6EA Flat/apartment Leasehold £276,950
20 June 2019 14, Wixams Retirement Village, Bedford Road, Wixams, Bedford MK42 6EA Flat/apartment Leasehold £301,950
19 June 2019 27, Wixams Retirement Village, Bedford Road, Wixams, Bedford MK42 6EA Flat/apartment Leasehold £271,950

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 6EA

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 6EA 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 6EA

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00088584 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E00183508 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 21 March 2021 ONS
E01017550 Bedford 019E Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E01034432 Bedford 022B 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
E33023546 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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