MK42 7DT

a postcode in Bedford

Introduced in January 1980

MK42 7DT	Normal (geographic) postcodes	Large user postcodes

The nearby postcodes map only shows currently active postcodes. Postcode markers will cluster if they are close together, which may happen in densly populated built-up areas or where single premises have multiple postcodes.

Streets Associated with MK42 7DT

Deacon Avenue - 29 properties, USRN 27300576

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 52.112 / 52°6'43"N

Longitude: -0.5099 / 0°30'35"W

UTM Reference: 30U 670508 5776423

OS Easting: 502138

OS Northing: 247012

OS Grid: TL021470

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR G29.HXC

Mapcode Global: VHFQF.35TR

Open Location Code: 9C4X4F6R+R3

Maidenhead Locator System: IO92rc86

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

urban city or town
a town or city, surrounded by populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 5b2

Ethnically Diverse Suburb-an Professionals
Suburban Professionals
Established Multi-Ethnic Suburbs

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 8466 / 32844

3rd decile
more deprived

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

Sun and Moon Times for MK42 7DT 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 today	04:22 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 7DT, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in MK42 7DT

Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
18 July 2023	10 Deacon Avenue, Kempston, Bedford MK42 7DT	Semi-detached	Freehold	£325,000
31 May 2023	54 Deacon Avenue, Kempston, Bedford MK42 7DT	Semi-detached	Freehold	£280,000
18 February 2022	2 Deacon Avenue, Kempston, Bedford MK42 7DT	Semi-detached	Freehold	£380,000
25 June 2021	20 Deacon Avenue, Kempston, Bedford MK42 7DT	Semi-detached	Freehold	£182,000
23 March 2021	18 Deacon Avenue, Kempston, Bedford MK42 7DT	Semi-detached	Freehold	£276,000
23 October 2020	2 Deacon Avenue, Kempston, Bedford MK42 7DT	Semi-detached	Freehold	£280,000
6 July 2017	30 Deacon Avenue, Kempston, Bedford MK42 7DT	Semi-detached	Freehold	£305,000
17 March 2017	10 Deacon Avenue, Kempston, Bedford MK42 7DT	Semi-detached	Freehold	£235,000
13 March 2017	10 Deacon Avenue, Kempston, Bedford MK42 7DT	Semi-detached	Freehold	£240,000
31 January 2017	34 Deacon Avenue, Kempston, Bedford MK42 7DT	Semi-detached	Freehold	£185,000
25 September 2014	42 Deacon Avenue, Kempston, Bedford MK42 7DT	Semi-detached	Freehold	£178,500
18 January 2013	34 Deacon Avenue, Kempston, Bedford MK42 7DT	Semi-detached	Freehold	£132,000
18 May 2012	30 Deacon Avenue, Kempston, Bedford MK42 7DT	Semi-detached	Freehold	£183,000
31 October 2011	30 Deacon Avenue, Kempston, Bedford MK42 7DT	Semi-detached	Freehold	£183,000
17 June 2011	6 Deacon Avenue, Kempston, Bedford MK42 7DT	Semi-detached	Freehold	£153,000
10 September 2010	26 Deacon Avenue, Kempston, Bedford MK42 7DT	Semi-detached	Freehold	£174,995
6 August 2010	10 Deacon Avenue, Kempston, Bedford MK42 7DT	Semi-detached	Freehold	£143,000
20 November 2008	52 Deacon Avenue, Kempston, Bedford MK42 7DT	Semi-detached	Freehold	£125,000
27 June 2008	24 Deacon Avenue, Kempston, Bedford MK42 7DT	Semi-detached	Freehold	£170,000
1 May 2007	40 Deacon Avenue, Kempston, Bedford MK42 7DT	Semi-detached	Freehold	£166,000
9 March 2007	16 Deacon Avenue, Kempston, Bedford MK42 7DT	Semi-detached	Freehold	£175,000
26 May 2006	30 Deacon Avenue, Kempston, Bedford MK42 7DT	Semi-detached	Freehold	£160,000
18 November 2005	28 Deacon Avenue, Kempston, Bedford MK42 7DT	Semi-detached	Freehold	£162,500
29 April 2005	46 Deacon Avenue, Kempston, Bedford MK42 7DT	Semi-detached	Freehold	£140,000
10 November 2004	48 Deacon Avenue, Kempston, Bedford MK42 7DT	Semi-detached	Freehold	£165,000
12 March 2004	48 Deacon Avenue, Kempston, Bedford MK42 7DT	Semi-detached	Freehold	£127,500
18 February 2004	12 Deacon Avenue, Kempston, Bedford MK42 7DT	Semi-detached	Freehold	£153,000
19 December 2003	40 Deacon Avenue, Kempston, Bedford MK42 7DT	Semi-detached	Freehold	£143,500
17 July 2003	12 Deacon Avenue, Kempston, Bedford MK42 7DT	Semi-detached	Freehold	£100,000
22 April 2003	26 Deacon Avenue, Kempston, Bedford MK42 7DT	Semi-detached	Freehold	£150,000
6 January 2003	40 Deacon Avenue, Kempston, Bedford MK42 7DT	Semi-detached	Freehold	£118,000
14 December 2001	38 Deacon Avenue, Kempston, Bedford MK42 7DT	Semi-detached	Freehold	£105,000
25 August 2000	38 Deacon Avenue, Kempston, Bedford MK42 7DT	Semi-detached	Freehold	£88,000
12 May 2000	36 Deacon Avenue, Kempston, Bedford MK42 7DT	Semi-detached	Freehold	£82,000
28 May 1999	30 Deacon Avenue, Kempston, Bedford MK42 7DT	Semi-detached	Freehold	£76,000
23 April 1999	32 Deacon Avenue, Kempston, Bedford MK42 7DT	Semi-detached	Freehold	£55,000
1 May 1998	30 Deacon Avenue, Kempston, Bedford MK42 7DT	Semi-detached	Freehold	£48,000
24 April 1998	36 Deacon Avenue, Kempston, Bedford MK42 7DT	Semi-detached	Freehold	£53,000
12 June 1997	36 Deacon Avenue, Kempston, Bedford MK42 7DT	Semi-detached	Freehold	£52,500
29 November 1996	12 Deacon Avenue, Kempston, Bedford MK42 7DT	Semi-detached	Freehold	£44,950
1 March 1996	16 Deacon Avenue, Kempston, Bedford MK42 7DT	Semi-detached	Freehold	£58,888
29 September 1995	26 Deacon Avenue, Kempston, Bedford MK42 7DT	Semi-detached	Freehold	£46,000
19 May 1995	24 Deacon Avenue, Kempston, Bedford MK42 7DT	Semi-detached	Freehold	£52,500
5 February 1995	8 Deacon Avenue, Kempston, Bedford MK42 7DT	Semi-detached	Freehold	£54,000

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 7DT

United Kingdom Parliament

Constituency

Bedford

MP

Mohammad Yasin Labour

Bedford Borough Council

Unitary Authority ward (UTW)

Kempston West

Councillor

James Valentine Labour

MK42 7DT also falls within the Civil Parish of Kempston, 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 7DT

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
E00088431		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 January 2009	ONS
E01017515	Bedford 018C	Lower layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 February 2004	ONS
E02003633	Bedford 018	Middle layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 August 2004	ONS
E04011894	Kempston	Civil Parishes	Administrative	1 April 2009	DLUHC
E05014507	Kempston West	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
E14001084	Bedford	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
E33025705		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
E63010775	Kempston	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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