The UK Postcode Database

MK42 7LX

a postcode in Bedford

Introduced in January 1980
MK42 7LX 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 7LX

Unnamed road - 39 properties, USRN 27302005

The Elms - 1 property, USRN 27300588

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 52.1146 / 52°6'52"N

Longitude: -0.4901 / 0°29'24"W

UTM Reference: 30U 671853 5776758

OS Easting: 503487

OS Northing: 247329

OS Grid: TL034473

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR G2B.GWG

Mapcode Global: VHFQF.G38R

Open Location Code: 9C4X4G75+RX

Maidenhead Locator System: IO92sc17

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

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

ONS Population Classification: 6a2

  • Baseline UK
  • Challenged Communities
  • Semi Detached Strivers

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 19912 / 32844

  • 7th decile
  • somewhat less deprived

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

Sun and Moon Times for MK42 7LX on Friday 10 July 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 02:55
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 04:07
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 7LX, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in MK42 7LX

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
11 August 2023 24 Lovat Walk, Kempston, Bedford MK42 7LX Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £279,995
21 September 2022 47 Lovat Walk, Kempston, Bedford MK42 7LX Semi-detached Freehold £262,500
28 January 2022 39 Lovat Walk, Kempston, Bedford MK42 7LX Semi-detached Freehold £243,000
20 February 2020 28 Lovat Walk, Kempston, Bedford MK42 7LX Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £209,995
26 September 2019 50 Lovat Walk, Kempston, Bedford MK42 7LX Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £212,500
15 August 2019 22 Lovat Walk, Kempston, Bedford MK42 7LX Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £206,000
26 October 2018 41 Lovat Walk, Kempston, Bedford MK42 7LX Semi-detached Freehold £210,000
10 January 2018 43 Lovat Walk, Kempston, Bedford MK42 7LX Semi-detached Freehold £216,000
22 July 2016 44 Lovat Walk, Kempston, Bedford MK42 7LX Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £200,000
27 May 2016 28 Lovat Walk, Kempston, Bedford MK42 7LX Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £174,995
4 December 2015 53 Lovat Walk, Kempston, Bedford MK42 7LX Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £182,500
6 November 2015 51 Lovat Walk, Kempston, Bedford MK42 7LX Semi-detached Freehold £165,000
4 September 2015 41 Lovat Walk, Kempston, Bedford MK42 7LX Semi-detached Freehold £172,500
28 August 2015 52 Lovat Walk, Kempston, Bedford MK42 7LX Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £169,995
17 August 2015 49 Lovat Walk, Kempston, Bedford MK42 7LX Semi-detached Freehold £173,000
25 July 2014 22 Lovat Walk, Kempston, Bedford MK42 7LX Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £156,995
25 April 2014 37 Lovat Walk, Kempston, Bedford MK42 7LX Semi-detached Freehold £149,000
14 March 2014 33 Lovat Walk, Kempston, Bedford MK42 7LX Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £133,500
20 September 2013 35 Lovat Walk, Kempston, Bedford MK42 7LX Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £133,500
23 November 2012 29 Lovat Walk, Kempston, Bedford MK42 7LX Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £132,000
24 September 2010 41 Lovat Walk, Kempston, Bedford MK42 7LX Semi-detached Freehold £138,500
25 June 2010 40 Lovat Walk, Kempston, Bedford MK42 7LX Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £137,500
22 January 2010 46 Lovat Walk, Kempston, Bedford MK42 7LX Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £112,000
16 May 2008 34 Lovat Walk, Kempston, Bedford MK42 7LX Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £154,000
19 November 2007 52 Lovat Walk, Kempston, Bedford MK42 7LX Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £135,000
8 June 2007 28 Lovat Walk, Kempston, Bedford MK42 7LX Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £157,000
2 February 2007 22 Lovat Walk, Kempston, Bedford MK42 7LX Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £150,000
4 October 2006 50 Lovat Walk, Kempston, Bedford MK42 7LX Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £120,000
10 October 2005 62 Lovat Walk, Kempston, Bedford MK42 7LX Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £129,500
2 August 2004 28 Lovat Walk, Kempston, Bedford MK42 7LX Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £121,995
30 July 2004 44 Lovat Walk, Kempston, Bedford MK42 7LX Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £131,000
20 July 2004 56 Lovat Walk, Kempston, Bedford MK42 7LX Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £130,000
2 July 2004 53 Lovat Walk, Kempston, Bedford MK42 7LX Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £134,995
30 May 2003 32 Lovat Walk, Kempston, Bedford MK42 7LX Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £133,000
30 August 2002 56 Lovat Walk, Kempston, Bedford MK42 7LX Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £92,500
4 July 2002 64 Lovat Walk, Kempston, Bedford MK42 7LX Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £85,000
25 January 2002 58 Lovat Walk, Kempston, Bedford MK42 7LX Semi-detached Freehold £80,000
7 December 2001 62 Lovat Walk, Kempston, Bedford MK42 7LX Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £78,000
27 April 2001 64 Lovat Walk, Kempston, Bedford MK42 7LX Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £72,000
2 February 2001 31 Lovat Walk, Kempston, Bedford MK42 7LX Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £68,000
30 January 2001 37 Lovat Walk, Kempston, Bedford MK42 7LX Semi-detached Freehold £68,000
15 September 2000 34 Lovat Walk, Kempston, Bedford MK42 7LX Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £74,000
28 April 2000 52 Lovat Walk, Kempston, Bedford MK42 7LX Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £58,500
3 February 2000 60 Lovat Walk, Kempston, Bedford MK42 7LX Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £57,000
5 November 1999 32 Lovat Walk, Kempston, Bedford MK42 7LX Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £64,500
5 November 1999 37 Lovat Walk, Kempston, Bedford MK42 7LX Semi-detached Freehold £63,000
26 August 1999 34 Lovat Walk, Kempston, Bedford MK42 7LX Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £61,500
13 August 1999 50 Lovat Walk, Kempston, Bedford MK42 7LX Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £57,200
29 June 1999 22 Lovat Walk, Kempston, Bedford MK42 7LX Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £57,500
14 January 1999 36 Lovat Walk, Kempston, Bedford MK42 7LX Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £54,000
25 August 1998 58 Lovat Walk, Kempston, Bedford MK42 7LX Semi-detached Freehold £53,000
1 July 1998 47 Lovat Walk, Kempston, Bedford MK42 7LX Semi-detached Freehold £60,000
17 December 1997 44 Lovat Walk, Kempston, Bedford MK42 7LX Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £51,000
12 December 1997 53 Lovat Walk, Kempston, Bedford MK42 7LX Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £59,950
26 September 1997 32 Lovat Walk, Kempston, Bedford MK42 7LX Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £12,000
30 April 1997 64 Lovat Walk, Kempston, Bedford MK42 7LX Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £46,000
26 May 1995 48 Lovat Walk, Kempston, Bedford MK42 7LX Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £40,000

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 7LX

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

Bedford

MP

Mohammad Yasin Labour

Bedford Borough Council
Unitary Authority ward (UTW)

Kempston South

Councillor

Carl Meader Labour

MK42 7LX 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 7LX

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00088422 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01017513 Bedford 018A 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
E05014506 Kempston South 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
E33025701 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

All public sector data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v2.0.

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