The UK Postcode Database

MK42 9BY

a postcode in Bedford

Introduced in August 2007
MK42 9BY Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

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Streets Associated with MK42 9BY

Palgrave Road - 78 properties, USRN 27302461

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 52.1309 / 52°7'51"N

Longitude: -0.4731 / 0°28'23"W

UTM Reference: 30U 672950 5778610

OS Easting: 504609

OS Northing: 249165

OS Grid: TL046491

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR G25.77L

Mapcode Global: VHFQ7.RP7T

Open Location Code: 9C4X4GJG+9P

Maidenhead Locator System: IO92sd31

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

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

ONS Population Classification: 3b1

  • Multicultural and Educated Urbanites
  • Ethnically Diverse Young Families
  • Private Rental Ethnic Minority Families

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 13809 / 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 9BY on Thursday 9 July 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 02:53
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 9BY, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in MK42 9BY

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
7 February 2024 Flat 72, Britannia House, Palgrave Road, Bedford MK42 9BY Flat/apartment Leasehold £170,000
14 July 2023 Flat 16, Britannia House, Palgrave Road, Bedford MK42 9BY Flat/apartment Leasehold £206,000
14 February 2023 Flat 66, Britannia House, Palgrave Road, Bedford MK42 9BY Flat/apartment Leasehold £200,000
25 January 2023 Flat 20, Britannia House, Palgrave Road, Bedford MK42 9BY Flat/apartment Leasehold £175,000
4 March 2022 Flat 61, Britannia House, Palgrave Road, Bedford MK42 9BY Flat/apartment Leasehold £190,000
30 July 2021 Flat 2, Britannia House, Palgrave Road, Bedford MK42 9BY Flat/apartment Leasehold £165,000
18 June 2021 Flat 63, Britannia House, Palgrave Road, Bedford MK42 9BY Flat/apartment Leasehold £170,000
24 November 2020 Flat 37, Britannia House, Palgrave Road, Bedford MK42 9BY Flat/apartment Leasehold £185,000
14 August 2020 Flat 13, Britannia House, Palgrave Road, Bedford MK42 9BY Flat/apartment Leasehold £167,500
15 November 2019 Flat 22, Britannia House, Palgrave Road, Bedford MK42 9BY Flat/apartment Leasehold £175,000
9 August 2019 Flat 19, Britannia House, Palgrave Road, Bedford MK42 9BY Flat/apartment Leasehold £135,000
3 December 2018 Flat 67, Britannia House, Palgrave Road, Bedford MK42 9BY Flat/apartment Leasehold £177,000
12 October 2018 Flat 65, Britannia House, Palgrave Road, Bedford MK42 9BY Flat/apartment Leasehold £138,500
15 August 2018 Flat 59, Britannia House, Palgrave Road, Bedford MK42 9BY Flat/apartment Leasehold £190,000
20 July 2018 Flat 36, Britannia House, Palgrave Road, Bedford MK42 9BY Flat/apartment Leasehold £160,000
29 March 2018 Flat 8, Britannia House, Palgrave Road, Bedford MK42 9BY Flat/apartment Leasehold £176,500
25 August 2017 Flat 5, Britannia House, Palgrave Road, Bedford MK42 9BY Flat/apartment Leasehold £178,500
22 December 2016 Flat 24, Britannia House, Palgrave Road, Bedford MK42 9BY Other property type Freehold £717,062
21 September 2016 Flat 4, Britannia House, Palgrave Road, Bedford MK42 9BY Flat/apartment Leasehold £134,000
22 July 2016 Flat 21, Britannia House, Palgrave Road, Bedford MK42 9BY Flat/apartment Leasehold £147,500
27 May 2016 Flat 22, Britannia House, Palgrave Road, Bedford MK42 9BY Flat/apartment Leasehold £170,000
15 April 2016 Flat 19, Britannia House, Palgrave Road, Bedford MK42 9BY Flat/apartment Leasehold £135,000
22 March 2016 Flat 1, Britannia House, Palgrave Road, Bedford MK42 9BY Flat/apartment Leasehold £155,000
18 December 2015 Flat 62, Britannia House, Palgrave Road, Bedford MK42 9BY Flat/apartment Leasehold £130,000
26 October 2015 Flat 60, Britannia House, Palgrave Road, Bedford MK42 9BY Flat/apartment Leasehold £150,000
4 September 2015 Flat 5, Britannia House, Palgrave Road, Bedford MK42 9BY Flat/apartment Leasehold £162,500
23 June 2015 Flat 37, Britannia House, Palgrave Road, Bedford MK42 9BY Flat/apartment Leasehold £52,500
6 March 2015 Flat 15, Britannia House, Palgrave Road, Bedford MK42 9BY Flat/apartment Leasehold £139,995
23 October 2014 Flat 6, Britannia House, Palgrave Road, Bedford MK42 9BY Flat/apartment Leasehold £131,000
30 June 2014 Flat 74, Britannia House, Palgrave Road, Bedford MK42 9BY Flat/apartment Leasehold £183,000
31 August 2011 Flat 21, Britannia House, Palgrave Road, Bedford MK42 9BY Flat/apartment Leasehold £90,000
8 April 2010 Flat 22, Britannia House, Palgrave Road, Bedford MK42 9BY Flat/apartment Leasehold £137,750
28 January 2010 Flat 23, Britannia House, Palgrave Road, Bedford MK42 9BY Flat/apartment Leasehold £225,000
23 May 2008 Flat 100, Britannia House, Palgrave Road, Bedford MK42 9BY Flat/apartment Leasehold £104,250
24 April 2008 Flat 70, Britannia House, Palgrave Road, Bedford MK42 9BY Flat/apartment Leasehold £137,000
22 February 2008 Flat 26, Britannia House, Palgrave Road, Bedford MK42 9BY Flat/apartment Leasehold £65,782
14 February 2008 Flat 73, Britannia House, Palgrave Road, Bedford MK42 9BY Flat/apartment Leasehold £209,000
17 January 2008 Flat 28, Britannia House, Palgrave Road, Bedford MK42 9BY Flat/apartment Leasehold £70,875
9 January 2008 Flat 64, Britannia House, Palgrave Road, Bedford MK42 9BY Flat/apartment Leasehold £168,000
21 December 2007 Flat 59, Britannia House, Palgrave Road, Bedford MK42 9BY Flat/apartment Leasehold £190,000
21 December 2007 Flat 74, Britannia House, Palgrave Road, Bedford MK42 9BY Flat/apartment Leasehold £215,000
20 December 2007 Flat 66, Britannia House, Palgrave Road, Bedford MK42 9BY Flat/apartment Leasehold £169,000
20 December 2007 Flat 62, Britannia House, Palgrave Road, Bedford MK42 9BY Flat/apartment Leasehold £133,000
20 December 2007 Flat 67, Britannia House, Palgrave Road, Bedford MK42 9BY Flat/apartment Leasehold £170,000
20 December 2007 Flat 63, Britannia House, Palgrave Road, Bedford MK42 9BY Flat/apartment Leasehold £167,000
20 December 2007 Flat 68, Britannia House, Palgrave Road, Bedford MK42 9BY Flat/apartment Leasehold £135,000
20 December 2007 Flat 71, Britannia House, Palgrave Road, Bedford MK42 9BY Flat/apartment Leasehold £138,000
20 December 2007 Flat 60, Britannia House, Palgrave Road, Bedford MK42 9BY Flat/apartment Leasehold £168,000
20 December 2007 Flat 65, Britannia House, Palgrave Road, Bedford MK42 9BY Flat/apartment Leasehold £134,000
20 December 2007 Flat 61, Britannia House, Palgrave Road, Bedford MK42 9BY Flat/apartment Leasehold £167,000
20 December 2007 Flat 72, Britannia House, Palgrave Road, Bedford MK42 9BY Flat/apartment Leasehold £173,000
10 December 2007 Flat 18, Britannia House, Palgrave Road, Bedford MK42 9BY Flat/apartment Leasehold £184,000
19 October 2007 Flat 4, Britannia House, Palgrave Road, Bedford MK42 9BY Flat/apartment Leasehold £130,000
19 October 2007 Flat 19, Britannia House, Palgrave Road, Bedford MK42 9BY Flat/apartment Leasehold £137,000
13 September 2007 Flat 10, Britannia House, Palgrave Road, Bedford MK42 9BY Flat/apartment Leasehold £164,000
5 September 2007 Flat 5, Britannia House, Palgrave Road, Bedford MK42 9BY Flat/apartment Leasehold £164,000
31 August 2007 Flat 2, Britannia House, Palgrave Road, Bedford MK42 9BY Flat/apartment Leasehold £168,000
23 August 2007 Flat 14, Britannia House, Palgrave Road, Bedford MK42 9BY Flat/apartment Leasehold £134,000
20 August 2007 Flat 8, Britannia House, Palgrave Road, Bedford MK42 9BY Flat/apartment Leasehold £178,000
17 August 2007 Flat 16, Britannia House, Palgrave Road, Bedford MK42 9BY Flat/apartment Leasehold £168,000
17 August 2007 Flat 7, Britannia House, Palgrave Road, Bedford MK42 9BY Flat/apartment Leasehold £168,000
16 August 2007 Flat 1, Britannia House, Palgrave Road, Bedford MK42 9BY Flat/apartment Leasehold £163,000
16 August 2007 Flat 6, Britannia House, Palgrave Road, Bedford MK42 9BY Flat/apartment Leasehold £163,000
16 August 2007 Flat 20, Britannia House, Palgrave Road, Bedford MK42 9BY Flat/apartment Leasehold £170,000
16 August 2007 Flat 21, Britannia House, Palgrave Road, Bedford MK42 9BY Flat/apartment Leasehold £142,000
16 August 2007 Flat 11, Britannia House, Palgrave Road, Bedford MK42 9BY Flat/apartment Leasehold £165,000
16 August 2007 Flat 12, Britannia House, Palgrave Road, Bedford MK42 9BY Flat/apartment Leasehold £170,000
16 August 2007 Flat 3, Britannia House, Palgrave Road, Bedford MK42 9BY Flat/apartment Leasehold £178,000
16 August 2007 Flat 9, Britannia House, Palgrave Road, Bedford MK42 9BY Flat/apartment Leasehold £130,000
16 August 2007 Flat 17, Britannia House, Palgrave Road, Bedford MK42 9BY Flat/apartment Leasehold £174,000
16 August 2007 Flat 13, Britannia House, Palgrave Road, Bedford MK42 9BY Flat/apartment Leasehold £181,000

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 9BY

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

Bedford

MP

Mohammad Yasin Labour

Bedford Borough Council
Unitary Authority ward (UTW)

Cauldwell

Councillors

Fouzia Zamir Atiq Labour

Abu Sultan Labour

Harish Thapar Labour

Elected representative data is updated approximately monthly, so may not include recent by-elections or vacancies.

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for MK42 9BY

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00088241 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E00173774 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 31 December 2011 ONS
E01017473 Bedford 015B Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E01034421 Bedford 015H Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 21 March 2021 ONS
E02003630 Bedford 015 Middle layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 August 2004 ONS
E05014495 Cauldwell 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
E33025692 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
E43000273 Bedford, unparished area Non-Civil Parished Areas Census 1 April 2020 ONS
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
E63010690 Bedford 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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