The UK Postcode Database

MK42 9FH

a postcode in Bedford

Introduced in June 1998
MK42 9FH 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 9FH

Melrose Drive - 46 properties, USRN 27301930

Abbey Fields - 1 property, USRN 27301928

Lilleshall Drive - 1 property, USRN 27301931

Kirkstall Close - 1 property, USRN 27301932

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 52.1123 / 52°6'44"N

Longitude: -0.461 / 0°27'39"W

UTM Reference: 30U 673852 5776572

OS Easting: 505483

OS Northing: 247115

OS Grid: TL054471

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR G2C.J8J

Mapcode Global: VHFQF.Y5NJ

Open Location Code: 9C4X4G6Q+WH

Maidenhead Locator System: IO92sc46

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

  • urban city or town
  • a town or city, 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): 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 9FH 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 15:22
Moon Rises 23:42

For a full sun and moon calendar for MK42 9FH, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in MK42 9FH

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
27 October 2023 31 Melrose Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9FH Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £278,000
16 June 2023 31 Melrose Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9FH Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £301,350
19 April 2023 46 Melrose Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9FH Semi-detached Freehold £307,000
9 August 2021 25 Melrose Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9FH Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £271,000
6 May 2021 11 Melrose Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9FH Detached Freehold £475,000
26 February 2021 4 Melrose Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9FH Detached Freehold £460,000
12 August 2020 36 Melrose Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9FH Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £240,000
28 June 2019 27 Melrose Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9FH Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £250,000
13 July 2018 44 Melrose Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9FH Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £252,500
13 April 2018 34 Melrose Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9FH Semi-detached Freehold £239,000
12 March 2018 6 Melrose Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9FH Detached Freehold £435,000
24 February 2017 7 Melrose Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9FH Detached Freehold £470,000
24 March 2016 10 Melrose Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9FH Detached Freehold £426,000
13 November 2015 16 Melrose Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9FH Detached Freehold £390,000
28 November 2014 5 Melrose Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9FH Detached Freehold £341,000
28 July 2014 8 Melrose Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9FH Detached Freehold £323,000
4 April 2014 44 Melrose Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9FH Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £172,000
13 January 2014 25 Melrose Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9FH Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £161,000
1 July 2013 46 Melrose Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9FH Semi-detached Freehold £163,000
25 April 2012 33 Melrose Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9FH Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £147,000
11 November 2011 14 Melrose Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9FH Detached Freehold £295,000
4 August 2011 34 Melrose Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9FH Semi-detached Freehold £158,500
1 October 2009 5 Melrose Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9FH Detached Freehold £281,000
30 July 2007 31 Melrose Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9FH Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £175,000
9 July 2007 27 Melrose Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9FH Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £184,995
6 July 2007 19 Melrose Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9FH Semi-detached Freehold £189,995
4 July 2007 16 Melrose Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9FH Detached Freehold £328,500
30 May 2007 46 Melrose Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9FH Semi-detached Freehold £175,000
11 May 2007 11 Melrose Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9FH Detached Freehold £320,000
15 March 2007 20 Melrose Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9FH Detached Freehold £374,950
27 October 2006 27 Melrose Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9FH Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £160,000
11 August 2006 38 Melrose Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9FH Semi-detached Freehold £173,500
20 April 2006 28 Melrose Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9FH Detached Freehold £296,500
20 April 2006 5 Melrose Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9FH Detached Freehold £282,000
7 April 2006 40 Melrose Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9FH Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £155,000
7 April 2006 26 Melrose Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9FH Detached Freehold £291,000
24 February 2006 44 Melrose Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9FH Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £165,000
2 February 2006 30 Melrose Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9FH Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £150,000
11 January 2006 1 Melrose Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9FH Detached Freehold £296,000
14 January 2005 40 Melrose Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9FH Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £150,000
7 September 2004 13 Melrose Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9FH Detached Freehold £288,000
27 August 2004 46 Melrose Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9FH Semi-detached Freehold £157,000
9 August 2004 3 Melrose Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9FH Detached Freehold £293,000
19 July 2004 44 Melrose Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9FH Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £162,000
14 July 2004 24 Melrose Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9FH Detached Freehold £295,250
19 March 2004 11 Melrose Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9FH Detached Freehold £292,000
12 June 2003 19 Melrose Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9FH Semi-detached Freehold £142,500
3 June 2003 36 Melrose Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9FH Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £135,000
23 May 2003 27 Melrose Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9FH Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £137,000
11 February 2003 1 Melrose Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9FH Detached Freehold £250,000
20 January 2003 12 Melrose Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9FH Detached Freehold £250,000
3 September 2002 4 Melrose Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9FH Detached Freehold £225,000
16 August 2002 7 Melrose Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9FH Detached Freehold £245,000
12 July 2002 38 Melrose Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9FH Semi-detached Freehold £129,500
31 May 2002 48 Melrose Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9FH Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £105,000
10 May 2002 11 Melrose Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9FH Detached Freehold £226,500
3 May 2002 42 Melrose Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9FH Semi-detached Freehold £111,000
15 February 2002 46 Melrose Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9FH Semi-detached Freehold £105,000
12 October 2001 37 Melrose Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9FH Semi-detached Freehold £95,500
12 October 2001 32 Melrose Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9FH Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £102,000
29 August 2001 13 Melrose Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9FH Detached Freehold £226,000
12 July 2001 8 Melrose Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9FH Detached Freehold £215,000
25 May 2001 40 Melrose Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9FH Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £96,995
7 March 2001 17 Melrose Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9FH Detached Freehold £154,000
30 November 2000 34 Melrose Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9FH Semi-detached Freehold £84,000
8 September 2000 29 Melrose Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9FH Semi-detached Freehold £96,000
31 July 2000 19 Melrose Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9FH Semi-detached Freehold £93,500
18 February 2000 12 Melrose Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9FH Detached Freehold £160,000
28 January 2000 20 Melrose Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9FH Detached Freehold £210,000
22 December 1999 18a Melrose Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9FH Detached Freehold £199,950
30 November 1999 24 Melrose Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9FH Detached Freehold £191,995
29 November 1999 22 Melrose Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9FH Detached Freehold £205,995
24 September 1999 44 Melrose Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9FH Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £85,995
26 August 1999 40 Melrose Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9FH Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £78,995
30 July 1999 48 Melrose Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9FH Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £77,995
1 July 1999 42 Melrose Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9FH Semi-detached Freehold £76,945
30 June 1999 29 Melrose Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9FH Semi-detached Freehold £89,995
30 June 1999 35 Melrose Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9FH Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £82,195
30 June 1999 37 Melrose Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9FH Semi-detached Freehold £72,000
30 June 1999 46 Melrose Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9FH Semi-detached Freehold £75,995
30 June 1999 31 Melrose Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9FH Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £83,595
29 June 1999 33 Melrose Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9FH Semi-detached Freehold £76,945
4 June 1999 19 Melrose Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9FH Semi-detached Freehold £81,000
21 May 1999 32 Melrose Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9FH Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £77,495
14 May 1999 23 Melrose Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9FH Semi-detached Freehold £73,621
30 April 1999 34 Melrose Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9FH Semi-detached Freehold £72,670
30 April 1999 38 Melrose Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9FH Semi-detached Freehold £73,495
30 April 1999 27 Melrose Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9FH Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £76,470
30 April 1999 25 Melrose Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9FH Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £72,495
16 April 1999 36 Melrose Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9FH Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £69,495
1 April 1999 21 Melrose Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9FH Semi-detached Freehold £80,745
26 February 1999 30 Melrose Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9FH Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £70,538
29 January 1999 26 Melrose Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9FH Detached Freehold £170,950
22 December 1998 16 Melrose Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9FH Detached Freehold £166,950
18 December 1998 18 Melrose Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9FH Detached Freehold £167,950
18 December 1998 15 Melrose Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9FH Detached Freehold £157,950
18 December 1998 28 Melrose Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9FH Detached Freehold £179,950
18 December 1998 17 Melrose Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9FH Detached Freehold £129,950
30 November 1998 13 Melrose Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9FH Detached Freehold £168,950
23 September 1998 1 Melrose Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9FH Detached Freehold £169,950
31 July 1998 14 Melrose Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9FH Detached Freehold £151,950
24 July 1998 8 Melrose Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9FH Detached Freehold £152,950
21 July 1998 11 Melrose Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9FH Detached Freehold £161,950
13 July 1998 2 Melrose Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9FH Detached Freehold £157,950
30 June 1998 6 Melrose Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9FH Detached Freehold £157,950
30 June 1998 10 Melrose Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9FH Detached Freehold £161,950
29 June 1998 4 Melrose Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9FH Detached Freehold £165,950
29 June 1998 7 Melrose Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9FH Detached Freehold £162,950
21 June 1998 9 Melrose Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9FH Detached Freehold £153,950
17 June 1998 5 Melrose Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9FH Detached Freehold £158,950
3 June 1998 12 Melrose Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9FH Detached Freehold £153,950
29 May 1998 3 Melrose Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9FH Detached Freehold £159,950

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 9FH

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 9FH also falls within the Civil Parish of Elstow, 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 9FH

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00088580 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 21 March 2021 ONS
E01017550 Bedford 019E Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E01034431 Bedford 022A 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
E04012996 Elstow 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
E33025710 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
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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