The UK Postcode Database

MK42 9GL

a postcode in Bedford

Introduced in December 2002
MK42 9GL 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 9GL

Sandleford Drive - 32 properties, USRN 27302088

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 52.1143 / 52°6'51"N

Longitude: -0.4504 / 0°27'1"W

UTM Reference: 30U 674572 5776820

OS Easting: 506206

OS Northing: 247353

OS Grid: TL062473

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR G2D.DYR

Mapcode Global: VHFQG.43RZ

Open Location Code: 9C4X4G7X+PR

Maidenhead Locator System: IO92sc57

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 9GL on Monday 6 July 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 02:48
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 04:02
Sunrise 04:49
Transit (sun is at its highest) 13:06
Sunset 21:23
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:11
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 23:24
Hours of daylight today04:19 to 21:53
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
21:53 to 04:20
Moon Phase Waning Gibbous
Moon Sets 11:06
Moon Rises 22:53

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

Residential Property Sales in MK42 9GL

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
14 October 2022 21 Sandleford Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9GL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £315,500
5 February 2021 37 Sandleford Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9GL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £260,000
28 June 2019 7 Sandleford Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9GL Detached Freehold £340,000
1 March 2019 51 Sandleford Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9GL Semi-detached Freehold £258,000
5 November 2018 31 Sandleford Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9GL Detached Freehold £240,000
19 October 2018 61 Sandleford Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9GL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £267,000
13 January 2017 61 Sandleford Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9GL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £247,000
16 December 2016 15 Sandleford Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9GL Detached Freehold £290,000
9 September 2016 43 Sandleford Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9GL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £240,000
24 June 2016 43 Sandleford Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9GL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £235,000
30 March 2016 35 Sandleford Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9GL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £247,501
11 December 2015 37 Sandleford Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9GL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £230,000
24 April 2015 39 Sandleford Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9GL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £183,000
20 January 2015 53 Sandleford Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9GL Semi-detached Freehold £182,000
14 March 2014 49 Sandleford Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9GL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £180,000
9 August 2012 45 Sandleford Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9GL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £167,500
13 May 2011 43 Sandleford Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9GL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £176,995
20 August 2010 29 Sandleford Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9GL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £174,000
6 August 2010 43 Sandleford Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9GL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £177,500
5 January 2010 63 Sandleford Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9GL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £179,000
5 November 2009 55 Sandleford Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9GL Semi-detached Freehold £175,000
14 August 2009 39 Sandleford Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9GL Detached Freehold £172,500
13 July 2009 37 Sandleford Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9GL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £167,000
19 December 2008 31 Sandleford Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9GL Detached Freehold £159,995
20 December 2007 51 Sandleford Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9GL Semi-detached Freehold £182,500
22 August 2007 15 Sandleford Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9GL Detached Freehold £248,000
20 July 2007 23 Sandleford Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9GL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £175,000
30 October 2006 47 Sandleford Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9GL Semi-detached Freehold £179,000
8 September 2006 17 Sandleford Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9GL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £165,000
25 August 2006 11 Sandleford Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9GL Detached Freehold £245,000
31 May 2006 21 Sandleford Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9GL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £168,000
28 October 2005 43 Sandleford Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9GL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £182,000
22 July 2005 15 Sandleford Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9GL Detached Freehold £236,000
21 January 2005 37 Sandleford Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9GL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £180,000
14 July 2004 35 Sandleford Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9GL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £169,000
28 November 2003 49 Sandleford Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9GL Detached Freehold £152,000
21 November 2003 53 Sandleford Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9GL Semi-detached Freehold £154,000
31 October 2003 59 Sandleford Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9GL Semi-detached Freehold £167,000
30 September 2003 43 Sandleford Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9GL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £155,800
30 September 2003 55 Sandleford Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9GL Semi-detached Freehold £152,000
26 September 2003 57 Sandleford Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9GL Detached Freehold £170,000
29 August 2003 61 Sandleford Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9GL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £164,000
27 August 2003 47 Sandleford Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9GL Semi-detached Freehold £170,000
14 August 2003 63 Sandleford Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9GL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £166,000
30 June 2003 41 Sandleford Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9GL Semi-detached Freehold £166,000
9 May 2003 15 Sandleford Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9GL Detached Freehold £213,000
30 April 2003 13 Sandleford Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9GL Detached Freehold £212,000
25 April 2003 7 Sandleford Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9GL Detached Freehold £220,000
14 April 2003 31 Sandleford Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9GL Detached Freehold £145,000
11 April 2003 11 Sandleford Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9GL Detached Freehold £154,000
28 March 2003 39 Sandleford Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9GL Detached Freehold £145,000
28 March 2003 33 Sandleford Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9GL Detached Freehold £159,000
28 March 2003 37 Sandleford Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9GL Detached Freehold £159,000
11 March 2003 17 Sandleford Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9GL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £141,000
27 February 2003 19 Sandleford Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9GL Semi-detached Freehold £137,000
23 December 2002 29 Sandleford Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9GL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £137,000
23 December 2002 21 Sandleford Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9GL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £137,000
23 December 2002 27 Sandleford Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9GL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £149,000
20 December 2002 23 Sandleford Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9GL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £135,000
20 December 2002 25 Sandleford Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9GL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £149,000
29 November 2002 9 Sandleford Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9GL Detached Freehold £214,000
28 November 2002 5 Sandleford Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9GL Detached Freehold £212,000
26 November 2002 1 Sandleford Drive, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9GL Detached Freehold £212,000

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 9GL

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 9GL 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 9GL

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00088583 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E00173780 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 31 December 2011 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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