MK42 8BU Postcode Location Details & Properties

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This article lists all information about MK42 8BU postcode, such as Residential Properties, Schools, and nearby places. Other information listed are property sales data, trends, estimated property prices, etc.

It also covers Mailing address Info, Location Information, Map and directions, and Administrative details. You also get various information from the census like population, poverty, health index, etc.

Summary

MK42 8BU is a residential postcode in Kempston, Bedford. MK42 8BU postcode is currently an active postcode. You can use the postcode to send mail within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean. According to the 2011 census, MK42 8BU has 67 properties within its service area. MK42 8BU is located in Kempston North, Bedford region with center coordinates 52.12170800, -0.49610500.

The population of MK42 8BU postcode is 178, and all individuals are eligible to receive mail through Royal Mail Service.

Postcode belongs to MK postcode Area, MK42 District, and MK42 8 postcode Sector.

Properties in MK42 8BU area have been sold 80 times from 1995 to 2023. To get detailed information on sales, View the sales table below.

Sample Mailing Address For MK42 8BU Postcode
#House No/Name,
Kempston , BEDFORD , MK42 8BU

Geography And Location Details

Latitude 52.12171
Longitude -0.49611
Northing 248110
Easting 503060
Altitude 42 Meters
Grid Reference Code TL030481
Plus Code 9C4X4GC3+MH
Distance To Sea 57.15 mi

MK42 8BU postcode has center coordinates [52.12171,-0.49611]. Altitude reading for the postcode is 42 Meters above sea level. The postcode location can also be represented using #TL030481 National grid reference number.

History And Statistics

Introduced 1980-01-01
Last Updated December 2023
Mail Frequency Low (Postcode Recieves < 25 Mail per day)
Postcode Range Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

This Royal mail postcode was first introduced and became servicable in 1980-01-01. Total number of mails recieved in MK42 8BU is less than 25 mails per day. Mails getting delivered may take longer than normal as per Royal Mail records. Postcode range is limited to one specified apartment or building exactly at specified lat,long.

Census Statistics

Households 66
Population 178
Rural / Urban Urban city and town
Poverty Ratio (IOMD)
3953 / 32793
Census Output Area E00088407
Built Up Area Bedford
Built Up SubDivision Kempston
Lower Layer Output Super Area Bedford 016A
Middle Layer Output Super Area Kempston North

This location is an urban city and town. According to 2011 census, 12.05% of the people in MK42 8BU is below poverty.

Components Of Postcode

Postcode Area MK
Postcode District MK42
Postcode Sector MK42 8

Adminstration And Postcode Areas

Country England
County Bedfordshire
District Bedford
Ward Kempston North
Parish Kempston
Local Authority N/A
Constituency Bedford
Region East of England
ITL Level 2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
ITL Level 3 Bedford

Amenities Available In MK42 8BU


Work Place

Nearby Work Area Bedford
Average Income £45600

Railway Station

Station Bedford
Distance To Station 1.22 mi

Safety & Water Facilities

Police Force Bedfordshire
Water Company Anglian Water
Sewage Company N/A

Schools Nearby

School Name Postcode
Greys Education Centre MK42 7AB
Grange Academy MK42 8AU
Bedford Road Lower School MK42 8QH

Properties in MK42 8BU



Property Sales In MK42 8BU


Address Property Type Price Date
106 FOSTER ROAD, BEDFORD, MK42 8BU Terraced (Freehold) £40,000
1995-03-10
54 FOSTER ROAD, BEDFORD, MK42 8BU Semi Detached (Freehold) £63,000
£191,000
1996-11-29
2010-07-09
118 FOSTER ROAD, BEDFORD, MK42 8BU Detached (Freehold) £59,500
£119,995
£220,000
1996-11-29
2002-03-22
2014-09-29
58 FOSTER ROAD, BEDFORD, MK42 8BU Semi Detached (Freehold) £65,000
£128,500
1996-12-23
2001-12-07
110 FOSTER ROAD, BEDFORD, MK42 8BU Terraced (Freehold) £49,500
1996-11-29
26 FOSTER ROAD, BEDFORD, MK42 8BU Semi Detached (Freehold) £54,000
1996-09-26
10 FOSTER ROAD, BEDFORD, MK42 8BU Semi Detached (Freehold) £68,000
1997-05-08
12 FOSTER ROAD, BEDFORD, MK42 8BU Semi Detached (Freehold) £68,000
£80,000
£164,000
£158,000
1997-06-27
1998-12-30
2004-08-09
2013-05-09
94 FOSTER ROAD, BEDFORD, MK42 8BU Terraced (Freehold) £48,000
£135,500
1997-04-11
2005-02-14
50 FOSTER ROAD, BEDFORD, MK42 8BU Semi Detached (Freehold) £93,500
1998-06-30
48 FOSTER ROAD, BEDFORD, MK42 8BU Semi Detached (Freehold) £89,000
£342,000
1998-06-29
2018-10-19
130 FOSTER ROAD, BEDFORD, MK42 8BU Terraced (Freehold) £63,000
£128,000
1999-07-02
2003-06-19
38 FOSTER ROAD, BEDFORD, MK42 8BU Semi Detached (Freehold) £96,500
£67,000
1999-11-25
1999-03-05
128 FOSTER ROAD, BEDFORD, MK42 8BU Semi Detached (Freehold) £77,500
£150,000
1999-07-29
2003-08-15
40 FOSTER ROAD, BEDFORD, MK42 8BU Semi Detached (Freehold) £90,000
2000-12-08
34 FOSTER ROAD, BEDFORD, MK42 8BU Semi Detached (Freehold) £78,000
£196,000
2000-01-07
2003-10-30
28 FOSTER ROAD, BEDFORD, MK42 8BU Semi Detached (Freehold) £94,000
£128,000
2000-04-28
2001-12-05
64 FOSTER ROAD, BEDFORD, MK42 8BU Semi Detached (Freehold) £88,000
£229,995
£210,000
2000-04-14
2006-12-19
2009-08-21
116 FOSTER ROAD, BEDFORD, MK42 8BU Detached (Freehold) £87,000
£143,000
£177,000
2001-04-04
2004-02-03
2007-04-20
4 FOSTER ROAD, BEDFORD, MK42 8BU Semi Detached (Freehold) £81,000
£270,000
2001-08-31
2017-06-05
68 FOSTER ROAD, BEDFORD, MK42 8BU Semi Detached (Freehold) £108,000
£235,000
2001-10-26
2009-07-31
24 FOSTER ROAD, BEDFORD, MK42 8BU Semi Detached (Freehold) £130,000
£200,000
£335,000
2002-06-24
2009-04-07
2017-11-17
36 FOSTER ROAD, BEDFORD, MK42 8BU Semi Detached (Freehold) £117,000
£165,000
2002-03-28
2011-05-27
44 FOSTER ROAD, BEDFORD, MK42 8BU Semi Detached (Freehold) £132,000
2002-06-21
66 FOSTER ROAD, BEDFORD, MK42 8BU Semi Detached (Freehold) £112,000
2002-02-01
126 FOSTER ROAD, BEDFORD, MK42 8BU Semi Detached (Freehold) £130,000
£270,000
2003-06-27
2017-11-03
2 FOSTER ROAD, BEDFORD, MK42 8BU Semi Detached (Freehold) £158,000
£162,000
£160,000
£270,000
2004-05-14
2006-04-20
2011-05-06
2019-06-10
96 FOSTER ROAD, BEDFORD, MK42 8BU Terraced (Freehold) £118,500
£137,000
£230,000
2004-02-12
2011-06-29
2021-04-22
70 FOSTER ROAD, BEDFORD, MK42 8BU Detached (Freehold) £204,995
£175,000
£415,000
2004-07-23
2009-05-22
2018-12-14
102 FOSTER ROAD, BEDFORD, MK42 8BU Terraced (Freehold) £104,500
£117,000
£140,000
2004-02-17
2009-10-23
2014-09-26
72 FOSTER ROAD, BEDFORD, MK42 8BU Terraced (Freehold) £250,000
2005-08-28
30 FOSTER ROAD, BEDFORD, MK42 8BU Terraced (Freehold) £172,000
£199,995
2006-06-28
2013-04-26
18 FOSTER ROAD, BEDFORD, MK42 8BU Semi Detached (Freehold) £185,000
£144,000
£225,000
£321,000
2006-10-11
2006-01-13
2007-06-22
2019-03-27
90 FOSTER ROAD, BEDFORD, MK42 8BU Semi Detached (Freehold) £205,000
£273,000
£293,500
2006-12-13
2017-11-16
2021-04-26
84 FOSTER ROAD, BEDFORD, MK42 8BU Semi Detached (Freehold) £200,000
2012-07-24
22 FOSTER ROAD, BEDFORD, MK42 8BU Semi Detached (Freehold) £169,000
2013-03-28
20 FOSTER ROAD, BEDFORD, MK42 8BU Semi Detached (Freehold) £167,500
2013-07-17
60 FOSTER ROAD, BEDFORD, MK42 8BU Semi Detached (Freehold) £235,000
2014-08-13
42 FOSTER ROAD, BEDFORD, MK42 8BU Semi Detached (Freehold) £340,000
2019-11-08
108 FOSTER ROAD, BEDFORD, MK42 8BU Terraced (Freehold) £242,000
2021-09-24
100 FOSTER ROAD, BEDFORD, MK42 8BU Terraced (Freehold) £283,000
2023-03-02

Demographic of property sales [1995-2023]


Latest Property Sales Value


Average Property Price in 2023 319968 GBP
Average Price of Flats in 2023 160048 GBP
Average Price of Terraced property in 2023 273231 GBP
Average Price of Semi-Detached property in 2023 327381 GBP
Average Price of Detached Property in 2023 522971 GBP

Public Transport Near MK42 8BU


Bus Stops

Stop Location Distance
Gulliver Close
Gulliver Close (adj), Hillgrounds Road, Kempston
241.21 metres
Gulliver Close
Gulliver Close (opp), Hillgrounds Road, Kempston
253.71 metres
Saxon Centre
Foster Road (opp), Bedford Road, Kempston
362.89 metres
Bunyan Road
Bunyan Road, Kempston
385.33 metres
Bedford Road Lower School
Bedford Road Lower School (adj), Hillgrounds Road, Kempston
391.03 metres

Railway Stations

Station Location Distance
Bedford Rail Station
Bedford
1.97 km
Bedford St Johns Rail Station
Bedford
2.14 km
Kempston Hardwick Rail Station
Kempston Hardwick
3.32 km
Stewartby Rail Station
Stewartby
6.09 km
Millbrook (Beds) Rail Station
Millbrook
7.96 km

Airports

Airport Location Distance
London Luton Airport
Luton Airport
28.14 km

Taxi Stands

Stand Location Distance
Bedford Rail Station
Rail station entrance (Taxi rank), Bedford
2.01 km
Grafton Hotel
Bedford
2.05 km
River Street
Bedford
2.31 km
Greyfriars
Bedford
2.34 km
Bus Station
Thurlow Street (Taxi Rank), Greyfriars, Bedford
2.44 km

Companies Located Near MK42 8BU


BECKY MASIH LTD

BECKY MASIH LTD
13031174

24 Lovat Walk, Kempston, Bedford, England MK42 7LX

DASCALU LTD

DASCALU LTD
13629237

52 Lovat Walk, Kempston, Bedford, England MK42 7LX

TF COACHING LTD

TF COACHING LTD
11773293

64 Lovat Walk, Kempston, Bedford, England MK42 7LX

AV INTERIORS LTD

AV INTERIORS LTD
14380037

66 Lovat Walk, Kempston, Bedford, England MK42 7NA

RS CONSTRUCTION BEDFORD LIMITED

RS CONSTRUCTION BEDFORD LIMITED
14256719

80 Lovat Walk, Bedford, United Kingdom MK42 7NA

ARM ELECTRICAL GROUP LTD

ARM ELECTRICAL GROUP LTD
13100989

116 Foster Road, Kempston, Bedford, England MK42 8BU

BRIDLEBRIGHT LIMITED

BRIDLEBRIGHT LIMITED
05296532

26 Foster Road, Kempston, Bedford, England MK42 8BU

SAMSON ROOFING LIMITED

SAMSON ROOFING LIMITED
04933712

26 Foster Road, Kempston, Bedford, England MK42 8BU

BEDFORD RAW FEED LTD

BEDFORD RAW FEED LTD
14566713

Flat 4, The Foundry 86 Bunyan Road, Kempston, Bedford, Bedfordshire, England MK42 8EX

PROFICIENT & PROFESSIONAL LTD

PROFICIENT & PROFESSIONAL LTD
09513172

114 Bunyan Road, Kempston, Bedford, England MK42 8EX

Top Influential People Who Live In / Near MK42 8BU


STANTON, David Leslie

STANTON, David Leslie Director

6 Countess Gardens, Kempston, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK42 7EG

STANTON, Susan Jane

STANTON, Susan Jane

6 Countess Gardens, Kempston, Bedfordshire, MK42 7EG

ESPOSITO, Armando

ESPOSITO, Armando Chef

2, Countess Gardens, Kempston, Bedford, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom MK42 7EG

NETHERSOLE, Kathryn Anne, Director

NETHERSOLE, Kathryn Anne, Director Director

3, Countess Gardens, Kempston, Bedford, England MK42 7EG

ASOK, Arun

ASOK, Arun Managing Director

1, The Maples, Kempston, Bedford, England MK42 7JX

MOHAMED ALI, Priya

MOHAMED ALI, Priya Operations Manager

1, The Maples, Kempston, Bedford, England MK42 7JX

STEIN, Rana

STEIN, Rana

20, The Maples, Kempston, Bedford, Bedfordshire, England MK42 7JX

STEIN, Adam

STEIN, Adam Marketing Director

20, The Maples, Kempston, Bedford, Bedfordshire, England MK42 7JX

MARTOLEA, Mihai

MARTOLEA, Mihai

3, The Maples, Kempston, Bedford, Bedfordshire, England MK42 7JX

MARTOLEA, Mihai

MARTOLEA, Mihai Company Director

3, The Maples, Kempston, Bedford, Bedfordshire, England MK42 7JX

Other Postcodes Nearby


Postcode Distance from MK42 8BU
(In Meters)
MK42 7LX 894.45
MK42 7NA 995.43
MK42 8ER 819.37
MK42 8JX 789.04
MK42 7EH 895.85
MK42 7LD 820.95
MK42 7JX 790.85
MK42 7EG 910.50
MK42 8EX 779.42
MK42 7LP 955.21

Frequently Asked Questions


You can send mail to anyone living in MK42 8BU through Royal Mail Service.

  • Copy the sample address and add property name/number to it.
  • if required add the recipient's name.
  • You can also browse the list of properties to find out the exact address.
  • Once you have noted down the address write it down on your To section of the envelope.
  • Drop the envelope in your nearest post office.

To calculate distance between your current location and MK42 8BU just follow this link

The recent average sale price of a property in MK42 8BU is 319968 GBP. But pricing may vary depending on the property type, For more details check the above table.

Find all schools near the postcode listed in the schools section of this article.

Its located in Kempston, Bedford. View the map section for more details.

There are 66 properties in MK42 8BU as per Royal mail database.

To get directions to reach MK42 8BU follow this link.

Kempston