MK42 6HE postcode in Bedford, England

MK42 6HE is a postcode in Bedford, in the Wixams & Wilstead ward. It is in the Mid Bedfordshire parliamentary constituency and the Bedfordshire police force area, and has been in use since October 2025.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Typical price £372,500 Homes sold in MK42 6, last 12 months. ▲ 1.7% on the year before Nearest school Willow Grove Primary School 400 m in a straight line Nearest station Kempston Hardwick 1.9 km in a straight line

Where MK42 6HE is, and what is near it

Map of MK42 6HE and what is near it Map of MK42 6HE: its centre point, with the 125 other postcodes in the MK42 6 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 2 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. MK42 6AA: also in MK42 6MK42 6AB: also in MK42 6MK42 6AD: also in MK42 6MK42 6AE: also in MK42 6MK42 6AF: also in MK42 6MK42 6AG: also in MK42 6MK42 6AH: also in MK42 6MK42 6AJ: also in MK42 6MK42 6AL: also in MK42 6MK42 6AN: also in MK42 6MK42 6AP: also in MK42 6MK42 6AQ: also in MK42 6MK42 6AR: also in MK42 6MK42 6AS: also in MK42 6MK42 6AT: also in MK42 6MK42 6AU: also in MK42 6MK42 6AW: also in MK42 6MK42 6AX: also in MK42 6MK42 6AY: also in MK42 6MK42 6AZ: also in MK42 6MK42 6BA: also in MK42 6MK42 6BB: also in MK42 6MK42 6BD: also in MK42 6MK42 6BE: also in MK42 6MK42 6BF: also in MK42 6MK42 6BG: also in MK42 6MK42 6BH: also in MK42 6MK42 6BJ: also in MK42 6MK42 6BL: also in MK42 6MK42 6BN: also in MK42 6MK42 6BP: also in MK42 6MK42 6BQ: also in MK42 6MK42 6BR: also in MK42 6MK42 6BS: also in MK42 6MK42 6BT: also in MK42 6MK42 6BU: also in MK42 6MK42 6BW: also in MK42 6MK42 6BX: also in MK42 6MK42 6BY: also in MK42 6MK42 6BZ: also in MK42 6MK42 6DA: also in MK42 6MK42 6DB: also in MK42 6MK42 6DD: also in MK42 6MK42 6DE: also in MK42 6MK42 6DF: also in MK42 6MK42 6DG: also in MK42 6MK42 6DH: also in MK42 6MK42 6DJ: also in MK42 6MK42 6DL: also in MK42 6MK42 6DN: also in MK42 6MK42 6DP: also in MK42 6MK42 6DQ: also in MK42 6MK42 6DR: also in MK42 6MK42 6DS: also in MK42 6MK42 6DT: also in MK42 6MK42 6DU: also in MK42 6MK42 6DW: also in MK42 6MK42 6DX: also in MK42 6MK42 6DY: also in MK42 6MK42 6DZ: also in MK42 6MK42 6EA: also in MK42 6MK42 6EE: also in MK42 6MK42 6EF: also in MK42 6MK42 6EG: also in MK42 6MK42 6EH: also in MK42 6MK42 6EJ: also in MK42 6MK42 6EL: also in MK42 6MK42 6EN: also in MK42 6MK42 6EP: also in MK42 6MK42 6EQ: also in MK42 6MK42 6ER: also in MK42 6MK42 6ES: also in MK42 6MK42 6ET: also in MK42 6MK42 6EU: also in MK42 6MK42 6EW: also in MK42 6MK42 6EX: also in MK42 6MK42 6EY: also in MK42 6MK42 6FA: also in MK42 6MK42 6FB: also in MK42 6MK42 6FF: also in MK42 6MK42 6FJ: also in MK42 6MK42 6FL: also in MK42 6MK42 6FP: also in MK42 6MK42 6FQ: also in MK42 6MK42 6FR: also in MK42 6MK42 6FS: also in MK42 6MK42 6FT: also in MK42 6MK42 6FU: also in MK42 6MK42 6FW: also in MK42 6MK42 6FX: also in MK42 6MK42 6FY: also in MK42 6MK42 6FZ: also in MK42 6MK42 6GA: also in MK42 6MK42 6GB: also in MK42 6MK42 6GD: also in MK42 6MK42 6GE: also in MK42 6MK42 6GF: also in MK42 6MK42 6GG: also in MK42 6MK42 6GH: also in MK42 6MK42 6GJ: also in MK42 6MK42 6GL: also in MK42 6MK42 6GN: also in MK42 6MK42 6GP: also in MK42 6MK42 6GQ: also in MK42 6MK42 6GS: also in MK42 6MK42 6GT: also in MK42 6MK42 6GU: also in MK42 6MK42 6GW: also in MK42 6MK42 6GX: also in MK42 6MK42 6GY: also in MK42 6MK42 6GZ: also in MK42 6MK42 6HA: also in MK42 6MK42 6HB: also in MK42 6MK42 6HD: also in MK42 6MK42 6HF: also in MK42 6MK42 6HG: also in MK42 6MK42 6HU: also in MK42 6 2 places, 2.7–3.4 kmStewartby station 3.8 kmWixams & Wilstead MK42 6HE Map of MK42 6HE and what is near it Map of MK42 6HE: its centre point, with the 125 other postcodes in the MK42 6 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 2 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. 2 places, 2.7–3.4 kmStewartby station 3.8 kmWixams & Wilstead MK42 6HE
  • MK42 6HE
  • Other postcodes in MK42 6: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 2 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 52.0901, longitude -0.4766)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after MK42 6HE?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at MK42 6HE?

Ofcom gives no broadband figures for MK42 6HE. It reports postcodes with homes or businesses it can match to its data, so a new postcode, or one with no premises on its list, has none.

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Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at MK42 6HE?

BinDayBuddy has not read Bedford Borough Council's days for MK42 6HE today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

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Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is MK42 6HE at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include MK42 6HE.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Bedford

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for MK42 6HE: 4,161 properties in Bedford are at high risk (4.3% of all its properties). All the figures for Bedford

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of MK42 6HE is in one of the Environment Agency's flood warning areas. No warning or alert was in force for it at 16:35 on 24 October 2026.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026; warnings in force checked at 16:35 on 24 October 2026, using Environment Agency flood and river level data from the real-time data API (Beta). Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near MK42 6HE?

Homes in MK42 6 sold for a typical £372,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 80 sales, up 1.7% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£372,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£366,375 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 1.7% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £488,250 32 sales
  • Semi-detached £348,500 26 sales
  • Terraced £350,000 14 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £237,000 8 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole MK42 district: a typical £317,000 from 479 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in MK42 6HE

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in MK42 6HE from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near MK42 6HE?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,220 homes in the neighbourhood around MK42 6HE. The largest share of them, 37%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 2010 to 2019 than in any other period (49%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around MK42 6HE

Band D in Bedford for 2026‑27: £2,472. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,648 (band A) to £3,570 (band F); band C, the most common, is £2,197.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 10 (1%)£1,648
Band Babout 140 (11%)£1,922
Band Cabout 450 (37%)£2,197
Band Dabout 340 (28%)£2,472
Band Eabout 200 (16%)£3,021
Band Fabout 80 (7%)£3,570
Band Gwithheld£4,120
Band Hwithheld£4,943

When the homes were built

  1. 1% Before 1900
  2. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. None 1919 to 1939
  4. None 1945 to 1964
  5. None 1965 to 1982
  6. None 1983 to 1999
  7. 8% 2000 to 2009
  8. 49% 2010 to 2019
  9. 42% 2020 or later

1919 to 1939, 1945 to 1964, 1965 to 1982, 1983 to 1999: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Bedford before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of MK42 6HE is in (ONS area E01034433), rounded by the VOA.

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Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near MK42 6HE?

The nearest open schools to MK42 6HE, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near MK42 6HE, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to MK42 6HE?

The nearest railway station to the centre of MK42 6HE is Kempston Hardwick Rail Station, 1.9 km away in a straight line.

  • Kempston Hardwick Rail Station Railway station 1.9 kmCycle
  • Stewartby Rail Station Railway station 3.8 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

2 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Orchid Way, 209 m away.

More stations near MK42 6HE, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near MK42 6HE?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of MK42 6HE, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near MK42 6HE?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of MK42 6HE on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

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Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near MK42 6HE?

The nearest to the centre of MK42 6HE, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to MK42 6HE?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near MK42 6HE?

The nearest care homes to the centre of MK42 6HE, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

  • Danecroft Care Quality Commission rating: Outstanding CQC report November 2019, over 3 years old · Phone 01234 741573 750 mWalk
  • Elstow Manor Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report July 2025 · Phone 01234 676766 1.0 kmWalk
  • Nichols House Care Quality Commission rating: Requires improvement CQC report June 2026 · Phone 020 8355 4666 2.1 kmCycle

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near MK42 6HE?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of MK42 6HE, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near MK42 6HE?

The nearest vets to the centre of MK42 6HE on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is MK42 6HE in a conservation area?

The centre of MK42 6HE is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near MK42 6HE?

Police.uk records 73 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of MK42 6HE in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences31 reports
Anti-social behaviour20 reports
Vehicle crime6 reports
Other theft6 reports
Criminal damage and arson4 reports
Other crime2 reports

Also: public order 1, burglary 1, theft from the person 1, robbery 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for MK42 6HE

Ward
Wixams & Wilstead
Parish
Wixams
Region
East of England
Country
England
Rural or urban
Larger rural, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
October 2025

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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