MK42 postcode district
MK42 holds 1,288 live postcodes around Kempston, in Bedford, Central Bedfordshire.
Wards
| Name | Share of postcodes |
|---|---|
| Cauldwell | 21% |
| Kempston Central & East | 15% |
| Kingsbrook | 15% |
| Wixams & Wilstead | 13% |
| Shortstown | 11% |
| Kempston South | 9% |
| Kempston North | 8% |
| Kempston West | 6% |
| Houghton Conquest & Haynes | 1% |
| Greyfriars | 0% |
Westminster constituencies
| Name | Share of postcodes |
|---|---|
| Bedford | 71% |
| Mid Bedfordshire | 15% |
| North Bedfordshire | 14% |
Deprivation
The middle postcode here sits in decile 5 of the English Index of Multiple Deprivation (2021-Census LSOAs), where decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods and 10 the least. 34% of this district's postcodes sit in the most deprived three deciles, 5% in the least deprived three.
Deprivation deciles describe the LSOA neighbourhood each postcode sits in, weighted by postcodes rather than by people, because the postcode file carries no population. A district where the deprived neighbourhoods are densely populated will read better here than it would per resident.
Neighbouring districts in the MK area
MK1 · MK2 · MK3 · MK4 · MK5 · MK6 · MK7 · MK8 · MK9 · MK10 · MK11 · MK12 · MK13 · MK14 · MK15 · MK16 · MK17 · MK18 · MK19 · MK20 · MK40 · MK41 · MK43 · MK44 · MK45 · MK46 · MK77
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