# MK42 8LY

## Location

- **Coordinates:** 52.118742, -0.479153
- **Open Location Code:** 9C4X4G9C+F8
- **Maidenhead Locator:** IO92sc
- **Qibla:** 119.2°
- **Grid reference:** TL 04226 47803
- **UTM:** 30U 672585 5777242
- **Elevation:** 32m
- **Timezone:** Europe/London

## Administrative areas

- **Country:** England (E92000001)
- **Region:** East of England (E12000006)
- **Admin district:** Bedford (E06000055)
- **Ward:** Kempston Central & East (E05014504)
- **Constituency:** Bedford (E14001084)
- **Parish code:** E04011894
- **Travel to work area:** E30000166
- **Police force area:** E23000026
- **Built-up area:** E63010775
- **European electoral region:** East of England (E15000006)
- **Date introduced:** 1980-01

## Census & classification

- **2021 LSOA:** E01017507
- **2021 MSOA:** Kempston Central & East (E02003632)
- **2021 output area:** E00088383
- **2011 LSOA:** E01017507
- **2011 MSOA:** E02003632
- **2011 output area:** E00088383
- **2011 workplace zone:** E33025698
- **Rural/urban classification:** Urban: nearer to a major town or city
- **Output area classification:** Multicultural Metropolitans (4C1)
- **Deprivation rank (IMD):** 19052
- **Postcode user type:** Small

## Health (England)

- **NHS region:** E40000013
- **ICB location:** E38000249
- **Integrated Care Board:** E54000065
- **Cancer Alliance:** E56000035

## Nearest

| Type | Name | Distance (m) |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Bedford St Johns | 1424 |
| Hospital | Moorfields at Bedford | 1154 |
| GP | Luton and Bedfordshire IUC Service | 124 |
| School | Camestone School | 314 |
| Airport | Cranfield Airport | 10725 |
| Bus stop | Technology House | 259 |
| Food bank | Bedford | 1009 |
| Defibrillator | Kempston Fire Station | 445 |
| Pharmacy | Speedwell Pharmacy | 976 |
| Post office | Elstow Post Office | 748 |
| Library | Kempston Branch Library | 921 |
| Coast | — | 89920 |
| Central London | — | 72143 |

## Utilities

- **Electricity:** UK Power Networks (region A, MPAN 10)
- **Water:** Anglian Water
- **Sewerage:** Anglian Water
- **Broadband:** 100% gigabit, 100% superfast, 100% ultrafast, 0% below USO

## Adjacent postcodes

- [MK42 8LZ](https://openpostcodes.uk/MK42%208LZ)
- [MK42 9RL](https://openpostcodes.uk/MK42%209RL)
- [MK42 8NG](https://openpostcodes.uk/MK42%208NG)
- [MK42 9AZ](https://openpostcodes.uk/MK42%209AZ)
- [MK42 7NZ](https://openpostcodes.uk/MK42%207NZ)

## Boundary

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