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Thinking of living at MK42 0EU? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
The school, station, shops and GP are all within about a 15-minute walk.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shackleton Primary School | Primary | 750 m | 54% met the expected standard |
| King's Oak Primary School | Primary | 800 m | 61% met the expected standard |
| Castle Newnham School | Primary | 1.2 km | – |
| Cauldwell School | Primary | 1.3 km | 74% met the expected standard |
| Priory Primary School | Primary | 1.5 km | 50% met the expected standard |
| Bedford Free School | Secondary | 750 m | Attainment 8: 46.5 · 10.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Castle Newnham School | Secondary | 1.2 km | – |
| Bedford Academy | Secondary | 1.4 km | Attainment 8: 42.8 · 8.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Goldington Academy | Secondary | 2.0 km | Attainment 8: 54.3 · 17.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Daubeney Academy | Secondary | 2.6 km | Attainment 8: 38.5 · 4.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Bedford Girls' School | Independent | 500 m | 42.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Bedford School | Independent | 1.4 km | 44.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| KWS School | Independent | 1.5 km |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Bedford Girls School Junior School Tennis Courts | 570 m | 16 |
| Swimming | Bedford Girls School | 440 m | 11 |
| Golf | Ouse Valley Golf Club (closed) | 3.2 km | 7 |
| Football | Alexander Sports Centre | 2.5 km | 6 |
| Rowing | Harpur Trust Schools Boathouse | 450 m | 5 |
| Bowls | Russell Park Bowling Green | 680 m | 4 |
| Squash | John Bunyan Sports And Fitness | 1.3 km | 4 |
| Cricket | Alexander Sports Centre | 2.5 km | 3 |
| Judo | Kraken MMA & Fitness | 940 m | 2 |
| Wrestling | Kraken MMA & Fitness | 940 m | 2 |
| Rugby union | Bedford Blues Rugby Club | 1.3 km | 2 |
| Badminton | Bedford & County Badminton Club | 1.4 km | 2 |
| Bjj | Kraken MMA & Fitness | 940 m | 1 |
| Kickboxing | Kraken MMA & Fitness | 940 m | 1 |
| Mma | Kraken MMA & Fitness | 940 m | 1 |
| Sambo | Kraken MMA & Fitness | 940 m | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 41. Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
The nearest station is Bedford St Johns, about a 10-minute walk (700 m), with 176k journeys a year; its busiest route is to London St Pancras International.
The nearest bus stop is Bedford Girls School, 300 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route BS1); 12 departures an hour from the 9 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Central London is 72 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Shackleton Primary School, about a 10-minute walk (750 m); 54% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Bedford Free School, 750 m away; Attainment 8: 46.5 · 10.3% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Goldington Academy (2.3 km).
It's a family area: 21% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Lidl GB, 200 m away; Home Bargains (200 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is London Road Health Centre (350 m), with Lotus Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (350 m).
For a haircut, Christopher's is 350 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Bedford Hospital, 1.6 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 63% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 60% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 15 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 14 restaurants and cafés, 6 pubs and bars.
Caffe Pausa at Dunelm is the closest café or restaurant (250 m), and Kings Arms PH the nearest pub (700 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (14 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 177 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
There are 17 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 25% flats and 10% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1945-1954.
The nearest park is Russell Park, 650 m away; for exercise, The Gym (250 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 9.5 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Luton is 28 km away.
Most households own their home, 23% rent privately.
34 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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| 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near MK42 0EU, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.