Viking Grove is in Kempston, Bedford and in North Bedfordshire district.
MK42 8UD is located in the Kempston North electoral ward, within the English
Parliamentary constituency of Bedford. This postcode has been in use
since 1993-01-01.
StreetScan combines information about Viking Grove, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 8UD and displays a report on the
quality of
life in this place and its surroundings.
Nearby postcodes are: MK42 8UG, MK42 8US, MK42 8UY, MK42 8SE, MK42 8SF, MK42 8HQ, MK42 8UZ, MK42 8RF, MK42 8RE.
Address | Sale Price | Sale Date | Price Estimate 2023 |
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26 Viking Grove, Bedford, Bedford Terraced, an established residential building | £200,000 | 2018-12-18 | £236,479 |
31 Viking Grove, Bedford, Bedford Semi-Detached, an established residential building | £215,000 | 2018-09-12 | £260,217 |
47 Viking Grove, Bedford, Bedford Terraced, an established residential building | £182,000 | 2018-07-20 | £213,759 |
8 Viking Grove, Bedford, Bedford Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building | £122,000 | 2016-07-06 | £140,026 |
41 Viking Grove, Bedford, Bedford Terraced, an established residential building | £125,000 | 2016-03-18 | £174,488 |
Ofsted Overall Effectiveness | Distance | Establishment Type | Has Nursery Classes | Gender | More Info | |
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Peter Pan Nursery School Edward Road , MK42 9DR | 4out of 4 | 1,880 yd | Local authority nursery school | Yes | Mixed | More About School |
Cherry Trees Nursery School Hawkins Road , MK42 9LS | 4out of 4 | 2,668 yd | Local authority nursery school | Yes | Mixed | More About School |
Ofsted Overall Effectiveness | Distance | Establishment Type | Has Nursery Classes | Gender | More Info | |
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Great Denham Primary School Greenkeepers Road , Great Denham MK40 4GG | 3out of 4 | 817 yd | Foundation school | Yes | Mixed | More About School |
Bedford Road Primary School Hillgrounds Road , Kempston MK42 8QH | 2out of 4 | 991 yd | Community school | No | Mixed | More About School |
Westfield Primary School Chester Road , MK40 4HW | 2out of 4 | 1,116 yd | Community school | No | Mixed | More About School |
St Joseph's and St Gregory's Catholic Primary School Chester Road , MK40 4HN | 3out of 4 | 1,156 yd | Academy converter | No | Mixed | More About School |
Queen's Park Academy Chestnut Avenue , MK40 4HA | 2out of 4 | 1,248 yd | Academy converter | Yes | Mixed | More About School |
Ofsted Overall Effectiveness | Distance | Establishment Type | Has Nursery Classes | Gender | More Info | |
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Biddenham International School and Sports College Biddenham Turn , MK40 4AZ | 3out of 4 | 1,256 yd | Foundation school | No | Mixed | More About School |
Daubeney Academy Orchard Street , Kempston MK42 7PS | 3out of 4 | 1,846 yd | Academy converter | No | Mixed | More About School |
Kempston Challenger Academy Hill Rise , Kempston MK42 7EB | 3out of 4 | 2,147 yd | Academy sponsor led | No | Mixed | More About School |
Bedford Free School Cauldwell Street , MK42 9AD | 3out of 4 | 2,508 yd | Free schools | No | Mixed | More About School |
Bedford Academy Mile Road , MK42 9TR | 3out of 4 | 3,562 yd | Academy sponsor led | Not Applicable | Mixed | More About School |
Ofsted Overall Effectiveness | Distance | Establishment Type | Has Nursery Classes | Gender | More Info | |
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Bedford College Cauldwell Street , MK42 9AH | - not rated | 2,457 yd | Further education | Not Applicable | Mixed | More About School |
Ofsted Overall Effectiveness | Distance | Establishment Type | Has Nursery Classes | Gender | More Info | |
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Grange Academy Halsey Road , Kempston MK42 8AU | 3out of 4 | 662 yd | Academy special converter | Not Applicable | Mixed | More About School |
Greys Education Centre Manor Drive , Kempston MK42 7AB | 3out of 4 | 1,105 yd | Academy alternative provision converter | No | Mixed | More About School |
St John's School Austin Canons , Bedford Road MK42 8AA | 4out of 4 | 1,211 yd | Academy special converter | Yes | Mixed | More About School |
E-Spired Centre of Excellence The Raleigh Centre , Ampthill Road MK42 9HE | - not rated | 2,274 yd | Other independent school | No | Mixed | More About School |
Ridgeway School Hill Rise , Kempston MK42 7EB | 3out of 4 | 2,276 yd | Community special school | Yes | Mixed | More About School |
School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.
Business Name | Address | Food hygiene rating | Distance |
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Cafe Mar-Chelles | 243 Bedford Road | 858 yd | |
Carmichael's Coffee | 166 Bedford Road | 858 yd | |
Diya Royal | The Griffin, 174 Bedford Road | 876 yd | |
The Pantry | 88 Bedford Road | 876 yd | |
Tiger Lily Chinese Takeaway | 112 Bedford Road | 876 yd |
Business Name | Address | Food hygiene rating | Distance |
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AFC Kempston Rovers Football Club | Kempston Rovers Football Club, Hillgrounds Road | 251 yd | |
Kempston Park Indoor Bowls Club | 290 Hillgrounds Road | 763 yd | |
Addison Howard Centre | Addison Howard Park, Bedford Road | 763 yd | |
Kempston Constitutional Club | 196a Bedford Road | 876 yd | |
Daleys Club | 86 Bedford Road | 901 yd |
Business Name | Address | Food hygiene rating | Distance |
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KFC | 197-199 Bedford Road | 785 yd | |
King Cod | 193 Bedford Road | 785 yd | |
Subway | 209-211 Bedford Road | 785 yd | |
Boba Aloha | 136 Bedford Road | 831 yd | |
Thai To Walk | 170 Bedford Road | 858 yd |
Business Name | Address | Food hygiene rating | Distance |
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Tesco | 203-207 Bedford Road | 785 yd | |
J Sainsbury Plc (Main Store) | 252-274 Saxon Centre, Bedford Road | 1,026 yd | |
Sainsbury's | Unit 1, Anglia Way | 1,050 yd |
Facility Name | Sport Objects | Distance |
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Hillgrounds Playing Fields ODELL CLOSE | grass pitches | 317 yd |
Grange Academy HALSEY ROAD | grass pitches, health and fitness suite | 554 yd |
Kempston Rovers Fc HILLGROUNDS ROAD | artificial grass pitch, grass pitches | 571 yd |
Kempston Pool HILLGROUNDS ROAD | health and fitness suite, swimming pool | 667 yd |
Addison Howard Park Bedford Road | grass pitches, tennis courts | 674 yd |
Kempston Indoor Bowls Club HILLGROUNDS ROAD | indoor bowls | 764 yd |
Allen Park OLD FORD END ROAD | grass pitches, tennis courts | 811 yd |
Kempston East Methodist Church 227 227 BEDFORD ROAD | 820 yd | |
Robert Bruce Middle School (Closed) Bedford Road | grass pitches | 848 yd |
Biddenham Tennis Club Biddenham Turn | tennis courts | 1,027 yd |
This statistics are based on Active Places Data - Contains Data © Sport England
Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband | 100.0% |
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband | 100.0% |
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband | 94.9% |
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband | 94.9% |
Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s | 0.0% |
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s | 0.0% |
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s | 0.0% |
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s | 0.0% |
Median download speed | 77.5 Mbit/s |
Average download speed | 100.5 Mbit/s |
Minimum download speed | 500 Mbit/s |
Maximum download speed | 500 Mbit/s |
Median upload speed | 20 Mbit/s |
Average upload speed | 17.6 Mbit/s |
Maximum upload speed | 35 Mbit/s |
Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.
In 2023, 131 crimes were reported
near Viking Grove .
54% of streets in the UK are more dangerous.
Crime level on this street is below average.
The most common type of crime was
violence and sexual offences. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of MK42 8UD.
Crime statistics are based on data provided by Home Office through data.police.uk under the
Open Government Licence.
MK42 8UD area has a high unemployment rate.. According to Census 2021, 5% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. High levels of unemployment lead to more frequent crime and reduce the quality of life in this area.
Full-Time Employee | 81 |
Retired | 54 |
Part-Time Employee | 21 |
Self-Employed | 14 |
Unemployed | 10 |
Long-Term Sick or disabled | 10 |
Other | 8 |
Student (economically inactive) | 8 |
Looking after home or family | 6 |
Full-Time Student (with or without job) | 6 |
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles | 25 |
Education | 19 |
Human health and social work activities | 18 |
Manufacturing | 12 |
Professional, scientific and technical activities | 9 |
Other | 9 |
Construction | 8 |
Financial and insurance activities | 7 |
Transport and storage | 7 |
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security | 7 |
Administrative and support service activities | 4 |
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities | 3 |
Information and communication | 2 |
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply | 2 |
Accommodation and food service activities | 2 |
Real estate activities | 1 |
Female | 113 |
Male | 134 |
Single | 69 |
Married: Opposite sex | 98 |
Separated | 6 |
Divorced | 26 |
Widowed | 17 |
Very good health | 104 |
Good health | 93 |
Fair health | 38 |
Bad health | 7 |
Very bad health | 4 |
No qualifications | 44 |
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent | 31 |
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels | 27 |
Apprenticeship | 12 |
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels | 40 |
Degree or Similar | 56 |
Other | 8 |
Indian | 10 |
Other Asian | 6 |
Black African | 3 |
Black Caribbean | 1 |
Mixed White and Asian | 1 |
Mixed White and African | 1 |
Mixed White and Caribbean | 3 |
White | 219 |
Other | 2 |
United Kingdom | 200 |
European Union | 37 |
Africa | 3 |
Middle East and Asia | 4 |
The Americas and the Caribbean | 2 |
Oceania | 1 |
Born in the UK | 200 |
10+ Years | 29 |
5-10 Years | 12 |
2-5 Years | 5 |
Less than 2 years | 2 |
United Kingdom | 162 |
Ireland | 3 |
Spain | 1 |
Lithuania | 2 |
Poland | 12 |
Romania | 15 |
Other EU countries | 6 |
Southern Asia | 1 |
North America and the Caribbean | 1 |
No passport held | 44 |
No religion | 95 |
Christian | 122 |
Muslim | 4 |
Sikh | 5 |
Other religion | 9 |
Not answered | 12 |