Bacteriostatic water in Wixams

Local facts for Wixams

Wixams sits in the MK42 postcode district (MK area), within Bedford, East of England, England.

MK42 is a mainland UK district, so orders to Wixams go out on next-day UK delivery. How we deliver.

Nearest universities with REF 2021 research submissions in Biological Sciences or Chemistry:

• The University of Northampton, Biological Sciences, 34.2 km
• University of Cambridge, Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 41.1 km
• Oxford Brookes University, Biological Sciences, 64.3 km

Straight-line distance. Listed for local context only; no affiliation implied.

Further universities within 80 km of Wixams with REF 2021 submissions in these units:

• Institute of Zoology (UKPRN 10009315): Biological Sciences, 65.3 km south
• University of Oxford (UKPRN 10007774): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 66.1 km south-west
• University College London (UKPRN 10007784): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 67 km south
• Birkbeck College (UKPRN 10007760): Biological Sciences, 67.3 km south
• King's College London (UKPRN 10003645): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 68.7 km south
• Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine (UKPRN 10003270): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 68.8 km south
• Queen Mary University of London (UKPRN 10007775): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 69.4 km south-east
• Institute of Cancer Research: Royal Cancer Hospital (The) (UKPRN 10003324): Biological Sciences, 69.8 km south

Nearby: Kempston (3.8 km), Bedford (5 km), Ampthill (7.1 km), Flitwick (10.2 km), Shefford (10.5 km).

Regional hub: St Albans.

Wixams lies north of St Albans, about 38.7 km in a straight line.

Other location pages in the MK postcode area (8 of the 227 we list for East of England):

• Bedford, MK40, 5 km
• Central Bedfordshire, MK45, 10.5 km
• Woburn, MK17, 15.8 km

Postcode districts in the MK area covered by our East of England location pages: MK17, MK40, MK42, MK45.

More nearby location pages in East of England (within 50 km; straight line, nearest first):

Also in Bedford (4 location pages): Kempston 3.8 km, Bedford 5 km, Bedford 5 km.

Nearest location page in each direction from Wixams: north, Bedford (5 km); east, Shefford (10.5 km); south, Ampthill (7.1 km); west, Kempston (3.8 km).

Location pages in East of England within 10 km of Wixams: 4; within 25 km: 25; within 50 km: 69.

Map reference: 52.0920, -0.4608 (OS Open Names osgb4000000074542212).

Sources: OS Open Names and ONS Postcode Directory (OGL), OpenStreetMap (ODbL), REF 2021, Parcelforce zone list. Updated 12 Oct 2026.