Neighbourhood · Bedford · East of England
Kempston North
Bedford 016 · 4 sub-areas · 5,517 residents
Verdict
How are these scored? →Best for Couples (74/100)Watch-out: Solo renters (62/100)Liveability 82/100 · Top quartile
Kempston North is a mid-density neighbourhood of Bedford in the East of England region. It sits between busier and quieter parts of the local authority and isn't dominated by a single use — there's a mix of workplaces, housing and local services.
Liveability
82/100
Top quartile
Overview
Overview
What's it like to live in Kempston North?
A snapshot of Kempston North
The area is unusually green for its density — 7 parks and 1 playgrounds sit within five minutes' walk of the centroid; Crime sits around the national average — neither a notable concern nor a notable selling point; Public transport is genuinely strong; most errands and a fair share of social life don't need a car; rents are roughly in line with the national norm, at around £1,163 a month for a typical home; gigabit broadband is effectively universal.
Generated from the latest May 2026 data · refreshed automatically
Figures are aggregated across 4 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Kempston North in Bedford
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FAQ
Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Kempston North?
- The median monthly rent across Kempston North is £1,163.
- How safe is Kempston North?
- Kempston North has a safety score of — out of 100, where higher is safer. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, inverted.
- How well-connected is Kempston North?
- Transport score: — out of 100. Combines walking time to the nearest rail station, walking time to the nearest metro stop, and public-transport time to clusters with 5,000+ jobs. The nearest rail station is roughly 22 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Kempston North?
- There are 20 schools within 2 km of Kempston North, of which 53% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 1472 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Kempston North?
- The most common council tax band in Kempston North is B, with the typical Band D annual charge around £2,245. Council tax is set by Bedford council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Kempston North to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Kempston North to central London is approximately 61 minutes. This is the fastest no-change rail journey from the local area centroid; door-to-door times will vary with walking time to the station.
- Is gigabit broadband available in Kempston North?
- 100% of premises in Kempston North are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the deprivation rank of Kempston North?
- Kempston North sits in IMD decile 5 of 10, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of local areas nationally and 10 is the least deprived. The Index of Multiple Deprivation combines income, employment, education, health, crime, barriers and environment.
- What's the tenure mix in Kempston North?
- 62% of households in Kempston North are owner-occupied. The remainder is split between private renting and social housing — see the Demographics section for the full breakdown from Census 2021.
- What is the average property price in Kempston North?
- The average property price across Bedford (the local authority covering Kempston North) is approximately £326,121, per HM Land Registry's House Price Index. Per-local area prices vary; see the cost-of-living section for medians by property type.
- Is Kempston North a commuter town or workplace hub?
- Commuter town — most working residents travel out for work. (0.45 jobs per working-age resident. Median resident salary £35,987.)
- Which local areas are part of Kempston North?
- Kempston North contains 4 local areas: Bedford 016B, Bedford 016D, Bedford 016A, Bedford 016C.
FAQ
Frequently asked about Kempston North
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Kempston North?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Kempston North is £1,163. This is derived from the council-area ONS rental figure scaled by the local sale-price gradient — see the Cost section for the breakdown by bedroom count and the affordability ratio against local salaries.
- Is Kempston North a safe place to live?
- Kempston North has a safety score of 67/100. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crime per 1,000 residents, inverted so 100 is the safest 1% of England + Wales. The Safety section below shows the breakdown by category.
- What schools are near Kempston North?
- 53% of schools within 2 km of Kempston North are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Kempston North?
- Public-transport commute time from Kempston North to central London is approximately 61 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Kempston North different from the rest of Bedford?
- Kempston North contains 4 sub-areas. The "Sub-areas" section below lets you drill into each one individually — they often vary by 20%+ on rent and demographics within the same neighbourhood.
- Where does Kempston North rank in Bedford?
- Kempston North scores 82/100 on our composite liveability index. To see how it stacks up against every other neighbourhood in Bedford, see the Cities table on the Bedford page.
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