Neighbourhood · Bedford · East of England
Kingsbrook
Bedford 014 · 6 sub-areas · 11,087 residents
Verdict
How are these scored? →Best for Young professionals (69/100)Watch-out: Solo renters (62/100)Liveability 79/100 · Top quartileCommuter neighbourhood
Kingsbrook is a commuter neighbourhood within Bedford — train into London runs in around 58 minutes, and the rhythm of weekday mornings is shaped by it.
Liveability
79/100
Top quartile
Overview
Overview
What's it like to live in Kingsbrook?
A snapshot of Kingsbrook
2 parks and 2 playgrounds are within five minutes' walk, so greenspace is reliably close at hand; there's effectively nothing within walking distance — eating out, drinking and shopping mean a drive; 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 6 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Kingsbrook in Bedford
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FAQ
Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Kingsbrook?
- The median monthly rent across Kingsbrook is £1,163.
- How safe is Kingsbrook?
- Kingsbrook 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 Kingsbrook?
- 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 17 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Kingsbrook?
- There are 10 schools within 2 km of Kingsbrook, of which 54% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 1543 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Kingsbrook?
- The most common council tax band in Kingsbrook is B, with the typical Band D annual charge around £2,016. Council tax is set by Bedford council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Kingsbrook to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Kingsbrook to central London is approximately 58 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 Kingsbrook?
- 100% of premises in Kingsbrook are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the deprivation rank of Kingsbrook?
- Kingsbrook sits in IMD decile 4 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 Kingsbrook?
- 44% of households in Kingsbrook 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 Kingsbrook?
- The average property price across Bedford (the local authority covering Kingsbrook) 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 Kingsbrook 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 Kingsbrook?
- Kingsbrook contains 6 local areas: Bedford 014E, Bedford 014D, Bedford 014A, Bedford 014F, Bedford 014C…
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Frequently asked about Kingsbrook
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Kingsbrook?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Kingsbrook 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 Kingsbrook a safe place to live?
- Kingsbrook has a safety score of 42/100. 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 Kingsbrook?
- 54% of schools within 2 km of Kingsbrook are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Kingsbrook?
- Public-transport commute time from Kingsbrook to central London is approximately 58 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Kingsbrook different from the rest of Bedford?
- Kingsbrook contains 6 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 Kingsbrook rank in Bedford?
- Kingsbrook scores 79/100 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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