Cauldwell is an inner-urban ward just to the east of Bedford town centre, characterised by a tight grain of Victorian terraced housing alongside later council and private developments. It sits within easy reach of the town’s shopping and rail connections and is near the riverside green spaces of the River Great Ouse, giving residents easy access to both urban facilities and riverside walks.
Historically it grew up to house workers for local mills and the railway, and today it’s a culturally diverse neighbourhood with a mix of small shops, community centres and faith groups. Like many central wards it contains pockets of social and economic challenge, but there is visible local energy around regeneration projects, community events and grassroots organisations working to improve services and public spaces.
Postcode districts covering Cauldwell
Most populated places nearby
- Milton Keynes 13.6 miles
- Northampton 19.1 miles
- Luton 15.9 miles
- Bedford 0.9 miles
- Stevenage 19.2 miles
- Kettering 21.6 miles
- Kettering Town 21.5 miles
- Welwyn Garden City 24.8 miles
- Dunstable 16.7 miles
- Wellingborough 16 miles
- Bletchley 14.9 miles
- Bletchley and Fenny Stratford 14.3 miles
Neighbouring places
- Greyfriars Ward 0.9 miles
- Bedford Built-up area 0.9 miles
- Castle & Newnham Ward 1 mile
- Kempston North Ward 1.1 miles
- Kingsbrook Ward 1.1 miles
- Elstow Parish 1.2 miles
- Kempston Central & East Ward 1.3 miles
- Queens Park Ward 1.3 miles
- Kempston South Ward 1.4 miles
- Kempston Built-up area 1.5 miles
- De Parys Ward 1.6 miles
- Harpur Ward 1.7 miles
Example postcodes in Cauldwell
MK42 5SY, MK42 9QJ, MK42 5SN, MK42 5SX, MK42 9RL, MK42 9FT, MK42 5SW, MK42 9BS, MK42 9YZ … See all
Transport links
- Luton Airport 17.7 miles
- Stansted Airport 34.1 miles
- Bedford St Johns Railway Station 0.4 miles
- Bedford Railway Station 1 mile
Hotels near Cauldwell Ad
- Verve Hotel 4 1.4 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Bedford 3 1.4 miles
- Embankment Hotel 4 0.8 miles
- Mercure Bedford Centre Hotel 4 0.7 miles
- Albero Bedrooms 0.7 miles
- d'Parys 1.3 miles
- Bedford Swan Hotel 4 0.7 miles
- Woodland Manor Hotel 3 2.7 miles
- Bedford Town Centre (Riverside) hotel 3 0.7 miles
- Premier Inn Bedford Town Centre 3 0.8 miles
Schools in Cauldwell
- Bedford Academy Secondary
- Bedford College Further education
- Bedford Free School Secondary
- Cauldwell School Primary
- Shackleton Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Moot Hall Museum 0.6 miles
- Redbourne College College 7.4 miles
- Wrest House Estate 8.3 miles
- Silsoe College - Cranfield University College 8.4 miles
- Flitwick Moor Nature reserve 8.5 miles
- Santa Pod Raceway Recreation 9.5 miles
- Woburn Abbey Estate 11.2 miles
- Toddington library Library 12.4 miles
- Theatre MK Theatre 13.3 miles
- Milton Keynes Xscape Shopping centre 13.4 miles
- Linford Wood Forest 13.6 miles
- Midsummer Place Shopping centre 13.7 miles