The Harpur ward sits immediately west of the central area of Bedford, close to the banks of the River Great Ouse. It mixes Georgian and Victorian terraces with pockets of post‑war housing and more recent apartment developments, and benefits from easy access to the town centre, parks and public transport.
Culturally it’s a varied area with long‑standing neighbourhood groups, independent shops, cafés and pubs alongside social housing; the ward takes its name from the Harpur family and the Harpur Trust, whose historic endowments have shaped local education and buildings. In recent years there have been modest regeneration and community initiatives aimed at improving high streets and public spaces while keeping the area’s central, lived‑in character.
Postcode districts covering Harpur
Most populated places nearby
- Milton Keynes 13.9 miles22.4 km
- Northampton 18.1 miles29.1 km
- Luton 17.5 miles28.1 km
- Bedford 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Stevenage 20.8 miles33.5 km
- Kettering 20 miles32.2 km
- Kettering Town 19.9 miles32 km
- Dunstable 18.2 miles29.3 km
- Wellingborough 14.5 miles23.3 km
- Bletchley 15.5 miles25 km
- Bletchley and Fenny Stratford 15 miles24.1 km
- Rushden 10.8 miles17.3 km
Neighbouring places
- Greyfriars Ward 0.8 miles1.2 km
- Queens Park Ward 0.9 miles1.4 km
- De Parys Ward 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Bedford Built-up area 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Brickhill Parish 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Biddenham Parish 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Castle & Newnham Ward 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Clapham Built-up area 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Cauldwell Ward 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Putnoe Ward 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Kempston North Ward 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Great Denham Built-up area 1.9 miles3.1 km
Example postcodes in Harpur
MK41 7PT, MK40 2EY, MK40 2AS, MK41 7PG, MK40 2TL, MK40 2EA, MK40 2FD, MK40 2EE, MK40 2JB … See all
Transport links
- Luton Airport 19.4 miles31.2 km
- Stansted Airport 35.3 miles56.8 km
- Bedford Railway Station 0.7 miles1.2 km
- Bedford St Johns Railway Station 1.3 miles2.1 km
Hotels near Harpur Ad
- Verve Hotel 4 0.4 miles0.6 km
- D'parys 0.5 miles0.8 km
- Woodland Manor Hotel 3 1 mile1.6 km
- Holiday Inn Express Bedford 3 2.8 miles4.5 km
- The Kingfisher Pub and Hotel 4 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Bedford Swan Hotel and Thermal Spa 4 1 mile1.6 km
- Mercure Bedford Centre Hotel 4 1 mile1.7 km
- The White Hart 4 8 miles12.9 km
- Cornfields Hotel & Restaurant 5.3 miles8.5 km
- Cranfield Management Development Centre 7.9 miles12.7 km
Schools in Harpur
- Bedford Modern School Independent - all ages
- Edith Cavell Primary School Primary
- Livingstone Primary School Primary
- Polam School Independent - primary
Local points of interest
- Moot Hall Museum 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Santa Pod Raceway Recreation 8 miles12.9 km
- Redbourne College College 8.8 miles14.2 km
- Wrest House Estate 10 miles16.1 km
- Flitwick Moor Nature reserve 10 miles16.1 km
- Silsoe College - Cranfield University College 10 miles16.1 km
- Woburn Abbey Estate 12.4 miles19.9 km
- Nene Park Stadium 13.5 miles21.8 km
- Theatre MK Theatre 13.5 miles21.8 km
- Milton Keynes Xscape Shopping centre 13.7 miles22 km
- Linford Wood Forest 13.8 miles22.2 km
- Toddington library Library 13.9 miles22.3 km