Kempston North sits on the northern edge of Kempston, immediately west of Bedford, and is largely suburban in character with a mix of post-war council housing and later private estates. The area feels residential and green, with small local parks and easy access to open countryside; commuters benefit from straightforward road links, nearby bus routes and quick journeys into Bedford and onto the A421 for connections towards Milton Keynes and London. Historically the wider Kempston area grew from agricultural roots into a dormitory town during the 19th and 20th centuries, and traces of that transition remain in the street patterns and older buildings.
Locally there’s a tidy mix of independent shops, community centres and modest light industry on the periphery, while many residents travel into Bedford for work, education and leisure. The social make-up is varied - families, older people and long-standing local households - and community groups and events give it a neighbourly feel despite being so close to the larger town.
Postcode districts covering Kempston North
Most populated places nearby
- Milton Keynes 12.5 miles
- Northampton 18.2 miles
- Luton 15.9 miles
- Bedford 1.6 miles
- Stevenage 19.8 miles
- Kettering 21.2 miles
- Kettering Town 21.1 miles
- Dunstable 16.4 miles
- Wellingborough 15.5 miles
- Bletchley 13.9 miles
- Bletchley and Fenny Stratford 13.4 miles
- Rushden 12.1 miles
Neighbouring places
- Kempston Central & East Ward 0.3 miles
- Kempston Built-up area 0.6 miles
- Kempston South Ward 0.8 miles
- Great Denham Built-up area 0.8 miles
- Queens Park Ward 1 mile
- Kempston West Ward 1.1 miles
- Cauldwell Ward 1.1 miles
- Greyfriars Ward 1.2 miles
- Biddenham Parish 1.5 miles
- Elstow Parish 1.6 miles
- Box End Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Bedford Built-up area 1.6 miles
Example postcodes in Kempston North
MK42 8QL, MK42 8BT, MK42 8UD, MK42 8QZ, MK42 8QB, MK42 8RX, MK42 8RU, MK42 8SF, MK42 8PG … See all
Transport links
- Luton Airport 17.9 miles
- Stansted Airport 35 miles
- Bedford Railway Station 1.1 miles
- Bedford St Johns Railway Station 1.1 miles
Hotels near Kempston North Ad
- Verve Hotel 4 1.4 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Bedford 3 1.2 miles
- Embankment Hotel 4 1.6 miles
- Mercure Bedford Centre Hotel 4 1.4 miles
- Woodland Manor Hotel 3 2.6 miles
- d'Parys 1.8 miles
- Albero Bedrooms 1.3 miles
- Bedford Swan Hotel 4 1.4 miles
- Bedford Town Centre (Riverside) hotel 3 1.2 miles
- Premier Inn Bedford Town Centre 3 1.3 miles
Schools in Kempston North
- Grange Academy Special
- St John's School Special
Local points of interest
- Moot Hall Museum 1 mile
- Redbourne College College 7.1 miles
- Flitwick Moor Nature reserve 8.3 miles
- Silsoe College - Cranfield University College 8.5 miles
- Wrest House Estate 8.6 miles
- Santa Pod Raceway Recreation 9 miles
- Woburn Abbey Estate 10.6 miles
- Toddington library Library 12.1 miles
- Theatre MK Theatre 12.2 miles
- Milton Keynes Xscape Shopping centre 12.3 miles
- Linford Wood Forest 12.5 miles
- Midsummer Place Shopping centre 12.6 miles