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 miles20.2 km
- Northampton 18.2 miles29.2 km
- Luton 15.9 miles25.5 km
- Bedford 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Stevenage 19.8 miles31.9 km
- Kettering 21.2 miles34.2 km
- Kettering Town 21.1 miles34 km
- Dunstable 16.4 miles26.5 km
- Wellingborough 15.5 miles24.9 km
- Bletchley 13.9 miles22.4 km
- Bletchley and Fenny Stratford 13.4 miles21.5 km
- Rushden 12.1 miles19.4 km
Neighbouring places
- Kempston Central & East Ward 0.3 miles0.5 km
- Kempston Built-up area 0.6 miles1 km
- Kempston South Ward 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Great Denham Built-up area 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Queens Park Ward 1 mile1.6 km
- Kempston West Ward 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Cauldwell Ward 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Greyfriars Ward 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Biddenham Parish 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Elstow Parish 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Box End Built-up area 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Bedford Built-up area 1.6 miles2.6 km
Example postcodes in Kempston North
MK42 8RZ, MK42 8UD, MK42 8AS, MK42 8DA, MK42 8RQ, MK42 8US, MK42 8TJ, MK42 8UY, MK42 8RX … See all
Transport links
- Luton Airport 17.9 miles28.8 km
- Stansted Airport 35 miles56.3 km
- Bedford Railway Station 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Bedford St Johns Railway Station 1.1 miles1.8 km
Hotels near Kempston North Ad
- Holiday Inn Express Bedford 3 1.2 miles2 km
- Verve Hotel 4 1.4 miles2.3 km
- D'parys 1.8 miles2.8 km
- Woodland Manor Hotel 3 2.6 miles4.2 km
- The Kingfisher Pub and Hotel 4 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Bedford Swan Hotel and Thermal Spa 4 1.4 miles2.3 km
- The White Hart 4 6.3 miles10.1 km
- Cranfield Management Development Centre 6.5 miles10.4 km
- Mercure Bedford Centre Hotel 4 1.3 miles2.2 km
- Mitchell Hall 6.5 miles10.5 km
Schools in Kempston North
- Grange Academy Special
- St John's School Special
Local points of interest
- Moot Hall Museum 1 mile1.7 km
- Redbourne College College 7.1 miles11.4 km
- Flitwick Moor Nature reserve 8.3 miles13.4 km
- Silsoe College - Cranfield University College 8.5 miles13.7 km
- Wrest House Estate 8.6 miles13.8 km
- Santa Pod Raceway Recreation 9 miles14.5 km
- Woburn Abbey Estate 10.6 miles17 km
- Toddington library Library 12.1 miles19.5 km
- Theatre MK Theatre 12.2 miles19.6 km
- Milton Keynes Xscape Shopping centre 12.3 miles19.8 km
- Linford Wood Forest 12.5 miles20.2 km
- Midsummer Place Shopping centre 12.6 miles20.3 km