How far is Queens Park from the Universal Bedford site?

Queens Park is 3.5 miles from the Universal construction site at Kempston Hardwick in a straight line, which is about 10 min by car allowing for the road route. That puts it in our "short commute" band.

How much is a room to rent in Queens Park?

Indicatively, a single room in Queens Park runs around £380–£480 a month and a double around £450–£580. These are guide ranges for the area rather than live listing prices, and bills-included arrangements typically sit at the upper end.

Are there many rooms available in Queens Park?

Supply is strong. Queens Park has a population of roughly 8,000, and it is a suburb in Bedford Borough. There is a reasonable flow of rooms, though expect that to tighten as construction ramps up.

suburb · Bedford Borough · MK40

Rooms to rent in Queens Park

3.5 miles from the Universal site at Kempston Hardwick — the 12th closest of the 58 areas we cover.

To the site: 3.5 miles
By car, about: 10 min
Single room: £380–£480
Double room: £450–£580

Rents are indicative guide ranges for the area, not live listing prices. Distances are measured from the settlement centre to the construction site.

What Queens Park is like

A dense, diverse inner suburb west of Bedford town centre across the river, largely Victorian terraces, with a genuinely mixed high street of independent shops, grocers and takeaways.

Why base yourself here

The most affordable room stock anywhere this close to Bedford town centre, and a large existing shared-house market. Walk into town, and a straight run out along the A421 to the site.

Getting to the Universal site

By car

10 min

Roughly, via A428, A421. Allow more in peak construction traffic — the A421 is the main artery for the whole site.

By train

Bedford Midland (walkable)

Walking distance to Bedford Midland and the town centre bus station, with Bedford St Johns and the Marston Vale line close by.

Local landmarks

Queens Park Community Centre
Bedford Embankment
River Great Ouse

What you should expect to pay

Indicative monthly room rents in Queens Park
Room type	Indicative monthly rent	Notes
Single room	£380–£480	Usually a box room; bills sometimes separate.
Double room	£450–£580	The standard shared-house room. Most common option.
Availability	Strong	Population roughly 8,000.

These are indicative area ranges to help you budget and compare locations. They are not live listings and individual rooms will fall outside them in both directions.

Also worth checking near Queens Park

Neighbouring areas, ordered by distance to the Universal site.

Kempston

On the doorstep

town · Bedford Borough

To site: 2.2 miles
Drive: 5 min
Double: £520–£650

The closest sizeable town to the Kempston Hardwick site, and the sweet spot on this map — a genuine amount of rental stock and shops, but a commute measured in minutes rather than half an hour. Expect it to be the first place to tighten as the build ramps up.

Good supply

Biddenham

Short commute

village · Bedford Borough

To site: 3.6 miles
Drive: 10 min
Double: £580–£730

Village quiet with Bedford genuinely walkable across the river, and a clean route round to the A421. Rooms here are scarcer and priced accordingly.

Limited supply

Bedford

Short commute

town · Bedford Borough

To site: 3.8 miles
Drive: 10 min
Double: £580–£730

By far the deepest supply of rooms, house shares and HMOs in the area, and the only place locally where you can reliably find something at short notice. You get a real town around you — supermarkets, a hospital, a station and a night out — rather than a village with one pub.

Strong supplyDirect train to site

Brickhill

Short commute

suburb · Bedford Borough

To site: 5.0 miles
Drive: 15 min
Double: £520–£650

Settled and green, with a good number of larger family homes letting spare rooms. It is the north side of town, so add time for getting through Bedford to the A421.

Moderate supply

Renting a room in Queens Park

How far is Queens Park from the Universal Bedford site?: Queens Park is 3.5 miles from the Universal construction site at Kempston Hardwick in a straight line, which is about 10 min by car allowing for the road route. That puts it in our "short commute" band.
How much is a room to rent in Queens Park?: Indicatively, a single room in Queens Park runs around £380–£480 a month and a double around £450–£580. These are guide ranges for the area rather than live listing prices, and bills-included arrangements typically sit at the upper end.
Can I get from Queens Park to the Universal site without a car?: Walking distance to Bedford Midland and the town centre bus station, with Bedford St Johns and the Marston Vale line close by.
Are there many rooms available in Queens Park?: Supply is strong. Queens Park has a population of roughly 8,000, and it is a suburb in Bedford Borough. There is a reasonable flow of rooms, though expect that to tighten as construction ramps up.

Got a spare room in Queens Park?

With 20,000 construction roles running to 2031, a furnished spare room can earn up to £7,500 a year tax free under the Rent a Room Scheme.

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