How far is Stewartby from the Universal Bedford site?

Stewartby is 1.0 miles from the Universal construction site at Kempston Hardwick in a straight line, which is about 5 min by car allowing for the road route. That puts it in our "on the doorstep" band.

How much is a room to rent in Stewartby?

Indicatively, a single room in Stewartby runs around £430–£540 a month and a double around £520–£650. 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 Stewartby?

Supply is limited. Stewartby has a population of roughly 1,300, and it is a village in Bedford Borough. Rooms come up rarely here, so it is worth setting an alert rather than expecting to find something immediately.

village · Bedford Borough · MK43

Rooms to rent in Stewartby

1.0 miles from the Universal site at Kempston Hardwick — the 2nd closest of the 58 areas we cover.

To the site: 1.0 miles
By car, about: 5 min
Single room: £430–£540
Double room: £520–£650

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

What Stewartby is like

A model village built by the London Brick Company in the 1920s and 30s to house its own brickworks workforce, laid out around a green with company-built cottages. Stewartby Lake sits in the flooded clay pits alongside it.

Why base yourself here

Genuinely the closest village with houses in it, roughly a mile and a half from the site with its own station. There is a neat historical symmetry here: Stewartby was purpose-built to accommodate workers at these same brickfields a century ago.

Getting to the Universal site

By car

5 min

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

By train

Stewartby

Stewartby is on the Marston Vale line, one stop from Kempston Hardwick — arguably the best car-free commute to the site of anywhere on this list.

Direct train to the site

Local landmarks

Stewartby Lake
The village green
Former brickworks chimneys site

Read the Marston Vale line guide — which villages have a direct train to the site, and the honest caveats about service reliability.

What you should expect to pay

Indicative monthly room rents in Stewartby
Room type	Indicative monthly rent	Notes
Single room	£430–£540	Usually a box room; bills sometimes separate.
Double room	£520–£650	The standard shared-house room. Most common option.
Availability	Limited	Population roughly 1,300.

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 Stewartby

Neighbouring areas, ordered by distance to the Universal site.

Kempston Hardwick

On the doorstep

village · Bedford Borough

To site: On the site
Drive: 5 min
Double: £520–£650

You cannot get closer. Realistically almost nobody will find a room in Kempston Hardwick itself, because there are barely any houses — but it is the point everything else on this site is measured from.

Very limited supplyDirect train to site

Wootton

On the doorstep

village · Bedford Borough

To site: 2.5 miles
Drive: 5 min
Double: £520–£650

Big enough to have actual rental stock and a shop, close enough that the commute is a short hop across the A421, and generally cheaper than equivalent rooms in Bedford itself.

Moderate supply

Marston Moretaine

On the doorstep

village · Central Bedfordshire

To site: 2.8 miles
Drive: 10 min
Double: £520–£650

One of the closest villages to the site with genuine housing volume and a good proportion of modern estates. The Forest Centre and its lakes are on the doorstep, which is more than most commuter villages offer.

Moderate supply

Millbrook

Short commute

village · Central Bedfordshire

To site: 3.2 miles
Drive: 10 min
Double: £520–£650

Millbrook station is two stops from Kempston Hardwick on the Marston Vale line, so the car-free commute is excellent. The catch is that the village itself is minuscule and rooms effectively never come up.

Very limited supplyDirect train to site

Renting a room in Stewartby

How far is Stewartby from the Universal Bedford site?: Stewartby is 1.0 miles from the Universal construction site at Kempston Hardwick in a straight line, which is about 5 min by car allowing for the road route. That puts it in our "on the doorstep" band.
How much is a room to rent in Stewartby?: Indicatively, a single room in Stewartby runs around £430–£540 a month and a double around £520–£650. 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 Stewartby to the Universal site without a car?: Yes, and unusually well. Stewartby is on the Marston Vale line, one stop from Kempston Hardwick — arguably the best car-free commute to the site of anywhere on this list. Check current services before relying on it, as the Marston Vale line has had disruption in recent years.
Are there many rooms available in Stewartby?: Supply is limited. Stewartby has a population of roughly 1,300, and it is a village in Bedford Borough. Rooms come up rarely here, so it is worth setting an alert rather than expecting to find something immediately.

Got a spare room in Stewartby?

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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