Living in Bedford

My Area Score covers 110 neighbourhoods in Bedford, home to about 171,156 people. From a typical one, King's Cross is around 74 minutes away on a weekday morning, arriving by 9am and counting the walk to the station.

  • 110Neighbourhoods you can compare
  • 171,156Residents, 2021 census
  • 74 minTypical journey to King's Cross

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Getting into London from Bedford

Timetabled weekday journeys arriving by 9am, averaged across every neighbourhood in Bedford. Individual streets vary — the map shows each one.
DestinationTypical journey
King's Cross74 min
Oxford Circus85 min
Paddington91 min
Liverpool St92 min
Waterloo96 min
Victoria96 min
London Bridge99 min
Bank100 min

Most journeys here start at Bedford St Johns, Bedford or Kempston Hardwick.

What else you can weigh up

Commute is rarely the only question. For every neighbourhood in Bedford the map also shows school results and Ofsted grades for your child’s year group, what homes actually sold for, recorded crime compared with the rest of the area, and who lives there.

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