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Bedford 97, Bedford Commercial Park, Bedford, MK43

Land size
2.22 acres

Key Features

  • 15m clear internal height
  • 47m yard depth (max)
  • 9 dock loading doors
  • 2 level access doors
  • 6 HGV parking spaces
  • 98 car parking spaces
  • 60 cycle spaces
  • 'Chill store' ready building envelope
  • Grade A office space

Description

Directly fronting the A421, Bedford Commercial Park’s high-profile location offers excellent brand visibility to the 50,000 vehicles passing the park each day (DfT, 2026). Combine that with its strategic position between the M1 and A1, and you’re conveniently placed for your customers and supply chain.

Location
Directly fronting the A421, Bedford 97’s high-profile location offers excellent brand visibility to the 30,000 vehicles passing the park each day*. Combine that with its strategic position between the M1 and A1, and you’re conveniently placed for your customers and supply chain.

Specifications
Our well-specified industrial and logistics properties are designed with flexibility in mind, helping to meet your business needs for years to come.
Bedford 97 will provide 96,863 sq ft of high-quality warehouse space, delivered to the following indicative specification:

- 15m clear internal height
- 47m yard depth (max)
- 9 dock loading doors
- 2 level access doors
- 6 HGV parking spaces
- 98 car parking spaces
- 60 cycle spaces
- ‘Chill store’ ready building envelope
- Grade A office space

Travel Distances
ROAD
A421 - 1 mile
Bedford town centre - 4 miles
M1 (J13) - 7 miles
A1 (Black Cat roundabout) - 12 miles
Greater London - 30 miles

PORTS
London Gateway - 76 miles
Felixstowe - 100 miles
Southampton - 115 miles

AIR
London Luton - 23 miles
London Stansted - 52 miles
London Heathrow - 55 miles

Map Location

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Date Posted
2026-07-15

Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

Electricity
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Water
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Heating
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Broadband
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Sewerage
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Rights & Restrictions

Public Rights of Way
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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.

Property Features

Accessibility
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Parking
Parking Available
Garden
Garden

Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.

Connectivity

Broadband

Fastest speed available at this postcode

80 Mbps

Superfast

Suitable for

  • HD streaming
  • Video calls
  • Web & social

Mobile signal

CallsDataEE Good GoodO2 Good GoodThree Good GoodVodafone Good Good

Outdoor predictions; indoor signal depends on building materials.

Ofcom Connected Nations postcode-level predictions. Speeds and signal are modelled, not measured, and vary between addresses and providers.

Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.

Nearest Schools

Primary

  • Wootton Primary School854 metresNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    731
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Balliol Primary School1.7 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    355
    Type
    Community school
  • Kempston Rural Primary School1.7 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    5 to 11
    Pupils
    439
    Type
    Community school
  • Willow Grove Primary School1.9 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    104
    Type
    Free schools
  • Springfield Primary School2.1 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    365
    Type
    Academy converter

Secondary

  • Wootton Academy0.9 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    13 to 18
    Pupils
    822
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Kempston Academy1.4 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    773
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Marston Vale Middle School1.6 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    9 to 13
    Pupils
    563
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Daubeney Academy2.2 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    576
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Wixams Academy2.2 milesOfsted report card · Mar 2026
    Ages
    11 to 19
    Pupils
    903
    Type
    Free schools

* Latest graded judgement covers quality of education only; no overall grade was issued under the 2024-25 inspection framework.

Distances are straight-line from the advertised location. Source: the national school registers (DfE, Welsh Government, Scottish Government) and Ofsted.

Schools are just the start: sold prices nearby, planning activity and any flood history are in the full report.

Amenities

Supermarket

Sainsburys Wootton Folkes Road Local, Wootton274 metres
Tesco Wootton Cause End Express, Wootton976 metres
Co-op Stewartby, Stewartby1.2 miles

GP surgery

The Vale Medical Practice594 metres

Pharmacy

Wootton Pharmacy263 metres

Hospital

Bedford Hospital3.3 miles

Green space

Public Park Or Garden281 metres

Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.

The area stacks up? Now check the location itself: planning nearby, protected designations and past flooding.

Getting Around

Nearest station

Kempston Hardwick Rail Station0.7 miles

Nearest bus stop

Lomax Gardens136 metres

Typical drive times

Wixams8 min · 5 miles
Bedford11 min · 5.4 miles
Ampthill11 min · 5.8 miles
Kempston6 min · 2.7 miles
Milton Keynes (city)18 min · 15 miles

Straight-line distances from the advertised location; drive times are typical free-flow times over OpenStreetMap road data, so allow more at peak. Public transport locations from DfT NaPTAN.

Easy to reach matters. So do planning activity, flood history and ground risks: all in the full report.

Flood Risk

From Environment Agency flood map open data, checked around the advertised map pin and allowing for the listed acreage where known. This summary comes from LandSale, the advertising platform, not from the listing agent, and is not part of the agent's particulars. Risk can vary across a single holding, so verify anything critical through your own searches before committing.

Rivers and the sea

Flood Zone 1Lower risk

Surface water

A 1 in 30 or greater chance each yearHigher risk

The detail behind these bandings

The full report pinpoints where this location sits on the flood maps, and runs the deeper checks that usually only surface after an offer.

  • Exact flood zones & annual chances (included in the full report)
  • Any recorded past flooding (included in the full report)
  • Planning activity nearby (included in the full report)
  • Heritage & conservation (included in the full report)
  • Protected nature designations (included in the full report)
  • Ground risks (included in the full report)
  • Sold prices nearby (included in the full report)

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