Bedford Removals Company
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Branch Location:
Wolseley Road, Kempston, Bedford MK42 7EF
Tel: 01234 819505
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Bedford Removals Company for the Local Area
Are you looking to relocate to Bedford? Moving home is not something we do on a regular basis with there often being a few years between each move.
As such, we can often lose sight of the number of belongings we accumulate on the way and come time to relocate there is a huge amount to organise.
This is where enlisting the services of a reliable removal company is crucial. White & Company are a family-owned business with over 151 years of servicing the Bedford community.
We offer a tailor-made, reliable and professional service at a competitive price.
Our trained crews have tackled all sorts of challenges and can wrap, pack, and transport your personal belongings with minimum fuss and delay.
Should you require it, White & Company can also offer the storage of some or all your effects.
We have 19 secure storage facilities across the UK, offering clean, modern, easily accessible storage provision.
We serve many towns around Bedford. To find out more about how we can get your dream move underway do not hesitate to give us a call today for a free home survey and quotation.
Why Move to Bedford?
Set along the southern end of the great River Ouse, Bedford is often overlooked as an area of outstanding natural beauty. However, it offers so many opportunities to enjoy nature at its best and Sunday strolls along its beautiful riverbank areas.
With vast improvements having been made to the town centre in recent years, including a £3m high street renovation project, Bedford is fast gaining traction as a desirable and up-and-coming area.
Historically, the town was a large brick producer with many families drawn to the area to fill employment shortages at the time. As such the area is surprisingly cosmopolitan in feel and benefits from an interesting mix of cultures with many Italians, Polish and Bangladeshi calling Bedford home.
Perhaps the town’s biggest selling point however is its reputation as the ultimate commuter town. Its proximity to London (a little under an hour away by train) combines all the pleasures of rural countryside living while also providing easy access to the bustle of the big smoke.
Train connections to the capital run every half hour and are provided by Thames Link and services to the East Midlands are operated by East Midlands Trains.
Young professionals and families are attracted by the prospect of all round greater outdoor space. With widely available larger-sized riverside homes and apartments for sale at far more affordable prices than London, Bedford offers substantially better value for money, while also not being too far away from good amenities and excellent local schools.
Working in Bedford
Bedford was a market town for the surrounding agricultural region from the early Middle Ages. From the 16th century, it became one of the main centres of England’s lace industry. Lace continued to be an important industry in Bedford until the early 20th century.
Today the town’s largest employment sectors are the wholesale and retail trade with ASDA, Argos and Unilever being some of the largest employers in the area.
Health and social work occupations also employ many of Bedford’s residents and its research and development facilities offer a wide range of job opportunities. Although salaries are lower than those of big cities, the cost of living is lower.
Things to do in Bedford
Famed for its unique location along the River Ouse, one of the largest rivers in the whole of the UK, Bedford offers a number of cruises, including trips to The Anchor at Great Barford, one of the town’s best pubs serving up the best of British cuisine and plenty of opportunities to grab a cream tea.
The Bedford Corn Exchange often hosts live events from top-class performers in the fields of comedy, theatre and music. A brand-new theatre has opened at St Lukes which showcases the latest theatre, dance, music and art work of local Bedford students during term time.
For culture vultures and family days out, Bedford is also home to a host of museums and art galleries, including the Higgins, the South Bank, and the John Bunyan Museum which tells the story of John Bunyan, the renowned author, pastor and preacher and showcases some of his best works.
For more ideas on things to see and do in Bedford click here.
Schools & Education
Bedford has a very good range of state-funded schools and colleges as well as some highly regarded independents.
Priory Primary School and Bedford Free Senior School are just two schools rated as “outstanding” by Ofsted, the UK’s education regulator.
For those looking to go private there are eight independents sitting within a mile of the town.
Bedford High and Polam School are considered very strong options.
The three most highly rated schools with first-class Ofsted reports are Bedford School, Bedford Modern School, and Bedford Girls’ School
More information on researching and finding schools in the Bedford area is available here.
Property
With its great housing stock and excellent transport links, Bedfordshire attracts families and London commuters.
The next few years are likely to see an increase of properties changing hands across the county as ever more people leave London in search of homes with more space inside and outside.
Bedford Borough Council’s ‘Housing Strategy Report’ is addressing a number of issues in Bedford.
The report states that it intends to build more affordable housing for first-time buyers, update and improve existing housing, and propose a mixed range of schemes to help improve the local housing market in general.
Bedford offers a wide range of types of property, ages and styles, from Victorian detached and thatched cottages to more modern style apartments.
The average price for property in Bedfordshire currently is around £378,793 with a larger detached home costing in the region of £562,500.
Some of the most expensive homes in the area are found in Putnoe, Wilstead and Biddenham.
Those preferring to rent can expect to pay anywhere between £475 – £2949pcm depending on the property’s size and proximity to the town centre.
Popular Places to Live Near Bedford
- Ampthill
- Arlesey
- Baldock
- Barton-le-Clay
- Biggleswade
- Bletsoe
- Clapham
- Clophill
- Cranfield
- Dunstable
- Eaton Bray
- Flitwick
- Harlington
- Henlow
- Hitchin
- Houghton Regis
- Kempston
- Langford
- Leighton Buzzard
- Letchworth
- Maulden
- Milton Keynes
- Potton
- Sandy
- Shefford
- Shillington
- Silsoe
- St Neots
- Toddington
- Woburn
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