How many parks and green spaces are in Bedfordshire? 218 public parks
Bedfordshire has 218 public parks among 1,739 green space sites. Green space covers 2.3% of the area: about 41 m² per resident, or 5.8 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 66% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 41 m²
- More green space than
- 66% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 5.8
Public green space from OS Open Greenspace; golf courses are listed but not counted. Per resident uses Census 2021 population. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. How we calculate this
All house prices in BedfordshireWhat are the largest parks in Bedfordshire?
Marston Vale Millennium Country Park is the largest public park in Bedfordshire, at 225 hectares. These are the 25 largest of 64 named public parks.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Marston Vale Millennium Country Park | 225 hectares |
| Priory Country Park | 115 hectares |
| Stockwood Park | 100 hectares |
| Sundon Hills Country Park | 63.7 hectares |
| Ampthill Park | 62.9 hectares |
| Harrold-Odell Country Park | 59 hectares |
| Great Denham Country Park | 56.8 hectares |
| Dunstable Downs | 53.7 hectares |
| Shocott Spring | 52 hectares |
| Blow's Downs | 42.5 hectares |
| Wigmore Valley Park | 41 hectares |
| Dog Field | 36.3 hectares |
| Ferndale Leisure Gardens | 26.8 hectares |
| North Brickhill Country Park | 25.1 hectares |
| Bedford Park | 24.9 hectares |
| Mowsbury Park | 22.5 hectares |
| Houghton Hall Park | 19.5 hectares |
| Jubilee Park | 18.5 hectares |
| Woodside Park | 15.7 hectares |
| Leagrave Common | 15.2 hectares |
| Wardown Park | 14.1 hectares |
| Stockgrove Country Park | 13.9 hectares |
| Tiddenfoot Waterside Park | 13.1 hectares |
| Bromham Park | 12.4 hectares |
| Wixams Greenway | 12.2 hectares |
What kinds of green space are there in Bedfordshire?
Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Bedfordshire: 16 km². Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 16 km² · 218 sites |
| Playing fields | 649 hectares · 216 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 251 hectares · 159 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 162 hectares · 113 sites |
| Cemeteries | 107 hectares · 57 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 90.2 hectares · 204 sites |
| Play spaces | 60.6 hectares · 626 sites |
| Bowling greens | 13.4 hectares · 46 sites |
| Tennis courts | 11 hectares · 73 sites |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 14 km² · 27 sites |
Does Bedfordshire have a lot of green space?
A bit more than most areas. Bedfordshire has 41 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 38 m² across England. More green space per resident than 66% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| BedfordshireThis area | 41 m² per resident |
| England | 38 m² per resident |
| Typical area in England and Wales | 31 m² per resident |
A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 41 m² for every resident adds up to 5.8 football pitches of parks, playing fields and other public green space for every 1,000 people.
High means the second-highest fifth of areas in England and Wales. The bands split every area we cover into fifths by green space per resident, from Very Low to Very High.
Which parts of Bedfordshire have the most green space?
Bedford has the most green space per resident of the 3 areas of Bedfordshire, at about 53 m² per resident. The labels place each area among every area in England and Wales, in fifths from Very Low to Very High.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| BedfordHigh | 53 m² per resident |
| Central BedfordshireHigh | 47 m² per resident |
| LutonLow | 24 m² per resident |
What else do people ask about Bedfordshire?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Bedfordshire.
- What is the average house price in Bedfordshire?
- When did average house prices in Bedfordshire reach their peak?
- How many properties are being sold in Bedfordshire?
- What type of properties are sold in Bedfordshire?
- What price range do most homes sell for in Bedfordshire?
- What is the most expensive (and cheapest) area of Bedfordshire?
- How do Bedfordshire house prices compare with another area?
Where does this data come from?
Price information is from HM Land Registry, location boundaries are from OpenStreetMap, and households and population are from Nomis Census 2021 postcode estimates (21 March 2021). Parks and green space are from OS Open Greenspace. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
Last updated 7 October 2026 at 01:01 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Bedfordshire dataset covers 21,902 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.