How many parks and green spaces are in Bedford? 74 public parks
Bedford has 74 public parks among 588 green space sites. Green space covers 2.1% of the area: about 53 m² per resident, or 7.4 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 76% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 53 m²
- More green space than
- 76% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 7.4
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 BedfordWhat are the largest parks in Bedford?
Priory Country Park is the largest public park in Bedford, at 115 hectares. 24 of the 74 public parks have a name.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Priory Country Park | 115 hectares |
| Harrold-Odell Country Park | 59 hectares |
| Great Denham Country Park | 56.8 hectares |
| Shocott Spring | 52 hectares |
| Dog Field | 36.3 hectares |
| North Brickhill Country Park | 25.1 hectares |
| Bedford Park | 24.9 hectares |
| Mowsbury Park | 22.5 hectares |
| Jubilee Park | 18.5 hectares |
| Bromham Park | 12.4 hectares |
| Wixams Greenway | 12.2 hectares |
| Everard Meadow | 10.1 hectares |
| Russell Park (The Time Gardens) | 8.1 hectares |
| Goldington Green | 4.8 hectares |
| Mill Meadows | 3.2 hectares |
| St Mary's Gardens | 2.2 hectares |
| Castle Bailey Gardens | 1.6 hectares |
| The Spinney | 1.4 hectares |
| The Green | 8,455 m² |
| The Green | 6,160 m² |
| St Peter's Green | 2,373 m² |
| The Green | 1,763 m² |
| The Green | 725 m² |
| The Green | 718 m² |
What kinds of green space are there in Bedford?
Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Bedford: 593 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 593 hectares · 74 sites |
| Playing fields | 191 hectares · 68 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 75.4 hectares · 56 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 53.7 hectares · 33 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 32.3 hectares · 75 sites |
| Cemeteries | 31.4 hectares · 12 sites |
| Play spaces | 20.6 hectares · 222 sites |
| Tennis courts | 5.1 hectares · 22 sites |
| Bowling greens | 4.7 hectares · 16 sites |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 459 hectares · 10 sites |
Does Bedford have a lot of green space?
A bit more than most areas. Bedford has 53 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 41 m² across Bedfordshire. More green space per resident than 76% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| BedfordThis area | 53 m² per resident |
| Bedfordshire | 41 m² per resident |
| Typical area in England and Wales | 31 m² per resident |
A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 53 m² for every resident adds up to 7.4 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 Bedford have the most green space?
Odell has the most green space per resident of the 49 areas of Bedford, at about 1,780 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 |
|---|---|
| OdellVery High | 1,780 m² per resident |
| CopleVery High | 569 m² per resident |
| Cotton EndVery High | 495 m² per resident |
| Great DenhamVery High | 136 m² per resident |
| BletsoeVery High | 135 m² per resident |
| PodingtonVery High | 123 m² per resident |
| RenholdVery High | 113 m² per resident |
| Little BarfordVery High | 112 m² per resident |
| RiseleyVery High | 97 m² per resident |
| Dean and SheltonVery High | 84 m² per resident |
| BromhamVery High | 70 m² per resident |
| TurveyVery High | 62 m² per resident |
| ElstowHigh | 61 m² per resident |
| Milton ErnestHigh | 60 m² per resident |
| Carlton and ChellingtonHigh | 58 m² per resident |
| StagsdenHigh | 58 m² per resident |
| SharnbrookHigh | 54 m² per resident |
| WildenHigh | 54 m² per resident |
| CardingtonHigh | 54 m² per resident |
| StaploeHigh | 50 m² per resident |
| BrickhillHigh | 49 m² per resident |
| RoxtonHigh | 48 m² per resident |
| WixamsHigh | 45 m² per resident |
| StevingtonHigh | 44 m² per resident |
| ShortstownHigh | 43 m² per resident |
| Kempston RuralHigh | 43 m² per resident |
| ThurleighHigh | 41 m² per resident |
| PavenhamHigh | 40 m² per resident |
| BiddenhamHigh | 39 m² per resident |
| OakleyHigh | 39 m² per resident |
| Little StaughtonHigh | 37 m² per resident |
| Knotting and SouldropTypical | 35 m² per resident |
| HarroldTypical | 33 m² per resident |
| WymingtonTypical | 30 m² per resident |
| Bolnhurst and KeysoeTypical | 29 m² per resident |
| WilshamsteadTypical | 29 m² per resident |
| WoottonTypical | 28 m² per resident |
| ClaphamTypical | 27 m² per resident |
| Wyboston, Chawston and ColesdenTypical | 27 m² per resident |
| StewartbyTypical | 26 m² per resident |
| KempstonTypical | 25 m² per resident |
| Great BarfordLow | 24 m² per resident |
| FelmershamLow | 22 m² per resident |
| Melchbourne and YieldenLow | 20 m² per resident |
| WillingtonLow | 20 m² per resident |
| SwinesheadLow | 17 m² per resident |
| PertenhallLow | 16 m² per resident |
| RavensdenVery Low | 9 m² per resident |
| ColmworthVery Low | 9 m² per resident |
What else do people ask about Bedford?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Bedford.
- What is the average house price in Bedford?
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- What price range do most homes sell for in Bedford?
- What is the most expensive (and cheapest) area of Bedford?
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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 03:16 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Bedford dataset covers 6,811 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.