How many parks and green spaces are in Harrold? 2 public parks

Harrold has 2 public parks among 11 green space sites. Green space covers 0.4% of the area: about 33 m² per resident, or 4.6 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 54% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
33 m²
More green space than
54% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
4.6

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

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What are the largest parks in Harrold?

The Green is the largest public park in Harrold, at 1,763 m². 1 of the 2 public parks have a name.

Largest public parks in Harrold
ParkSize
The Green1,763 m²

What kinds of green space are there in Harrold?

Allotments and community growing spaces cover the most ground in Harrold: 1.8 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Harrold by type
TypeArea
Allotments and community growing spaces1.8 hectares · 1 site
Playing fields1.5 hectares · 1 site
Churchyards and religious grounds1 hectares · 2 sites
Public parks and gardens3,877 m² · 2 sites
Play spaces2,946 m² · 4 sites
Bowling greens2,406 m² · 1 site

Does Harrold have a lot of green space?

About average. Harrold has 33 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 53 m² across Bedford. More green space per resident than 54% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Harrold compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
HarroldThis area33 m² per resident
Bedford53 m² per resident
Typical area in England and Wales31 m² per resident

A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 33 m² for every resident adds up to 4.6 football pitches of parks, playing fields and other public green space for every 1,000 people.

Typical means the middle 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.

What else do people ask about Harrold?

More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Harrold.

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 03:58 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Harrold dataset covers 51 postcodes.

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