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

Wixams has 2 public parks among 12 green space sites. Green space covers 11.0% of the area: about 45 m² per resident, or 6.3 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 69% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
45 m²
More green space than
69% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
6.3

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 Wixams?

Wixams Greenway is the largest public park in Wixams, at 12.2 hectares. 1 of the 2 public parks have a name.

Largest public parks in Wixams
ParkSize
Wixams Greenway12.2 hectares

What kinds of green space are there in Wixams?

Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Wixams: 20.2 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Wixams by type
TypeArea
Public parks and gardens20.2 hectares · 2 sites
Play spaces8,966 m² · 7 sites
Playing fields7,463 m² · 1 site
Other sports facilities7,426 m² · 1 site
Allotments and community growing spaces2,901 m² · 1 site

Does Wixams have a lot of green space?

A bit more than most areas. Wixams has 45 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 69% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Wixams compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
WixamsThis area45 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. 45 m² for every resident adds up to 6.3 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.

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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 03:58 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Wixams dataset covers 109 postcodes.

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