How many parks and green spaces are in Houghton Regis? 11 public parks
Houghton Regis has 11 public parks among 56 green space sites. Green space covers 4.9% of the area: about 31 m² per resident, or 4.4 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 51% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 31 m²
- More green space than
- 51% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 4.4
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 Houghton RegisWhat are the largest parks in Houghton Regis?
Houghton Hall Park is the largest public park in Houghton Regis, at 19.5 hectares. 1 of the 11 public parks have a name.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Houghton Hall Park | 19.5 hectares |
What kinds of green space are there in Houghton Regis?
Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Houghton Regis: 31.4 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 31.4 hectares · 11 sites |
| Playing fields | 24.8 hectares · 6 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 1.9 hectares · 5 sites |
| Play spaces | 1.7 hectares · 28 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 8,366 m² · 2 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 7,424 m² · 1 site |
| Cemeteries | 7,415 m² · 2 sites |
| Bowling greens | 4,014 m² · 1 site |
Does Houghton Regis have a lot of green space?
About average. Houghton Regis has 31 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 47 m² across Central Bedfordshire. More green space per resident than 51% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| Houghton RegisThis area | 31 m² per resident |
| Central Bedfordshire | 47 m² per resident |
| Typical area in England and Wales | 31 m² per resident |
A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 31 m² for every resident adds up to 4.4 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 Houghton Regis?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Houghton Regis.
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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 Houghton Regis dataset covers 416 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.