How many parks and green spaces are in Silsoe? 5 public parks

Silsoe has 5 public parks among 17 green space sites. Green space covers 7.3% of the area: about 201 m² per resident, or 28 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 95% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
201 m²
More green space than
95% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
28

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 Silsoe?

Silsoe Millennium Green is the largest public park in Silsoe, at 5.4 hectares. 1 of the 5 public parks have a name.

Largest public parks in Silsoe
ParkSize
Silsoe Millennium Green5.4 hectares

What kinds of green space are there in Silsoe?

Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Silsoe: 43.9 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Silsoe by type
TypeArea
Public parks and gardens43.9 hectares · 5 sites
Playing fields22.7 hectares · 3 sites
Other sports facilities2.3 hectares · 1 site
Allotments and community growing spaces1.4 hectares · 1 site
Churchyards and religious grounds5,978 m² · 1 site
Cemeteries5,764 m² · 1 site
Bowling greens4,886 m² · 1 site
Play spaces4,556 m² · 4 sites

Does Silsoe have a lot of green space?

Yes, more than most areas. Silsoe has 201 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 95% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Silsoe compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
SilsoeThis area201 m² per resident
Central Bedfordshire47 m² per resident
Typical area in England and Wales31 m² per resident

A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 201 m² for every resident adds up to 28 football pitches of parks, playing fields and other public green space for every 1,000 people.

Very High means the top 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 (July 2026). The Silsoe dataset covers 91 postcodes.

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