Here are the best parts of Bedford to live if you want some green space

Whether it’s Bedford Park, Russell Park and Mowsbury Park, or even Priory Country Park, Addison Howard Park and Harrold-Odell Country Park, we’ve got more green than a shamrock.

But which neighbourhoods have the closest access?

Indulge us for a minute – as those clever people at MG Timber and Online Marketing Surgery have created a Park Access Report.

It ranks neighbourhoods in Bedford based on the number of postcodes within 900m of a park area, revealing the best areas to live for park access.

So here the top 10 areas with the most access to parks:

1. Wilstead & Shortstown – with 328 post codes within 900m of a green space

2. Castle & Kingsway – with 313 post codes

3. Kempston West & South – with 232 post codes

4. Harpur – with 227 post codes

5. Cauldwell – with 213 post codes

6. Brickhill – with 211 post codes

7. Goldington – with 210

8. Kingsbrook – with 203

9. Putnoe – with 187

10. Wootton & Stewartby – with 185 post codes within 900m of a green space