Riverfield is an electoral ward in Bedford, Bedfordshire, forming a largely residential pocket close to the town centre with easy access to the River Great Ouse. The area combines post‑war terraces and more recent housing, with local shops, schools and community centres serving a socially mixed population.
Economically it functions largely as a commuter neighbourhood with good links to Bedford station and onward rail services to London, and its character reflects Bedford's broader history of riverside trade and 20th‑century suburban growth; active residents’ groups and community events help give the ward a strong local identity.
Postcode districts covering Riverfield
Most populated places nearby
- Milton Keynes 15.6 miles
- Northampton 20.4 miles
- Luton 16.9 miles
- Cambridge 24.1 miles
- Bedford 1.6 miles
- Stevenage 19.1 miles
- Kettering 21.6 miles
- Kettering Town 21.5 miles
- Dunstable 18 miles
- Wellingborough 16.4 miles
- Bletchley 16.9 miles
- Bletchley and Fenny Stratford 16.3 miles
Neighbouring places
- Goldington Ward 0.7 miles
- Kingsbrook Ward 1.1 miles
- Castle & Newnham Ward 1.2 miles
- Putnoe Ward 1.3 miles
- De Parys Ward 1.5 miles
- Cardington Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Renhold Parish 1.6 miles
- Salph End Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Bedford Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Cople Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Workhouse End Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Shortstown Built-up area 1.9 miles
Example postcodes in Riverfield
MK41 0SQ, MK41 0TZ, MK41 9ST, MK41 9RZ, MK41 9SQ, MK41 0TS, MK41 0UL, MK41 9RP, MK41 0SB … See all
Transport links
- Luton Airport 18.4 miles
- Stansted Airport 33.1 miles
- Bedford St Johns Railway Station 2 miles
- Bedford Railway Station 2.4 miles
Hotels near Riverfield Ad
- Verve Hotel 4 2.4 miles
- Embankment Hotel 4 1.6 miles
- Premier Inn Bedford 3 0.7 miles
- d'Parys 1.9 miles
- Mercure Bedford Centre Hotel 4 1.8 miles
- Woodland Manor Hotel 3 3.1 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Bedford 3 3.2 miles
- Albero Bedrooms 1.9 miles
- The Kingfisher 4 1 mile
- Bedford Swan Hotel 4 1.8 miles
Schools in Riverfield
- Goldington Green Academy Primary
Local points of interest
- Moot Hall Museum 2.5 miles
- Redbourne College College 8.8 miles
- Wrest House Estate 9.1 miles
- Silsoe College - Cranfield University College 9.2 miles
- Flitwick Moor Nature reserve 9.7 miles
- Santa Pod Raceway Recreation 10 miles
- Woburn Abbey Estate 13 miles
- Hayley Wood Forest 13.9 miles
- Toddington library Library 13.9 miles
- British School Museum Museum 14.7 miles
- Nene Park Stadium 15 miles
- Theatre MK Theatre 15.3 miles