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 miles25.1 km
- Northampton 20.4 miles32.8 km
- Luton 16.9 miles27.1 km
- Cambridge 24.1 miles38.7 km
- Bedford 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Stevenage 19.1 miles30.7 km
- Kettering 21.6 miles34.8 km
- Kettering Town 21.5 miles34.7 km
- Dunstable 18 miles29 km
- Wellingborough 16.4 miles26.5 km
- Bletchley 16.9 miles27.1 km
- Bletchley and Fenny Stratford 16.3 miles26.2 km
Neighbouring places
- Goldington Ward 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Kingsbrook Ward 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Castle & Newnham Ward 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Putnoe Ward 1.3 miles2.1 km
- De Parys Ward 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Cardington Built-up area 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Renhold Parish 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Salph End Built-up area 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Bedford Built-up area 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Cople Built-up area 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Workhouse End Built-up area 1.9 miles3 km
- Shortstown Built-up area 1.9 miles3.1 km
Example postcodes in Riverfield
MK41 9TU, MK41 0RE, MK41 9PB, MK41 9RW, MK41 9TW, MK41 9RS, MK41 0AZ, MK41 9RZ, MK41 9TE … See all
Transport links
- Luton Airport 18.4 miles29.6 km
- Stansted Airport 33.1 miles53.2 km
- Bedford St Johns Railway Station 2 miles3.2 km
- Bedford Railway Station 2.4 miles3.8 km
Hotels near Riverfield Ad
- The Kingfisher Pub and Hotel 4 1 mile1.6 km
- D'parys 1.9 miles3 km
- Verve Hotel 4 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Holiday Inn Express Bedford 3 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Woodland Manor Hotel 3 3.1 miles4.9 km
- Bedford Swan Hotel and Thermal Spa 4 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Cornfields Hotel & Restaurant 4.5 miles7.3 km
- The Willows Training Centre 6.9 miles11.2 km
- Mercure Bedford Centre Hotel 4 1.8 miles2.9 km
- The White Hart 4 8 miles12.9 km
Schools in Riverfield
- Goldington Green Academy Primary
Local points of interest
- Moot Hall Museum 2.5 miles4 km
- Redbourne College College 8.8 miles14.2 km
- Wrest House Estate 9.1 miles14.6 km
- Silsoe College - Cranfield University College 9.2 miles14.9 km
- Flitwick Moor Nature reserve 9.7 miles15.7 km
- Santa Pod Raceway Recreation 10 miles16.1 km
- Woburn Abbey Estate 13 miles20.9 km
- Hayley Wood Forest 13.9 miles22.3 km
- Toddington library Library 13.9 miles22.4 km
- British School Museum Museum 14.7 miles23.7 km
- Nene Park Stadium 15 miles24.2 km
- Theatre MK Theatre 15.3 miles24.6 km