Community Facilities
Brickhill's community centre is located at the Avon Drive shopping parade, as well as a recycling point. There is another recycling point on Brickhill Drive. There are a number of post boxes and telephone boxes throughout the area and a main bus route into Bedford town centre runs through Brickhill.
Brickhill has a comparatively high number of open spaces and children's play-parks, including Freeman's Common (situated between Linnet Way and Avon Drive). There is also a generous area of allotments located off Brickhill Drive.
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