The boundaries of De Parys are approximately Bedford Park and Stancliffe Road to the north, the Bedford campus of the University of Bedfordshire to the east, Goldington Road to the south, with De Parys Avenue to the west.

The Devon Park and Saints neighbourhoods are within De Parys ward, as is the Bedford campus of the University of Bedfordshire.

The Maldives National Olympic Committee based its competing athletes at the campus, while Paralympic athletes from Angola, the Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, The Gambia, Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire, Jamaica, Lesotho, Morocco, Niger, Pakistan, Senegal, Tunisia and Uganda were also based at the Bedford campus in De Parys.

With the exception of Weymouth (which hosted various sailing events) Bedford accommodated more Olympic teams in 2012 than any other town or borough in the United Kingdom.

[5] De Parys is an unparished area, with all community services under the direct control of Bedford Borough Council.

De Parys elects two councillors to Bedford Borough Council, both of whom are currently from the Liberal Democrats.

[6] There is a shopping parade on Chiltern Avenue which includes a small supermarket, an off-licence, a florists, a hairdresser and a laundrette.

There are more offices, shops, restaurants and clubs located on St Peters Street which form a small part of Bedford's central business district.

De Parys is the location of the Goldington Road Stadium, where Bedford Blues Rugby Union Club are based.