How many parks and green spaces are in Flint? 3 public parks

Flint has 3 public parks among 38 green space sites. Green space covers 0.8% of the area: about 15 m² per resident, or 2 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 80% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
15 m²
Less green space than
80% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
2

Public green space from OS Open Greenspace; golf courses are listed but not counted. Per resident uses Census 2021 population. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. How we calculate this

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What kinds of green space are there in Flint?

Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Flint: 6.8 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Flint by type
TypeArea
Public parks and gardens6.8 hectares · 3 sites
Playing fields4.9 hectares · 3 sites
Cemeteries4.4 hectares · 2 sites
Play spaces1.8 hectares · 15 sites
Allotments and community growing spaces1.3 hectares · 4 sites
Other sports facilities1 hectares · 5 sites
Bowling greens4,304 m² · 2 sites
Churchyards and religious grounds4,266 m² · 2 sites
Golf coursesNot counted44.9 hectares · 2 sites

Does Flint have a lot of green space?

No, less than most areas. Flint has 15 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 40 m² across Flintshire. Less green space per resident than 80% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Flint compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
FlintThis area15 m² per resident
Flintshire40 m² per resident
Typical area in England and Wales31 m² per resident

A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 15 m² for every resident adds up to 2 football pitches of parks, playing fields and other public green space for every 1,000 people.

Very Low means the bottom fifth of areas in England and Wales. The bands split every area we cover into fifths by green space per resident, from Very Low to Very High.

What else do people ask about Flint?

More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Flint.

Where does this data come from?

Price information is from HM Land Registry, location boundaries are from OpenStreetMap, and households and population are from Nomis Census 2021 postcode estimates (21 March 2021). Parks and green space are from OS Open Greenspace. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Last updated 7 October 2026 at 02:04 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Flint dataset covers 478 postcodes.

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Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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