How many parks and green spaces are in Acton? 5 public parks
Acton has 5 public parks among 21 green space sites. Green space covers 9.1% of the area: about 25 m² per resident, or 3.6 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 59% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 25 m²
- Less green space than
- 59% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 3.6
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
All house prices in ActonWhat are the largest parks in Acton?
Acton Park is the largest public park in Acton, at 19.9 hectares. 2 of the 5 public parks have a name.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Acton Park | 19.9 hectares |
| Gardd Hedd y Crofft (The Croft Peace Garden) | 1,906 m² |
What kinds of green space are there in Acton?
Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Acton: 21.2 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 21.2 hectares · 5 sites |
| Playing fields | 6.9 hectares · 3 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 4.1 hectares · 3 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 1.1 hectares · 3 sites |
| Bowling greens | 3,646 m² · 2 sites |
| Tennis courts | 1,109 m² · 1 site |
| Play spaces | 900 m² · 4 sites |
Does Acton have a lot of green space?
About average. Acton has 25 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 55 m² across Wrexham. Less green space per resident than 59% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| ActonThis area | 25 m² per resident |
| Wrexham | 55 m² per resident |
| Typical area in England and Wales | 31 m² per resident |
A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 25 m² for every resident adds up to 3.6 football pitches of parks, playing fields and other public green space for every 1,000 people.
Typical means the middle 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 Acton?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Acton.
- What is the average house price in Acton?
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- What price range do most homes sell for in Acton?
- What is the most expensive (and cheapest) area of Acton?
- How do Acton house prices compare with another area?
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 Acton dataset covers 376 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.