How many parks and green spaces are in Luton? 48 public parks
Luton has 48 public parks among 233 green space sites. Green space covers 12.3% of the area: about 24 m² per resident, or 3.3 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 62% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 24 m²
- Less green space than
- 62% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 3.3
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 LutonWhat are the largest parks in Luton?
Stockwood Park is the largest public park in Luton, at 100 hectares. 17 of the 48 public parks have a name.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Stockwood Park | 100 hectares |
| Wigmore Valley Park | 41 hectares |
| Ferndale Leisure Gardens | 26.8 hectares |
| Leagrave Common | 15.2 hectares |
| Wardown Park | 14.1 hectares |
| Great Bramingham Park | 7.8 hectares |
| People's Park | 6.2 hectares |
| Bell's Close Park | 5.6 hectares |
| Pope's Meadow | 5.2 hectares |
| Luton Hoo Memorial Park | 4.3 hectares |
| Brantwood Park | 2.3 hectares |
| The Moor | 2 hectares |
| Stony Hill | 2 hectares |
| Riddy Park | 1.9 hectares |
| Rose Garden | 3,979 m² |
| Hat Gardens | 1,523 m² |
| St Peter's Little Park | 486 m² |
What kinds of green space are there in Luton?
Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Luton: 287 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 287 hectares · 48 sites |
| Playing fields | 116 hectares · 24 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 78.9 hectares · 26 sites |
| Cemeteries | 32.2 hectares · 4 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 28.8 hectares · 15 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 8.6 hectares · 28 sites |
| Play spaces | 6 hectares · 69 sites |
| Bowling greens | 2.8 hectares · 9 sites |
| Tennis courts | 9,498 m² · 9 sites |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 59.2 hectares · 1 site |
Does Luton have a lot of green space?
A bit less than most areas. Luton has 24 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 41 m² across Bedfordshire. Less green space per resident than 62% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| LutonThis area | 24 m² per resident |
| Bedfordshire | 41 m² per resident |
| Typical area in England and Wales | 31 m² per resident |
A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 24 m² for every resident adds up to 3.3 football pitches of parks, playing fields and other public green space for every 1,000 people.
Low means the second-lowest 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 Luton?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Luton.
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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 03:16 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Luton dataset covers 5,206 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.