How many parks and green spaces are in Berkshire? 318 public parks
Berkshire has 318 public parks among 2,158 green space sites. Green space covers 3.5% of the area: about 47 m² per resident, or 6.5 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 71% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 47 m²
- More green space than
- 71% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 6.5
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 BerkshireWhat are the largest parks in Berkshire?
Windsor Great Park is the largest public park in Berkshire, at 12 km². These are the 25 largest of 113 named public parks.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Windsor Great Park | 12 km² |
| Paices Wood Country Parkland | 254 hectares |
| Dinton Pastures Country Park | 145 hectares |
| Snelsmore Common Country Park | 84.8 hectares |
| Hungerford Common Port Down | 64.4 hectares |
| Upton Court Park | 63.3 hectares |
| Prospect Park | 47.7 hectares |
| Ditton Park | 46.9 hectares |
| California Country Park | 43.1 hectares |
| Bucklers Forest | 40.5 hectares |
| Linear Park | 38.6 hectares |
| Ashenbury Park | 28.7 hectares |
| Ockwells Park | 25.9 hectares |
| Lily Hill Park | 23.7 hectares |
| Cabbage Hill | 19.1 hectares |
| The Parks | 18.5 hectares |
| Cookham Dean Common | 17.9 hectares |
| Braywick Park | 16.3 hectares |
| Caversham Park | 15.8 hectares |
| South Meadow | 15.5 hectares |
| Old Forest Road Meadows | 13.9 hectares |
| McIlroy Park | 12.8 hectares |
| Frost Folly Park | 12.6 hectares |
| South Lake Park | 12.1 hectares |
| Dower Park | 11.9 hectares |
What kinds of green space are there in Berkshire?
Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Berkshire: 27 km². Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 27 km² · 318 sites |
| Playing fields | 864 hectares · 276 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 490 hectares · 234 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 179 hectares · 159 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 103 hectares · 216 sites |
| Cemeteries | 98.9 hectares · 70 sites |
| Play spaces | 58.6 hectares · 696 sites |
| Tennis courts | 20.5 hectares · 111 sites |
| Bowling greens | 11.7 hectares · 38 sites |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 17 km² · 40 sites |
Does Berkshire have a lot of green space?
A bit more than most areas. Berkshire has 47 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 38 m² across England. More green space per resident than 71% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| BerkshireThis area | 47 m² per resident |
| England | 38 m² per resident |
| Typical area in England and Wales | 31 m² per resident |
A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 47 m² for every resident adds up to 6.5 football pitches of parks, playing fields and other public green space for every 1,000 people.
High means the second-highest 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.
Which parts of Berkshire have the most green space?
Windsor and Maidenhead has the most green space per resident of the 6 areas of Berkshire, at about 93 m² per resident. The labels place each area among every area in England and Wales, in fifths from Very Low to Very High.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| Windsor and MaidenheadVery High | 93 m² per resident |
| West BerkshireHigh | 56 m² per resident |
| Bracknell ForestHigh | 53 m² per resident |
| WokinghamHigh | 46 m² per resident |
| ReadingLow | 20 m² per resident |
| SloughLow | 17 m² per resident |
What else do people ask about Berkshire?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Berkshire.
- What is the average house price in Berkshire?
- When did average house prices in Berkshire reach their peak?
- How many properties are being sold in Berkshire?
- What type of properties are sold in Berkshire?
- What price range do most homes sell for in Berkshire?
- What is the most expensive (and cheapest) area of Berkshire?
- How do Berkshire 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 00:58 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Berkshire dataset covers 46,546 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.