How many parks and green spaces are in Slough? 33 public parks

Slough has 33 public parks among 199 green space sites. Green space covers 8.5% of the area: about 17 m² per resident, or 2.4 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 74% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
17 m²
Less green space than
74% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
2.4

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 are the largest parks in Slough?

Upton Court Park is the largest public park in Slough, at 63.3 hectares. 11 of the 33 public parks have a name.

Largest public parks in Slough
ParkSize
Upton Court Park63.3 hectares
Baylis Grounds11.1 hectares
Kennedy Park Recreation Ground10.8 hectares
Kedermister Park10.6 hectares
Bloom Park5.6 hectares
Cippenham Green4.5 hectares
Memorial Ground3.3 hectares
Herschel Park3.1 hectares
War Memorial Gardens2.8 hectares
Rochford Open Space1.8 hectares
Buckingham Rest Gardens2,238 m²

What kinds of green space are there in Slough?

Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Slough: 143 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Slough by type
TypeArea
Public parks and gardens143 hectares · 33 sites
Playing fields72.7 hectares · 21 sites
Other sports facilities25.3 hectares · 20 sites
Allotments and community growing spaces16.5 hectares · 11 sites
Cemeteries12.4 hectares · 2 sites
Churchyards and religious grounds7.5 hectares · 17 sites
Play spaces6.9 hectares · 83 sites
Tennis courts1.1 hectares · 8 sites
Bowling greens1.1 hectares · 3 sites
Golf coursesNot counted8.6 hectares · 1 site

Does Slough have a lot of green space?

A bit less than most areas. Slough has 17 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 47 m² across Berkshire. Less green space per resident than 74% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Slough compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
SloughThis area17 m² per resident
Berkshire47 m² per resident
Typical area in England and Wales31 m² per resident

A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 17 m² for every resident adds up to 2.4 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.

Which parts of Slough have the most green space?

Britwell has the most green space per resident of the 3 areas of Slough, at about 19 m² per resident. The labels place each area among every area in England and Wales, in fifths from Very Low to Very High.

Green space per resident in each area of Slough
AreaPer resident
BritwellLow19 m² per resident
Wexham CourtVery Low5 m² per resident
Colnbrook with PoyleVery Low4 m² per resident

What else do people ask about Slough?

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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 03:15 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Slough dataset covers 4,870 postcodes.

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