How many parks and green spaces are in Maidenhead? 21 public parks

Maidenhead has 21 public parks among 88 green space sites. Green space covers 6.0% of the area: about 21 m² per resident, or 2.9 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 67% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
21 m²
Less green space than
67% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
2.9

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 Maidenhead?

Braywick Park is the largest public park in Maidenhead, at 16.3 hectares. 9 of the 21 public parks have a name.

Largest public parks in Maidenhead
ParkSize
Braywick Park16.3 hectares
The Moor7.1 hectares
North Town Moor4.8 hectares
Kidwells Park3.7 hectares
Grenfell Park2.6 hectares
Riverside Gardens1.7 hectares
Guards Club Park1.2 hectares
Bridge Gardens5,032 m²
Maudsley Memorial Garden1,280 m²

What kinds of green space are there in Maidenhead?

Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Maidenhead: 45.7 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Maidenhead by type
TypeArea
Public parks and gardens45.7 hectares · 21 sites
Playing fields28.3 hectares · 10 sites
Other sports facilities20.4 hectares · 10 sites
Allotments and community growing spaces6.9 hectares · 8 sites
Cemeteries6.8 hectares · 2 sites
Play spaces1.9 hectares · 25 sites
Churchyards and religious grounds1.7 hectares · 4 sites
Tennis courts1.4 hectares · 5 sites
Bowling greens1.2 hectares · 2 sites
Golf coursesNot counted53.9 hectares · 1 site

Does Maidenhead have a lot of green space?

A bit less than most areas. Maidenhead has 21 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 93 m² across Windsor and Maidenhead. Less green space per resident than 67% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Maidenhead compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
MaidenheadThis area21 m² per resident
Windsor and Maidenhead93 m² per resident
Typical area in England and Wales31 m² per resident

A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 21 m² for every resident adds up to 2.9 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 Maidenhead?

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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 03:57 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Maidenhead dataset covers 2,527 postcodes.

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