How many parks and green spaces are in Buckinghamshire? 239 public parks
Buckinghamshire has 239 public parks among 1,763 green space sites. Green space covers 1.4% of the area: about 40 m² per resident, or 5.6 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 64% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 40 m²
- More green space than
- 64% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 5.6
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 BuckinghamshireWhat are the largest parks in Buckinghamshire?
Black Park Country Park is the largest public park in Buckinghamshire, at 209 hectares. These are the 25 largest of 62 named public parks.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Black Park Country Park | 209 hectares |
| The Orangery Cottage | 123 hectares |
| Dorney Common | 66.1 hectares |
| Abbey Park | 33.5 hectares |
| Downley Common | 24.6 hectares |
| Thorney Country Park | 21 hectares |
| Aston Clinton Park | 14.4 hectares |
| Chesham Moor | 14.4 hectares |
| Lowndes Park | 14.2 hectares |
| Tom Burt's Hill | 12 hectares |
| Denham Country Park | 10.7 hectares |
| Bulstrode Camp | 10.6 hectares |
| Huntsmoor Park | 9.9 hectares |
| Cholesbury Common | 9.2 hectares |
| Plomer Hill | 7.4 hectares |
| Burnham Park | 7.3 hectares |
| Round Wood | 7.1 hectares |
| Goldhill Common | 6.1 hectares |
| Hyde Heath Common | 5.5 hectares |
| Coleshill Common | 5.2 hectares |
| Haydon Hill Park | 4.6 hectares |
| Austenwood Common | 4.2 hectares |
| Chairborough Road Nature Reserve | 4.2 hectares |
| Tomkins Park and Arboretum | 3.9 hectares |
| Ditchfield Common | 3.6 hectares |
What kinds of green space are there in Buckinghamshire?
Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Buckinghamshire: 945 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 945 hectares · 239 sites |
| Playing fields | 661 hectares · 253 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 251 hectares · 160 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 171 hectares · 194 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 103 hectares · 237 sites |
| Cemeteries | 76.4 hectares · 67 sites |
| Play spaces | 46.6 hectares · 420 sites |
| Tennis courts | 23.8 hectares · 115 sites |
| Bowling greens | 10.4 hectares · 35 sites |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 19 km² · 43 sites |
Does Buckinghamshire have a lot of green space?
A bit more than most areas. Buckinghamshire has 40 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 64% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| BuckinghamshireThis area | 40 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. 40 m² for every resident adds up to 5.6 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 Buckinghamshire have the most green space?
South Bucks has the most green space per resident of the 4 areas of Buckinghamshire, at about 99 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 |
|---|---|
| South BucksVery High | 99 m² per resident |
| Aylesbury ValeTypical | 34 m² per resident |
| ChilternTypical | 33 m² per resident |
| WycombeTypical | 27 m² per resident |
What else do people ask about Buckinghamshire?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Buckinghamshire.
- What is the average house price in Buckinghamshire?
- When did average house prices in Buckinghamshire reach their peak?
- How many properties are being sold in Buckinghamshire?
- What type of properties are sold in Buckinghamshire?
- What price range do most homes sell for in Buckinghamshire?
- What is the most expensive (and cheapest) area of Buckinghamshire?
- How do Buckinghamshire 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 00:43 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Buckinghamshire dataset covers 24,345 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.