How many parks and green spaces are in Amersham? 4 public parks
Amersham has 4 public parks among 26 green space sites. Green space covers 1.3% of the area: about 18 m² per resident, or 2.5 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 73% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 18 m²
- Less green space than
- 73% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 2.5
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 AmershamWhat are the largest parks in Amersham?
Church Mead is the largest public park in Amersham, at 4,132 m². 2 of the 4 public parks have a name.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Church Mead | 4,132 m² |
| The Memorial Gardens | 2,274 m² |
What kinds of green space are there in Amersham?
Playing fields cover the most ground in Amersham: 16.2 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Playing fields | 16.2 hectares · 5 sites |
| Cemeteries | 4.5 hectares · 3 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 3.3 hectares · 5 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 1.5 hectares · 4 sites |
| Public parks and gardens | 1.1 hectares · 4 sites |
| Tennis courts | 1 hectares · 1 site |
| Play spaces | 2,466 m² · 3 sites |
| Bowling greens | 2,277 m² · 1 site |
Does Amersham have a lot of green space?
A bit less than most areas. Amersham has 18 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 22 m² across Amersham and Villages Community Board. Less green space per resident than 73% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| AmershamThis area | 18 m² per resident |
| Amersham and Villages Community Board | 22 m² per resident |
| Typical area in England and Wales | 31 m² per resident |
A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 18 m² for every resident adds up to 2.5 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 Amersham?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Amersham.
- What is the average house price in Amersham?
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- What price range do most homes sell for in Amersham?
- What is the most expensive (and cheapest) area of Amersham?
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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 04:07 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Amersham dataset covers 1,083 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.