How many parks and green spaces are in High Wycombe? 21 public parks
High Wycombe has 21 public parks among 84 green space sites. Green space covers 8.6% of the area: about 213 m² per resident, or 30 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 95% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 213 m²
- More green space than
- 95% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 30
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 High WycombeWhat are the largest parks in High Wycombe?
Tom Burt's Hill is the largest public park in High Wycombe, at 12 hectares. 8 of the 21 public parks have a name.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Tom Burt's Hill | 12 hectares |
| Plomer Hill | 7.4 hectares |
| Round Wood | 7.1 hectares |
| Chairborough Road Nature Reserve | 4.2 hectares |
| The Dell | 8,775 m² |
| The Rye | 2,419 m² |
| Peace Garden | 965 m² |
| Library Gardens | 570 m² |
What kinds of green space are there in High Wycombe?
Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in High Wycombe: 57.6 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 57.6 hectares · 21 sites |
| Playing fields | 42.4 hectares · 6 sites |
| Cemeteries | 10 hectares · 1 site |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 5.5 hectares · 6 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 3.6 hectares · 13 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 2.5 hectares · 7 sites |
| Play spaces | 2.5 hectares · 25 sites |
| Tennis courts | 7,044 m² · 3 sites |
| Bowling greens | 6,843 m² · 2 sites |
Does High Wycombe have a lot of green space?
Yes, more than most areas. High Wycombe has 213 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 27 m² across Wycombe. More green space per resident than 95% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| High WycombeThis area | 213 m² per resident |
| Wycombe | 27 m² per resident |
| Typical area in England and Wales | 31 m² per resident |
A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 213 m² for every resident adds up to 30 football pitches of parks, playing fields and other public green space for every 1,000 people.
Very High means the top 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 High Wycombe?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in High Wycombe.
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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 03:55 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The High Wycombe dataset covers 107 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.