How many parks and green spaces are in Princes Risborough? 3 public parks

Princes Risborough has 3 public parks among 27 green space sites. Green space covers 2.2% of the area: about 27 m² per resident, or 3.8 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 56% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
27 m²
Less green space than
56% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
3.8

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 kinds of green space are there in Princes Risborough?

Playing fields cover the most ground in Princes Risborough: 11.2 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Princes Risborough by type
TypeArea
Playing fields11.2 hectares · 7 sites
Other sports facilities10.1 hectares · 4 sites
Churchyards and religious grounds2.4 hectares · 3 sites
Public parks and gardens1.7 hectares · 3 sites
Play spaces7,862 m² · 7 sites
Bowling greens3,038 m² · 1 site
Tennis courts2,686 m² · 1 site
Golf coursesNot counted15.5 hectares · 1 site

Does Princes Risborough have a lot of green space?

About average. Princes Risborough has 27 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 27 m² across Wycombe. Less green space per resident than 56% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Princes Risborough compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
Princes RisboroughThis area27 m² per resident
Wycombe27 m² per resident
Typical area in England and Wales31 m² per resident

A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 27 m² for every resident adds up to 3.8 football pitches of parks, playing fields and other public green space for every 1,000 people.

Typical means the middle 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.

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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 Princes Risborough dataset covers 634 postcodes.

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