How many parks and green spaces are in Cambridgeshire? 313 public parks
Cambridgeshire has 313 public parks among 2,472 green space sites. Green space covers 0.9% 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 CambridgeshireWhat are the largest parks in Cambridgeshire?
Coton Countryside Reserve is the largest public park in Cambridgeshire, at 112 hectares. These are the 25 largest of 101 named public parks.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Coton Countryside Reserve | 112 hectares |
| Hinchingbrooke Park | 60.2 hectares |
| Trumpington Meadows Country Park | 58.9 hectares |
| Wandlebury | 50.2 hectares |
| Coldham's Common | 46.4 hectares |
| Priory Park | 33.2 hectares |
| Milton Country Park | 32.7 hectares |
| The Riverside Park | 23.8 hectares |
| Views Common | 21.4 hectares |
| Qua Fen Common | 21.1 hectares |
| East Fen Common | 20.8 hectares |
| Marlow Park | 19 hectares |
| Stourbridge Common | 17.8 hectares |
| Cambridge University Botanic Garden | 16.1 hectares |
| Bug Hunter Waters | 15 hectares |
| Barford Road Pocket Park | 14 hectares |
| Midsummer Common | 13.6 hectares |
| Plummer Park | 13.3 hectares |
| Lattersey Nature Reserve | 11.8 hectares |
| Jesus Green | 11.7 hectares |
| West End Park | 9.5 hectares |
| Parker's Piece | 9.2 hectares |
| Berman Park | 8.2 hectares |
| Sheep's Green | 8 hectares |
| Mander Park | 7.2 hectares |
What kinds of green space are there in Cambridgeshire?
Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Cambridgeshire: 10 km². Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 10 km² · 313 sites |
| Playing fields | 772 hectares · 311 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 385 hectares · 208 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 250 hectares · 226 sites |
| Cemeteries | 151 hectares · 127 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 137 hectares · 318 sites |
| Play spaces | 77.7 hectares · 744 sites |
| Bowling greens | 22.1 hectares · 88 sites |
| Tennis courts | 14.9 hectares · 105 sites |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 13 km² · 32 sites |
Does Cambridgeshire have a lot of green space?
A bit more than most areas. Cambridgeshire has 40 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 42 m² across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. More green space per resident than 64% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| CambridgeshireThis area | 40 m² per resident |
| Cambridgeshire and Peterborough | 42 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 Cambridgeshire have the most green space?
South Cambridgeshire has the most green space per resident of the 5 areas of Cambridgeshire, at about 57 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 CambridgeshireHigh | 57 m² per resident |
| East CambridgeshireHigh | 41 m² per resident |
| HuntingdonshireHigh | 41 m² per resident |
| CambridgeTypical | 30 m² per resident |
| FenlandLow | 25 m² per resident |
What else do people ask about Cambridgeshire?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Cambridgeshire.
- What is the average house price in Cambridgeshire?
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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 02:35 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Cambridgeshire dataset covers 30,971 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.