How many parks and green spaces are in Arbury Ward? 2 public parks

Arbury Ward has 2 public parks among 15 green space sites. Green space covers 3.7% of the area: about 6 m² per resident, or 0.8 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 92% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
6 m²
Less green space than
92% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
0.8

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 are the largest parks in Arbury Ward?

Alexandra Gardens is the largest public park in Arbury Ward, at 1.2 hectares. 1 of the 2 public parks have a name.

Largest public parks in Arbury Ward
ParkSize
Alexandra Gardens1.2 hectares

What kinds of green space are there in Arbury Ward?

Playing fields cover the most ground in Arbury Ward: 1.9 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Arbury Ward by type
TypeArea
Playing fields1.9 hectares · 1 site
Public parks and gardens1.5 hectares · 2 sites
Cemeteries1.4 hectares · 1 site
Churchyards and religious grounds4,882 m² · 2 sites
Play spaces3,993 m² · 7 sites
Bowling greens2,546 m² · 1 site
Other sports facilities506 m² · 1 site
Allotments and community growing spaces482 m² · 0 sites

Does Arbury Ward have a lot of green space?

No, less than most areas. Arbury Ward has 6 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 30 m² across Cambridge. Less green space per resident than 92% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Arbury Ward compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
Arbury WardThis area6 m² per resident
Cambridge30 m² per resident
Typical area in England and Wales31 m² per resident

A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 6 m² for every resident adds up to 0.8 football pitches of parks, playing fields and other public green space for every 1,000 people.

Very Low means the bottom 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 Arbury Ward?

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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 04:06 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Arbury Ward dataset covers 234 postcodes.

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