How many parks and green spaces are in South Cambridgeshire? 71 public parks
South Cambridgeshire has 71 public parks among 765 green space sites. Green space covers 1.1% of the area: about 57 m² per resident, or 8 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 78% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 57 m²
- More green space than
- 78% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 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
All house prices in South CambridgeshireWhat are the largest parks in South Cambridgeshire?
Coton Countryside Reserve is the largest public park in South Cambridgeshire, at 112 hectares. These are the 25 largest of 26 named public parks.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Coton Countryside Reserve | 112 hectares |
| Trumpington Meadows Country Park | 58.9 hectares |
| Wandlebury | 50.2 hectares |
| Milton Country Park | 32.7 hectares |
| Bug Hunter Waters | 15 hectares |
| Millbridge Brook Meadows | 2.9 hectares |
| Orchard Park | 2.5 hectares |
| Brewery Field | 1.6 hectares |
| Homefield Park | 1.4 hectares |
| Camping Close | 1.1 hectares |
| Gregory Park | 9,479 m² |
| The Green | 8,369 m² |
| Barrington Green | 6,937 m² |
| The Green | 6,763 m² |
| Millennium Green | 5,916 m² |
| The Green | 5,877 m² |
| Histon and Impington Community Orchard | 5,429 m² |
| The Green | 4,739 m² |
| The Green | 3,951 m² |
| The Green | 3,508 m² |
| Teversham Community Orchard | 2,045 m² |
| Village Garden | 1,265 m² |
| The Green | 725 m² |
| Ludlow Green | 608 m² |
| Sensory Garden | 497 m² |
What kinds of green space are there in South Cambridgeshire?
Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in South Cambridgeshire: 375 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 375 hectares · 71 sites |
| Playing fields | 257 hectares · 99 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 109 hectares · 60 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 78 hectares · 85 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 50.2 hectares · 117 sites |
| Cemeteries | 48.3 hectares · 36 sites |
| Play spaces | 29.3 hectares · 208 sites |
| Bowling greens | 6.4 hectares · 32 sites |
| Tennis courts | 6.3 hectares · 44 sites |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 580 hectares · 13 sites |
Does South Cambridgeshire have a lot of green space?
A bit more than most areas. South Cambridgeshire has 57 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 40 m² across Cambridgeshire. More green space per resident than 78% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| South CambridgeshireThis area | 57 m² per resident |
| Cambridgeshire | 40 m² per resident |
| Typical area in England and Wales | 31 m² per resident |
A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 57 m² for every resident adds up to 8 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 South Cambridgeshire have the most green space?
Coton has the most green space per resident of the 103 areas of South Cambridgeshire, at about 1,252 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 |
|---|---|
| CotonVery High | 1,252 m² per resident |
| StaplefordVery High | 619 m² per resident |
| MadingleyVery High | 602 m² per resident |
| GrantchesterVery High | 454 m² per resident |
| South TrumpingtonVery High | 338 m² per resident |
| Little AbingtonVery High | 279 m² per resident |
| BartonVery High | 249 m² per resident |
| HarltonVery High | 241 m² per resident |
| HauxtonVery High | 180 m² per resident |
| NorthstoweVery High | 136 m² per resident |
| LongstoweVery High | 122 m² per resident |
| MiltonVery High | 105 m² per resident |
| BabrahamVery High | 100 m² per resident |
| ToftVery High | 89 m² per resident |
| HatleyVery High | 86 m² per resident |
| Little WilbrahamVery High | 80 m² per resident |
| Great AbingtonVery High | 78 m² per resident |
| TadlowVery High | 73 m² per resident |
| IckletonVery High | 72 m² per resident |
| LolworthVery High | 72 m² per resident |
| EltisleyVery High | 70 m² per resident |
| Steeple MordenVery High | 69 m² per resident |
| Fen DittonVery High | 69 m² per resident |
| Great EversdenVery High | 69 m² per resident |
| PampisfordVery High | 68 m² per resident |
| NewtonVery High | 66 m² per resident |
| Little ShelfordVery High | 66 m² per resident |
| West WickhamHigh | 60 m² per resident |
| Fen DraytonHigh | 58 m² per resident |
| Bassingbourn cum KneesworthHigh | 57 m² per resident |
| Weston ColvilleHigh | 55 m² per resident |
| West WrattingHigh | 54 m² per resident |
| Great and Little ChishillHigh | 54 m² per resident |
| FowlmereHigh | 53 m² per resident |
| RamptonHigh | 51 m² per resident |
| SwaveseyHigh | 51 m² per resident |
| Guilden MordenHigh | 50 m² per resident |
| Great WilbrahamHigh | 50 m² per resident |
| GirtonHigh | 49 m² per resident |
| ElsworthHigh | 49 m² per resident |
| Papworth EverardHigh | 48 m² per resident |
| HorseheathHigh | 48 m² per resident |
| Papworth St. AgnesHigh | 47 m² per resident |
| Stow cum QuyHigh | 47 m² per resident |
| HildershamHigh | 47 m² per resident |
| BarringtonHigh | 46 m² per resident |
| ImpingtonHigh | 44 m² per resident |
| BoxworthHigh | 43 m² per resident |
| KnapwellHigh | 42 m² per resident |
| BalshamHigh | 42 m² per resident |
| BartlowHigh | 42 m² per resident |
| LitlingtonHigh | 41 m² per resident |
| HorningseaHigh | 41 m² per resident |
| Castle CampsHigh | 40 m² per resident |
| MeldrethHigh | 39 m² per resident |
| CaldecoteHigh | 38 m² per resident |
| SheprethTypical | 36 m² per resident |
| LintonTypical | 35 m² per resident |
| CombertonTypical | 35 m² per resident |
| WhittlesfordTypical | 35 m² per resident |
| MelbournTypical | 34 m² per resident |
| HaslingfieldTypical | 33 m² per resident |
| DuxfordTypical | 33 m² per resident |
| GamlingayTypical | 32 m² per resident |
| WhaddonTypical | 31 m² per resident |
| BournTypical | 31 m² per resident |
| Oakington and WestwickTypical | 31 m² per resident |
| Great ShelfordTypical | 31 m² per resident |
| CroxtonTypical | 30 m² per resident |
| FoxtonTypical | 30 m² per resident |
| Little EversdenTypical | 30 m² per resident |
| Dry DraytonTypical | 27 m² per resident |
| CottenhamTypical | 27 m² per resident |
| ConingtonTypical | 27 m² per resident |
| WillinghamTypical | 26 m² per resident |
| LandbeachTypical | 26 m² per resident |
| HeydonTypical | 26 m² per resident |
| ThriplowTypical | 25 m² per resident |
| HinxtonTypical | 25 m² per resident |
| KingstonLow | 25 m² per resident |
| SawstonLow | 24 m² per resident |
| Shingay cum WendyLow | 23 m² per resident |
| HarstonLow | 22 m² per resident |
| WaterbeachLow | 22 m² per resident |
| OverLow | 20 m² per resident |
| Little GransdenLow | 20 m² per resident |
| CaxtonLow | 19 m² per resident |
| OrwellLow | 18 m² per resident |
| HardwickLow | 18 m² per resident |
| CambourneLow | 17 m² per resident |
| Abington PigottsLow | 17 m² per resident |
| Bar HillLow | 17 m² per resident |
| HistonLow | 16 m² per resident |
| FulbournLow | 16 m² per resident |
| CarltonLow | 16 m² per resident |
| LongstantonLow | 16 m² per resident |
| Shudy CampsVery Low | 15 m² per resident |
| GraveleyVery Low | 14 m² per resident |
| TevershamVery Low | 14 m² per resident |
| CroydonVery Low | 12 m² per resident |
| WimpoleVery Low | 11 m² per resident |
| ArringtonVery Low | 11 m² per resident |
| Orchard ParkVery Low | 9 m² per resident |
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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 03:40 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The South Cambridgeshire dataset covers 7,873 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.