How many parks and green spaces are in Girton? 3 public parks

Girton has 3 public parks among 18 green space sites. Green space covers 3.0% of the area: about 49 m² per resident, or 6.9 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 73% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
49 m²
More green space than
73% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
6.9

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 Girton?

Sensory Garden is the largest public park in Girton, at 497 m². 1 of the 3 public parks have a name.

Largest public parks in Girton
ParkSize
Sensory Garden497 m²

What kinds of green space are there in Girton?

Playing fields cover the most ground in Girton: 9.7 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Girton by type
TypeArea
Playing fields9.7 hectares · 2 sites
Other sports facilities8.1 hectares · 2 sites
Allotments and community growing spaces2.5 hectares · 1 site
Churchyards and religious grounds6,804 m² · 1 site
Play spaces4,722 m² · 4 sites
Public parks and gardens4,499 m² · 3 sites
Bowling greens2,564 m² · 1 site
Tennis courts2,244 m² · 2 sites
Golf coursesNot counted32.2 hectares · 2 sites

Does Girton have a lot of green space?

A bit more than most areas. Girton has 49 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 57 m² across South Cambridgeshire. More green space per resident than 73% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Girton compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
GirtonThis area49 m² per resident
South Cambridgeshire57 m² per resident
Typical area in England and Wales31 m² per resident

A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 49 m² for every resident adds up to 6.9 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.

What else do people ask about Girton?

More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Girton.

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 Girton dataset covers 125 postcodes.

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