How many parks and green spaces are in Great Shelford? 0 public parks
Great Shelford has 0 public parks among 16 green space sites. Green space covers 1.7% of the area: about 31 m² per resident, or 4.3 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 51% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 31 m²
- More green space than
- 51% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 4.3
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 Great ShelfordWhat kinds of green space are there in Great Shelford?
Playing fields cover the most ground in Great Shelford: 9.7 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Playing fields | 9.7 hectares · 2 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 2.3 hectares · 2 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 1.5 hectares · 3 sites |
| Cemeteries | 5,788 m² · 1 site |
| Tennis courts | 2,131 m² · 2 sites |
| Bowling greens | 1,977 m² · 1 site |
| Play spaces | 1,234 m² · 3 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 119 m² · 2 sites |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 30 hectares · 0 sites |
Does Great Shelford have a lot of green space?
About average. Great Shelford has 31 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 51% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| Great ShelfordThis area | 31 m² per resident |
| South Cambridgeshire | 57 m² per resident |
| Typical area in England and Wales | 31 m² per resident |
A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 31 m² for every resident adds up to 4.3 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.
What else do people ask about Great Shelford?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Great Shelford.
- What is the average house price in Great Shelford?
- When did average house prices in Great Shelford reach their peak?
- How many properties are being sold in Great Shelford?
- What type of properties are sold in Great Shelford?
- What price range do most homes sell for in Great Shelford?
- What is the most expensive (and cheapest) area of Great Shelford?
- How do Great Shelford house prices compare with another area?
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 Great Shelford dataset covers 218 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.