Sutton has 1 public park among 12 green space sites. Green space covers 2.2% of the area: about 175 m² per resident, or 24 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 94% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
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 SuttonPublic parks and gardens cover the most ground in Sutton: 41 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 41 hectares · 1 site |
| Playing fields | 2.9 hectares · 3 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 8,089 m² · 1 site |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 3,307 m² · 1 site |
| Play spaces | 1,427 m² · 3 sites |
| Bowling greens | 1,387 m² · 1 site |
| Other sports facilities | 432 m² · 1 site |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 41.9 hectares · 1 site |
Yes, more than most areas. Sutton has 175 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 28 m² across Cheshire East. More green space per resident than 94% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| SuttonThis area | 175 m² per resident |
| Cheshire East | 28 m² per resident |
| Typical area in England and Wales | 31 m² per resident |
A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 175 m² for every resident adds up to 24 football pitches of parks, playing fields and other public green space for every 1,000 people.
Very High means the top 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.
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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 03:45 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Sutton dataset covers 111 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.