How many parks and green spaces are in Sutton? 1 public park

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.

Green space per resident
175 m²
More green space than
94% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
24

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 kinds of green space are there in Sutton?

Public 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.

Green space in Sutton by type
TypeArea
Public parks and gardens41 hectares · 1 site
Playing fields2.9 hectares · 3 sites
Churchyards and religious grounds8,089 m² · 1 site
Allotments and community growing spaces3,307 m² · 1 site
Play spaces1,427 m² · 3 sites
Bowling greens1,387 m² · 1 site
Other sports facilities432 m² · 1 site
Golf coursesNot counted41.9 hectares · 1 site

Does Sutton have a lot of green space?

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.

Green space per resident in Sutton compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
SuttonThis area175 m² per resident
Cheshire East28 m² per resident
Typical area in England and Wales31 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.

What else do people ask about Sutton?

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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 03:45 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Sutton dataset covers 111 postcodes.

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