How many parks and green spaces are in Cornwall? 212 public parks
Cornwall has 212 public parks among 2,199 green space sites. Green space covers 0.6% of the area: about 40 m² per resident, or 5.6 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 64% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 40 m²
- More green space than
- 64% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 5.6
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 CornwallWhat are the largest parks in Cornwall?
Mount Edgcumbe Country Park is the largest public park in Cornwall, at 360 hectares. These are the 25 largest of 82 named public parks.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Mount Edgcumbe Country Park | 360 hectares |
| Kit Hill Country Park | 159 hectares |
| Tehidy Country Park | 105 hectares |
| Seaton Valley Countryside Park | 57.7 hectares |
| Caerloggas Downs | 52 hectares |
| Antony Park | 29 hectares |
| Mayon Green | 13.9 hectares |
| Tuckingmill Valley Park | 13 hectares |
| Glendurgan Gardens | 11.1 hectares |
| Praa Green | 5.9 hectares |
| Saltmill Park | 5.5 hectares |
| Boscawen Park | 5.3 hectares |
| Trenance Gardens | 4.6 hectares |
| Coronation Park | 4.5 hectares |
| Heartlands | 3.8 hectares |
| Escalls Green | 3.5 hectares |
| Coronation Park | 3.4 hectares |
| Kimberley Park | 2.8 hectares |
| Penlee Memorial Park | 2.8 hectares |
| Victoria Gardens | 2.6 hectares |
| Foster-Bolitho Gardens | 2.4 hectares |
| Tremenheere Sculpture Gardens | 2.1 hectares |
| Castle Green | 2 hectares |
| Victoria Park | 1.7 hectares |
| Penadlake Gardens | 1.6 hectares |
What kinds of green space are there in Cornwall?
Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Cornwall: 10 km². Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 10 km² · 212 sites |
| Playing fields | 575 hectares · 363 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 297 hectares · 177 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 148 hectares · 338 sites |
| Cemeteries | 118 hectares · 187 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 109 hectares · 176 sites |
| Play spaces | 55.9 hectares · 588 sites |
| Bowling greens | 13.5 hectares · 53 sites |
| Tennis courts | 11.9 hectares · 60 sites |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 15 km² · 45 sites |
Does Cornwall have a lot of green space?
A bit more than most areas. Cornwall has 40 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 38 m² across England. More green space per resident than 64% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| CornwallThis area | 40 m² per resident |
| England | 38 m² per resident |
| Typical area in England and Wales | 31 m² per resident |
A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 40 m² for every resident adds up to 5.6 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 Cornwall have the most green space?
Maker-with-Rame has the most green space per resident of the 212 areas of Cornwall, at about 4,090 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 |
|---|---|
| Maker-with-RameVery High | 4,090 m² per resident |
| StokeclimslandVery High | 961 m² per resident |
| AntonyVery High | 688 m² per resident |
| DeviockVery High | 380 m² per resident |
| Lawhitton RuralVery High | 314 m² per resident |
| LanhydrockVery High | 293 m² per resident |
| St. JohnVery High | 280 m² per resident |
| SennenVery High | 220 m² per resident |
| IlloganVery High | 204 m² per resident |
| Pentewan ValleyVery High | 195 m² per resident |
| BoconnocVery High | 181 m² per resident |
| Mawgan-in-MeneageVery High | 143 m² per resident |
| FoweyVery High | 137 m² per resident |
| MawnanVery High | 104 m² per resident |
| EgloshayleVery High | 98 m² per resident |
| St. KewVery High | 89 m² per resident |
| MabeVery High | 88 m² per resident |
| LanreathVery High | 84 m² per resident |
| WerringtonVery High | 77 m² per resident |
| St. Austell BayVery High | 72 m² per resident |
| Tregony with CubyVery High | 72 m² per resident |
| TreverbynVery High | 70 m² per resident |
| Tywardreath and ParVery High | 66 m² per resident |
| CarlyonVery High | 62 m² per resident |
| St. NeotVery High | 62 m² per resident |
| TorpointHigh | 59 m² per resident |
| VeryanHigh | 56 m² per resident |
| South HillHigh | 55 m² per resident |
| BreageHigh | 53 m² per resident |
| St. DominickHigh | 53 m² per resident |
| MichaelstowHigh | 52 m² per resident |
| St. ErthHigh | 48 m² per resident |
| TreneglosHigh | 45 m² per resident |
| CuryHigh | 43 m² per resident |
| North HillHigh | 43 m² per resident |
| St. LevanHigh | 43 m² per resident |
| GerransHigh | 43 m² per resident |
| Week St. MaryHigh | 43 m² per resident |
| LandulphHigh | 42 m² per resident |
| LadockHigh | 41 m² per resident |
| St. MewanHigh | 40 m² per resident |
| MullionHigh | 40 m² per resident |
| Grampound with CreedHigh | 39 m² per resident |
| St. Minver LowlandsHigh | 39 m² per resident |
| ManaccanHigh | 38 m² per resident |
| TremaineHigh | 38 m² per resident |
| PoundstockHigh | 37 m² per resident |
| St. Michael CaerhaysTypical | 36 m² per resident |
| LesnewthTypical | 36 m² per resident |
| TintagelTypical | 36 m² per resident |
| PonsanoothTypical | 36 m² per resident |
| BroadoakTypical | 36 m² per resident |
| St. HilaryTypical | 36 m² per resident |
| St. Martin-in-MeneageTypical | 36 m² per resident |
| LudgvanTypical | 35 m² per resident |
| NewquayTypical | 35 m² per resident |
| South PetherwinTypical | 34 m² per resident |
| St. Minver HighlandsTypical | 34 m² per resident |
| StithiansTypical | 34 m² per resident |
| Bude–StrattonTypical | 34 m² per resident |
| North PetherwinTypical | 33 m² per resident |
| MorwenstowTypical | 33 m² per resident |
| St. TeathTypical | 33 m² per resident |
| MenheniotTypical | 33 m² per resident |
| MadronTypical | 33 m² per resident |
| St. GermansTypical | 33 m² per resident |
| CrowanTypical | 33 m² per resident |
| LanteglosTypical | 32 m² per resident |
| KeaTypical | 32 m² per resident |
| St JustTypical | 32 m² per resident |
| St. GoranTypical | 32 m² per resident |
| St. DayTypical | 32 m² per resident |
| DuloeTypical | 31 m² per resident |
| GwennapTypical | 31 m² per resident |
| St. Michael PenkevilTypical | 31 m² per resident |
| St. Just-in-RoselandTypical | 30 m² per resident |
| LandewednackTypical | 30 m² per resident |
| BotusflemingTypical | 29 m² per resident |
| TrewenTypical | 29 m² per resident |
| TresmeerTypical | 29 m² per resident |
| St. MerrynTypical | 29 m² per resident |
| St. EvalTypical | 29 m² per resident |
| PolperroTypical | 28 m² per resident |
| WendronTypical | 27 m² per resident |
| RedruthTypical | 27 m² per resident |
| St. Newlyn EastTypical | 27 m² per resident |
| MillbrookTypical | 27 m² per resident |
| MillbrookTypical | 27 m² per resident |
| CallingtonTypical | 27 m² per resident |
| Mawgan-in-PydarTypical | 27 m² per resident |
| CalstockTypical | 27 m² per resident |
| SaltashTypical | 27 m² per resident |
| WadebridgeTypical | 26 m² per resident |
| LostwithielTypical | 26 m² per resident |
| St. WinnowTypical | 26 m² per resident |
| St. BreockTypical | 26 m² per resident |
| PenzanceTypical | 26 m² per resident |
| CamborneTypical | 26 m² per resident |
| MarazionTypical | 26 m² per resident |
| PerranarworthalTypical | 25 m² per resident |
| St Buryan, Lamorna and PaulTypical | 25 m² per resident |
| CamelfordTypical | 25 m² per resident |
| JacobstowTypical | 25 m² per resident |
| St. ErmeTypical | 25 m² per resident |
| Carn BreaTypical | 25 m² per resident |
| LauncestonTypical | 25 m² per resident |
| St. AllenTypical | 25 m² per resident |
| St. TudyTypical | 25 m² per resident |
| TruroTypical | 25 m² per resident |
| ColanLow | 25 m² per resident |
| KilkhamptonLow | 25 m² per resident |
| St. DennisLow | 24 m² per resident |
| ChacewaterLow | 24 m² per resident |
| Grade-RuanLow | 24 m² per resident |
| St. EndellionLow | 24 m² per resident |
| St KeverneLow | 23 m² per resident |
| CrantockLow | 23 m² per resident |
| LanivetLow | 23 m² per resident |
| St. IvesLow | 23 m² per resident |
| AltarnunLow | 23 m² per resident |
| PerranzabuloeLow | 23 m² per resident |
| PorthlevenLow | 23 m² per resident |
| TrevalgaLow | 23 m² per resident |
| LinkinhorneLow | 22 m² per resident |
| HayleLow | 22 m² per resident |
| RocheLow | 22 m² per resident |
| St. CletherLow | 22 m² per resident |
| St. CleerLow | 22 m² per resident |
| ConstantineLow | 21 m² per resident |
| St. MabynLow | 21 m² per resident |
| St. Stephen-in-BrannelLow | 21 m² per resident |
| PenrynLow | 21 m² per resident |
| Gwinear-GwithianLow | 21 m² per resident |
| MorvahLow | 21 m² per resident |
| MevagisseyLow | 21 m² per resident |
| FalmouthLow | 20 m² per resident |
| St. SampsonLow | 20 m² per resident |
| BodminLow | 20 m² per resident |
| CubertLow | 19 m² per resident |
| EgloskerryLow | 19 m² per resident |
| St. IveLow | 19 m² per resident |
| CardinhamLow | 19 m² per resident |
| PhilleighLow | 19 m² per resident |
| HelstonLow | 19 m² per resident |
| BudockLow | 18 m² per resident |
| PortreathLow | 18 m² per resident |
| MarhamchurchLow | 18 m² per resident |
| St. IsseyLow | 18 m² per resident |
| North TamertonLow | 18 m² per resident |
| PelyntLow | 18 m² per resident |
| St. AgnesLow | 17 m² per resident |
| LannerLow | 17 m² per resident |
| Forrabury and MinsterLow | 17 m² per resident |
| DobwallsLow | 17 m² per resident |
| FeockLow | 17 m² per resident |
| DelaboleLow | 16 m² per resident |
| OtterhamLow | 16 m² per resident |
| KenwynLow | 16 m² per resident |
| Landrake with St ErneyLow | 16 m² per resident |
| LiskeardLow | 16 m² per resident |
| SithneyLow | 16 m² per resident |
| St. Thomas the Apostle RuralLow | 16 m² per resident |
| QuethiockLow | 16 m² per resident |
| MorvalLow | 16 m² per resident |
| LanliveryLow | 16 m² per resident |
| ProbusLow | 16 m² per resident |
| St. Columb MajorLow | 15 m² per resident |
| LauncellsLow | 15 m² per resident |
| St. EnoderLow | 15 m² per resident |
| PadstowVery Low | 14 m² per resident |
| MylorVery Low | 14 m² per resident |
| PillatonVery Low | 14 m² per resident |
| LuxulyanVery Low | 14 m² per resident |
| DavidstowVery Low | 14 m² per resident |
| St. Anthony-in-MeneageVery Low | 13 m² per resident |
| BlislandVery Low | 13 m² per resident |
| GunwalloeVery Low | 13 m² per resident |
| LooeVery Low | 13 m² per resident |
| ZennorVery Low | 13 m² per resident |
| LezantVery Low | 12 m² per resident |
| St. JuliotVery Low | 12 m² per resident |
| St. ClementVery Low | 12 m² per resident |
| St. VeepVery Low | 12 m² per resident |
| WarlegganVery Low | 12 m² per resident |
| St. EweVery Low | 12 m² per resident |
| St. Keyne and TrewidlandVery Low | 12 m² per resident |
| St. MellionVery Low | 12 m² per resident |
| St. AustellVery Low | 11 m² per resident |
| St. BlaiseVery Low | 11 m² per resident |
| St. WennVery Low | 10 m² per resident |
| AdventVery Low | 10 m² per resident |
| St. ErvanVery Low | 10 m² per resident |
| PerranuthnoeVery Low | 10 m² per resident |
| St. PinnockVery Low | 9 m² per resident |
| WhitstoneVery Low | 9 m² per resident |
| LaneastVery Low | 9 m² per resident |
| WithielVery Low | 9 m² per resident |
| GermoeVery Low | 9 m² per resident |
| St GennysVery Low | 9 m² per resident |
| LewannickVery Low | 8 m² per resident |
| TowednackVery Low | 8 m² per resident |
| RuanlanihorneVery Low | 8 m² per resident |
| SancreedVery Low | 8 m² per resident |
| CarharrackVery Low | 8 m² per resident |
| HellandVery Low | 8 m² per resident |
| SheviockVery Low | 7 m² per resident |
| St. BrewardVery Low | 6 m² per resident |
| GweekVery Low | 6 m² per resident |
| BoytonVery Low | 5 m² per resident |
| WarbstowVery Low | 5 m² per resident |
| St. Stephens by Launceston RuralVery Low | 5 m² per resident |
| St. Martin-by-LooeVery Low | 3 m² per resident |
What else do people ask about Cornwall?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Cornwall.
- What is the average house price in Cornwall?
- When did average house prices in Cornwall reach their peak?
- How many properties are being sold in Cornwall?
- What type of properties are sold in Cornwall?
- What price range do most homes sell for in Cornwall?
- What is the most expensive (and cheapest) area of Cornwall?
- How do Cornwall 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 6 October 2026 at 22:16 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Cornwall dataset covers 27,118 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.