How many parks and green spaces are in Melbourne CP? 3 public parks

Melbourne CP has 3 public parks among 18 green space sites. Green space covers 1.6% of the area: about 46 m² per resident, or 6.5 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 71% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
46 m²
More green space than
71% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
6.5

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 Melbourne CP?

Other sports facilities cover the most ground in Melbourne CP: 10.7 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Melbourne CP by type
TypeArea
Other sports facilities10.7 hectares · 1 site
Public parks and gardens6.6 hectares · 3 sites
Allotments and community growing spaces3.6 hectares · 2 sites
Cemeteries2.1 hectares · 2 sites
Play spaces9,360 m² · 7 sites
Bowling greens3,382 m² · 1 site
Churchyards and religious grounds1,745 m² · 1 site
Tennis courts715 m² · 1 site
Golf coursesNot counted989 m² · 0 sites

Does Melbourne CP have a lot of green space?

A bit more than most areas. Melbourne CP has 46 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 38 m² across South Derbyshire. More green space per resident than 71% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Melbourne CP compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
Melbourne CPThis area46 m² per resident
South Derbyshire38 m² per resident
Typical area in England and Wales31 m² per resident

A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 46 m² for every resident adds up to 6.5 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 Melbourne CP?

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

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 03:43 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Melbourne CP dataset covers 347 postcodes.

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