How many parks and green spaces are in Cheltenham? 32 public parks
Cheltenham has 32 public parks among 215 green space sites. Green space covers 6.0% of the area: about 24 m² per resident, or 3.3 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 62% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 24 m²
- Less green space than
- 62% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 3.3
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 CheltenhamWhat are the largest parks in Cheltenham?
Pittville Park is the largest public park in Cheltenham, at 19.5 hectares. 13 of the 32 public parks have a name.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Pittville Park | 19.5 hectares |
| Benhall Park | 10 hectares |
| Sandford Park | 4.3 hectares |
| Hesters Way Park | 4 hectares |
| St Peters Park Chelt Walk | 3.8 hectares |
| Montpellier Gardens | 3.5 hectares |
| Hatherley Park | 3.1 hectares |
| Newcourt Park | 1.3 hectares |
| Imperial Gardens | 1.3 hectares |
| Winston Churchill Memorial Garden | 1.1 hectares |
| Court Gardens | 9,554 m² |
| St Peter's Rest Garden | 865 m² |
| Jenner Gardens | 782 m² |
What kinds of green space are there in Cheltenham?
Playing fields cover the most ground in Cheltenham: 90.7 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Playing fields | 90.7 hectares · 24 sites |
| Public parks and gardens | 70.3 hectares · 32 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 63.8 hectares · 34 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 28.3 hectares · 19 sites |
| Cemeteries | 21.4 hectares · 3 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 9.5 hectares · 20 sites |
| Play spaces | 5.5 hectares · 69 sites |
| Tennis courts | 2 hectares · 9 sites |
| Bowling greens | 1.1 hectares · 3 sites |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 72.9 hectares · 2 sites |
Does Cheltenham have a lot of green space?
A bit less than most areas. Cheltenham has 24 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 41 m² across Gloucestershire. Less green space per resident than 62% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| CheltenhamThis area | 24 m² per resident |
| Gloucestershire | 41 m² per resident |
| Typical area in England and Wales | 31 m² per resident |
A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 24 m² for every resident adds up to 3.3 football pitches of parks, playing fields and other public green space for every 1,000 people.
Low means the second-lowest 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 Cheltenham have the most green space?
Swindon has the most green space per resident of the 5 areas of Cheltenham, at about 108 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 |
|---|---|
| SwindonVery High | 108 m² per resident |
| Charlton KingsHigh | 37 m² per resident |
| LeckhamptonLow | 16 m² per resident |
| PrestburyVery Low | 13 m² per resident |
| Up HatherleyVery Low | 6 m² per resident |
What else do people ask about Cheltenham?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Cheltenham.
- What is the average house price in Cheltenham?
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- What price range do most homes sell for in Cheltenham?
- What is the most expensive (and cheapest) area of Cheltenham?
- How do Cheltenham 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 02:41 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Cheltenham dataset covers 5,741 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.