How many parks and green spaces are in London Ultra Low Emission Zone? 1,014 public parks
London Ultra Low Emission Zone has 1,014 public parks among 4,822 green space sites. Green space covers 13.8% of the area: about 1,563 m² per resident, or 219 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than almost every area in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 1,563 m²
- More green space than
- 99% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 219
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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Hampstead Heath is the largest public park in London Ultra Low Emission Zone, at 316 hectares. These are the 25 largest of 577 named public parks.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Hampstead Heath | 316 hectares |
| Wanstead Flats | 164 hectares |
| Regent's Park | 136 hectares |
| Hyde Park | 130 hectares |
| Kensington Gardens | 108 hectares |
| Wanstead Park | 94.9 hectares |
| Victoria Park | 86.6 hectares |
| Blackheath | 80.2 hectares |
| Battersea Park | 80.2 hectares |
| Clapham Common | 75.7 hectares |
| Greenwich Park | 73.5 hectares |
| Wormwood Scrubs Park | 66.3 hectares |
| Alexandra Park | 60.8 hectares |
| Brockwell Park | 52.3 hectares |
| Woolwich Common | 48.5 hectares |
| Finsbury Park | 47.8 hectares |
| Burgess Park | 47.4 hectares |
| Gladstone Park | 43 hectares |
| Kenwood | 42.3 hectares |
| Barnes Common | 41.5 hectares |
| Peckham Rye Park | 39.6 hectares |
| Roding Valley Park | 34.5 hectares |
| Beckton District Park | 34.2 hectares |
| Dulwich Park | 30.5 hectares |
| Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park | 27.7 hectares |
What kinds of green space are there in London Ultra Low Emission Zone?
Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in London Ultra Low Emission Zone: 34 km². Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 34 km² · 1,014 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 650 hectares · 783 sites |
| Playing fields | 608 hectares · 150 sites |
| Cemeteries | 507 hectares · 81 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 213 hectares · 216 sites |
| Play spaces | 132 hectares · 1,895 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 81.2 hectares · 235 sites |
| Tennis courts | 57.8 hectares · 372 sites |
| Bowling greens | 18.2 hectares · 66 sites |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 192 hectares · 10 sites |
Does London Ultra Low Emission Zone have a lot of green space?
Yes, more than most areas. London Ultra Low Emission Zone has 1,563 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 41 m² across London Borough of Redbridge. More green space per resident than almost every area in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| London Ultra Low Emission ZoneThis area | 1,563 m² per resident |
| London Borough of Redbridge | 41 m² per resident |
| Typical area in England and Wales | 31 m² per resident |
A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 1,563 m² for every resident adds up to 219 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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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 03:54 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The London Ultra Low Emission Zone dataset covers 922 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.