How many parks and green spaces are in London Borough of Richmond upon Thames? 56 public parks
London Borough of Richmond upon Thames has 56 public parks among 378 green space sites. Green space covers 40.0% of the area: about 121 m² per resident, or 17 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 92% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 121 m²
- More green space than
- 92% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 17
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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Richmond Park is the largest public park in London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, at 951 hectares. These are the 25 largest of 45 named public parks.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Richmond Park | 951 hectares |
| Bushy Park | 347 hectares |
| Hampton Court Park | 259 hectares |
| Royal Botanic Gardens | 129 hectares |
| Ham Common | 42.9 hectares |
| Barnes Common | 41.5 hectares |
| Crane Park | 30.7 hectares |
| Marble Hill Park | 26 hectares |
| Petersham Park | 24.2 hectares |
| Waterhouse Woodland Garden | 16.9 hectares |
| The Copse | 10.3 hectares |
| Hampton Court Green | 6.7 hectares |
| Terrace Gardens | 6.7 hectares |
| Palewell Common | 5.6 hectares |
| Kneller Gardens | 4.9 hectares |
| Kew Green | 4.3 hectares |
| Richmond Green | 4 hectares |
| Hampton Court Gardens the Wilderness | 3.7 hectares |
| Murray Park | 3.4 hectares |
| Barnes Green | 3.4 hectares |
| Twickenham Green | 2.9 hectares |
| Hounslow Heath Open Space | 2.5 hectares |
| Privy Garden | 2.1 hectares |
| Radnor Gardens | 1.8 hectares |
| Nursery Green | 1.6 hectares |
What kinds of green space are there in London Borough of Richmond upon Thames?
Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in London Borough of Richmond upon Thames: 20 km². Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 20 km² · 56 sites |
| Playing fields | 157 hectares · 37 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 114 hectares · 47 sites |
| Cemeteries | 62.3 hectares · 14 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 36.6 hectares · 26 sites |
| Tennis courts | 9.7 hectares · 61 sites |
| Play spaces | 9.2 hectares · 88 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 8.9 hectares · 28 sites |
| Bowling greens | 3.5 hectares · 13 sites |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 404 hectares · 8 sites |
Does London Borough of Richmond upon Thames have a lot of green space?
Yes, more than most areas. London Borough of Richmond upon Thames has 121 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 24 m² across Greater London. More green space per resident than 92% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| London Borough of Richmond upon ThamesThis area | 121 m² per resident |
| Greater London | 24 m² per resident |
| Typical area in England and Wales | 31 m² per resident |
A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 121 m² for every resident adds up to 17 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 03:07 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The London Borough of Richmond upon Thames dataset covers 7,967 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.