How many parks and green spaces are in Hereford? 18 public parks
Hereford has 18 public parks among 124 green space sites. Green space covers 11.8% of the area: about 45 m² per resident, or 6.3 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 70% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 45 m²
- More green space than
- 70% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 6.3
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 HerefordWhat are the largest parks in Hereford?
Aylestone Park is the largest public park in Hereford, at 19.5 hectares. 8 of the 18 public parks have a name.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Aylestone Park | 19.5 hectares |
| Quarry Park | 6.9 hectares |
| Churchill Gardens | 3.5 hectares |
| Castle Green | 2.9 hectares |
| Redcliffe Gardens | 2.7 hectares |
| Beaumont Gardens | 5,414 m² |
| Blackfriars Gardens | 4,008 m² |
| Cantilupe Gardens | 1,164 m² |
What kinds of green space are there in Hereford?
Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Hereford: 96 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 96 hectares · 18 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 84.4 hectares · 19 sites |
| Playing fields | 38.1 hectares · 18 sites |
| Cemeteries | 13 hectares · 3 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 7.1 hectares · 8 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 5.7 hectares · 11 sites |
| Play spaces | 4.1 hectares · 38 sites |
| Bowling greens | 1.1 hectares · 4 sites |
| Tennis courts | 6,815 m² · 4 sites |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 25.8 hectares · 1 site |
Does Hereford have a lot of green space?
A bit more than most areas. Hereford has 45 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 47 m² across Herefordshire. More green space per resident than 70% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| HerefordThis area | 45 m² per resident |
| Herefordshire | 47 m² per resident |
| Typical area in England and Wales | 31 m² per resident |
A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 45 m² for every resident adds up to 6.3 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 Hereford?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Hereford.
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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 02:52 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Hereford dataset covers 2,068 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.