How many parks and green spaces are in Ross-on-Wye? 8 public parks
Ross-on-Wye has 8 public parks among 36 green space sites. Green space covers 3.6% of the area: about 30 m² per resident, or 4.2 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 51% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 30 m²
- Less green space than
- 51% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 4.2
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 Ross-on-WyeWhat are the largest parks in Ross-on-Wye?
Long Acres is the largest public park in Ross-on-Wye, at 2.5 hectares. 4 of the 8 public parks have a name.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Long Acres | 2.5 hectares |
| Rope Walk Meadow | 2.3 hectares |
| Caroline Symonds Gardens | 1.5 hectares |
| Deanhill Park | 4,831 m² |
What kinds of green space are there in Ross-on-Wye?
Other sports facilities cover the most ground in Ross-on-Wye: 10.9 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Other sports facilities | 10.9 hectares · 2 sites |
| Public parks and gardens | 9.6 hectares · 8 sites |
| Playing fields | 9.6 hectares · 4 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 3.1 hectares · 1 site |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 1.6 hectares · 3 sites |
| Play spaces | 8,857 m² · 14 sites |
| Cemeteries | 4,198 m² · 1 site |
| Tennis courts | 3,772 m² · 2 sites |
| Bowling greens | 3,642 m² · 1 site |
Does Ross-on-Wye have a lot of green space?
About average. Ross-on-Wye has 30 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 47 m² across Herefordshire. Less green space per resident than 51% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| Ross-on-WyeThis area | 30 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. 30 m² for every resident adds up to 4.2 football pitches of parks, playing fields and other public green space for every 1,000 people.
Typical means the middle 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 Ross-on-Wye?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Ross-on-Wye.
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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 (July 2026). The Ross-on-Wye dataset covers 582 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.