How many parks and green spaces are in Hertfordshire? 446 public parks
Hertfordshire has 446 public parks among 2,975 green space sites. Green space covers 2.9% of the area: about 40 m² per resident, or 5.7 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 65% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 40 m²
- More green space than
- 65% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 5.7
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 HertfordshireWhat are the largest parks in Hertfordshire?
Knebworth Country Park is the largest public park in Hertfordshire, at 143 hectares. These are the 25 largest of 199 named public parks.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Knebworth Country Park | 143 hectares |
| Northaw Great Wood | 123 hectares |
| Tring Park | 90.5 hectares |
| Ellenbrook Fields | 77.5 hectares |
| Cassiobury Park | 76.3 hectares |
| Aldenham Country Park | 68.5 hectares |
| Fairlands Valley Park | 59.9 hectares |
| Verulamium Park | 54.6 hectares |
| Bunkers Park | 48.2 hectares |
| Stanborough Park | 43.9 hectares |
| Great Ashby District Park | 42.8 hectares |
| Bishops Wood Country Park | 40.8 hectares |
| Studham Common | 39.7 hectares |
| Gadebridge Park | 39.3 hectares |
| Harpenden Common | 38.8 hectares |
| Pishiobury Park | 35.9 hectares |
| Highfield Park | 33.1 hectares |
| Cheshunt Park | 32 hectares |
| Norton Common | 29.1 hectares |
| Attenborough's Fields | 27.1 hectares |
| Jersey Farm Woodland Park | 26.4 hectares |
| Southern Parkland Country Park | 24.6 hectares |
| Barclay Park | 20.7 hectares |
| Rothamsted Park | 20.7 hectares |
| Leavesden Country Park | 19.9 hectares |
What kinds of green space are there in Hertfordshire?
Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Hertfordshire: 24 km². Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 24 km² · 446 sites |
| Playing fields | 12 km² · 407 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 657 hectares · 318 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 274 hectares · 301 sites |
| Cemeteries | 198 hectares · 81 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 144 hectares · 308 sites |
| Play spaces | 87.1 hectares · 782 sites |
| Tennis courts | 35.6 hectares · 194 sites |
| Bowling greens | 20.6 hectares · 72 sites |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 35 km² · 66 sites |
Does Hertfordshire have a lot of green space?
A bit more than most areas. Hertfordshire has 40 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 38 m² across England. More green space per resident than 65% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| HertfordshireThis area | 40 m² per resident |
| England | 38 m² per resident |
| Typical area in England and Wales | 31 m² per resident |
A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 40 m² for every resident adds up to 5.7 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.
Which parts of Hertfordshire have the most green space?
Broxbourne has the most green space per resident of the 10 areas of Hertfordshire, at about 53 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 |
|---|---|
| BroxbourneHigh | 53 m² per resident |
| St AlbansHigh | 49 m² per resident |
| HertsmereHigh | 44 m² per resident |
| DacorumHigh | 41 m² per resident |
| Welwyn HatfieldHigh | 41 m² per resident |
| North HertfordshireHigh | 41 m² per resident |
| Three RiversHigh | 39 m² per resident |
| East HertfordshireTypical | 35 m² per resident |
| WatfordTypical | 29 m² per resident |
| StevenageTypical | 29 m² per resident |
What else do people ask about Hertfordshire?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Hertfordshire.
- What is the average house price in Hertfordshire?
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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 6 October 2026 at 23:59 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Hertfordshire dataset covers 53,733 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.