How many parks and green spaces are in Great Ashby? 4 public parks

Great Ashby has 4 public parks among 13 green space sites. Green space covers 35.1% of the area: about 67 m² per resident, or 9.4 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 83% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
67 m²
More green space than
83% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
9.4

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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What are the largest parks in Great Ashby?

Great Ashby District Park is the largest public park in Great Ashby, at 42.8 hectares. 1 of the 4 public parks have a name.

Largest public parks in Great Ashby
ParkSize
Great Ashby District Park42.8 hectares

What kinds of green space are there in Great Ashby?

Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Great Ashby: 38.4 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Great Ashby by type
TypeArea
Public parks and gardens38.4 hectares · 4 sites
Play spaces4,104 m² · 9 sites
Playing fields2,019 m² · 0 sites

Does Great Ashby have a lot of green space?

Yes, more than most areas. Great Ashby has 67 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 41 m² across North Hertfordshire. More green space per resident than 83% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Great Ashby compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
Great AshbyThis area67 m² per resident
North Hertfordshire41 m² per resident
Typical area in England and Wales31 m² per resident

A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 67 m² for every resident adds up to 9.4 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.

What else do people ask about Great Ashby?

More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Great Ashby.

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 03:53 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Great Ashby dataset covers 71 postcodes.

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