How many parks and green spaces are in St Albans? 86 public parks
St Albans has 86 public parks among 398 green space sites. Green space covers 4.5% of the area: about 49 m² per resident, or 6.8 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 73% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 49 m²
- More green space than
- 73% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 6.8
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 St AlbansWhat are the largest parks in St Albans?
Verulamium Park is the largest public park in St Albans, at 54.6 hectares. These are the 25 largest of 37 named public parks.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Verulamium Park | 54.6 hectares |
| Harpenden Common | 38.8 hectares |
| Highfield Park | 33.1 hectares |
| Jersey Farm Woodland Park | 26.4 hectares |
| Rothamsted Park | 20.7 hectares |
| Greenwood Park | 15.8 hectares |
| North Orbital Fields | 12.2 hectares |
| Hanstead Park | 12.1 hectares |
| Clarence Park | 10.2 hectares |
| Crabtree Fields Open Space | 7.8 hectares |
| Batford Springs Local Nature Reserve | 5.9 hectares |
| West Common | 5 hectares |
| Marshalswick Recreation Ground | 4.8 hectares |
| Birklands Meadow | 4.4 hectares |
| North Common | 3.9 hectares |
| East Common | 3.2 hectares |
| East Common | 2.1 hectares |
| Walsingham Park | 1.1 hectares |
| Lydekker Park | 9,836 m² |
| Melissa Field Village Green | 9,282 m² |
| South Common | 5,446 m² |
| Colney Heath Community Park | 5,103 m² |
| Railway Sidings | 4,251 m² |
| Old 16th Green | 2,763 m² |
| The Vintry Garden | 2,726 m² |
What kinds of green space are there in St Albans?
Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in St Albans: 368 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 368 hectares · 86 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 156 hectares · 43 sites |
| Playing fields | 140 hectares · 57 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 44.1 hectares · 42 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 15.4 hectares · 29 sites |
| Cemeteries | 15.4 hectares · 7 sites |
| Play spaces | 9.6 hectares · 95 sites |
| Tennis courts | 6.9 hectares · 20 sites |
| Bowling greens | 1.9 hectares · 7 sites |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 528 hectares · 12 sites |
Does St Albans have a lot of green space?
A bit more than most areas. St Albans has 49 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 40 m² across Hertfordshire. More green space per resident than 73% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| St AlbansThis area | 49 m² per resident |
| Hertfordshire | 40 m² per resident |
| Typical area in England and Wales | 31 m² per resident |
A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 49 m² for every resident adds up to 6.8 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 St Albans have the most green space?
St Michael has the most green space per resident of the 9 areas of St Albans, at about 854 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 |
|---|---|
| St MichaelVery High | 854 m² per resident |
| Harpenden RuralVery High | 672 m² per resident |
| Colney HeathVery High | 109 m² per resident |
| SandridgeHigh | 52 m² per resident |
| RedbournHigh | 49 m² per resident |
| London ColneyHigh | 42 m² per resident |
| St StephenHigh | 40 m² per resident |
| WheathampsteadHigh | 40 m² per resident |
| HarpendenTypical | 35 m² per resident |
What else do people ask about St Albans?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in St Albans.
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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 03:05 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The St Albans dataset covers 6,695 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.