How many parks and green spaces are in Stevenage? 45 public parks
Stevenage has 45 public parks among 196 green space sites. Green space covers 9.8% of the area: about 29 m² per resident, or 4 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 53% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 29 m²
- Less green space than
- 53% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 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
All house prices in StevenageWhat are the largest parks in Stevenage?
Fairlands Valley Park is the largest public park in Stevenage, at 59.9 hectares. 12 of the 45 public parks have a name.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Fairlands Valley Park | 59.9 hectares |
| Shephalbury Park | 13.2 hectares |
| Hampson Park | 11.7 hectares |
| Town Centre Gardens | 4.1 hectares |
| Bandley Hill Park | 2.4 hectares |
| Six Hills Common | 9,179 m² |
| The Green | 5,760 m² |
| Hyde Green | 3,501 m² |
| Millennium Gardens | 2,601 m² |
| Letchmore Green | 2,231 m² |
| Lytton Garden | 1,346 m² |
| Elm Green | 624 m² |
What kinds of green space are there in Stevenage?
Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Stevenage: 128 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 128 hectares · 45 sites |
| Playing fields | 85 hectares · 17 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 17.2 hectares · 27 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 12.4 hectares · 16 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 10.8 hectares · 17 sites |
| Play spaces | 7.7 hectares · 65 sites |
| Cemeteries | 3 hectares · 1 site |
| Bowling greens | 9,193 m² · 3 sites |
| Tennis courts | 8,537 m² · 4 sites |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 61.8 hectares · 1 site |
Does Stevenage have a lot of green space?
About average. Stevenage has 29 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 40 m² across Hertfordshire. Less green space per resident than 53% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| StevenageThis area | 29 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. 29 m² for every resident adds up to 4 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 Stevenage?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Stevenage.
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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 Stevenage dataset covers 2,948 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.