How many parks and green spaces are in Watford? 30 public parks
Watford has 30 public parks among 182 green space sites. Green space covers 13.7% 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 WatfordWhat are the largest parks in Watford?
Cassiobury Park is the largest public park in Watford, at 76.3 hectares. 15 of the 30 public parks have a name.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Cassiobury Park | 76.3 hectares |
| Munden Drive Open Space | 16.5 hectares |
| Oxhey Park | 12.8 hectares |
| The Grove Park | 10.5 hectares |
| Stanborough Park | 6.8 hectares |
| Garston Park | 6.5 hectares |
| Riverside Park | 3.8 hectares |
| Leavesden Green | 1.6 hectares |
| Cheslyn House and Gardens | 1.1 hectares |
| Nascot Grange Open Space | 7,877 m² |
| Cassio Common | 7,829 m² |
| St Mary's Open Space | 4,196 m² |
| Berry Avenue Open Space | 3,240 m² |
| Lingfield Way Open Space | 1,586 m² |
| Buryfield Nature Garden | 708 m² |
What kinds of green space are there in Watford?
Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Watford: 161 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 161 hectares · 30 sites |
| Playing fields | 74.5 hectares · 23 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 23.6 hectares · 27 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 19.6 hectares · 10 sites |
| Cemeteries | 18.4 hectares · 2 sites |
| Play spaces | 7.1 hectares · 60 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 5.2 hectares · 14 sites |
| Bowling greens | 2.5 hectares · 5 sites |
| Tennis courts | 1.6 hectares · 10 sites |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 111 hectares · 1 site |
Does Watford have a lot of green space?
About average. Watford 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 |
|---|---|
| WatfordThis 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 Watford?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Watford.
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- How do Watford house prices compare with another area?
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 Watford dataset covers 6,782 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.