How many parks and green spaces are in Preston? 44 public parks
Preston has 44 public parks among 279 green space sites. Green space covers 4.0% of the area: about 39 m² per resident, or 5.5 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 63% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 39 m²
- More green space than
- 63% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 5.5
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 PrestonWhat are the largest parks in Preston?
Beacon Fell Country Park is the largest public park in Preston, at 110 hectares. 15 of the 44 public parks have a name.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Beacon Fell Country Park | 110 hectares |
| Moor Park | 39.6 hectares |
| Ashton Park | 32 hectares |
| Grange Park | 25.4 hectares |
| Haslam Park | 20 hectares |
| Avenham Park | 19.4 hectares |
| Brookfield Park | 9.7 hectares |
| Miller Park | 4.1 hectares |
| Sherwood Green | 3.5 hectares |
| Miller Green | 2.9 hectares |
| Winckley Square | 1.5 hectares |
| Broadgate Gardens | 3,181 m² |
| Strand Road Gardens | 2,594 m² |
| Rogerson Gardens Play Area | 1,002 m² |
| Peace Garden | 714 m² |
What kinds of green space are there in Preston?
Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Preston: 386 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 386 hectares · 44 sites |
| Playing fields | 69.7 hectares · 29 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 62 hectares · 24 sites |
| Cemeteries | 30.6 hectares · 3 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 19.1 hectares · 40 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 18 hectares · 9 sites |
| Bowling greens | 8.1 hectares · 30 sites |
| Play spaces | 5.6 hectares · 86 sites |
| Tennis courts | 1.3 hectares · 10 sites |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 148 hectares · 4 sites |
Does Preston have a lot of green space?
A bit more than most areas. Preston has 39 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 38 m² across Lancashire. More green space per resident than 63% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| PrestonThis area | 39 m² per resident |
| Lancashire | 38 m² per resident |
| Typical area in England and Wales | 31 m² per resident |
A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 39 m² for every resident adds up to 5.5 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 Preston have the most green space?
Goosnargh has the most green space per resident of the 9 areas of Preston, at about 929 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 |
|---|---|
| GoosnarghVery High | 929 m² per resident |
| LeaVery High | 85 m² per resident |
| BartonHigh | 40 m² per resident |
| WoodplumptonTypical | 36 m² per resident |
| WhittinghamTypical | 33 m² per resident |
| GrimsarghTypical | 27 m² per resident |
| BroughtonLow | 20 m² per resident |
| Ingol and TantertonLow | 20 m² per resident |
| HaightonVery Low | 12 m² per resident |
What else do people ask about Preston?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Preston.
- What is the average house price in Preston?
- When did average house prices in Preston reach their peak?
- How many properties are being sold in Preston?
- What type of properties are sold in Preston?
- What price range do most homes sell for in Preston?
- What is the most expensive (and cheapest) area of Preston?
- How do Preston 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 02:38 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Preston dataset covers 6,043 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.