How many parks and green spaces are in Boston? 20 public parks
Boston has 20 public parks among 181 green space sites. Green space covers 0.6% of the area: about 33 m² per resident, or 4.7 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 55% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 33 m²
- More green space than
- 55% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 4.7
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 BostonWhat are the largest parks in Boston?
The Sir Joseph Banks Country Park is the largest public park in Boston, at 20.5 hectares. 7 of the 20 public parks have a name.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| The Sir Joseph Banks Country Park | 20.5 hectares |
| Witham Way | 19.7 hectares |
| Dion's Wood Nature Reserve | 13.7 hectares |
| Havenside Country Park | 12.1 hectares |
| Butterwick Park | 2.5 hectares |
| Pilgrim Fathers Memorial Site | 6,831 m² |
| Bell Mere Pool | 6,702 m² |
What kinds of green space are there in Boston?
Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Boston: 90.2 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 90.2 hectares · 20 sites |
| Playing fields | 60.4 hectares · 29 sites |
| Cemeteries | 28 hectares · 8 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 27.9 hectares · 18 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 16 hectares · 27 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 13.9 hectares · 10 sites |
| Play spaces | 4.7 hectares · 54 sites |
| Bowling greens | 3.2 hectares · 12 sites |
| Tennis courts | 2 hectares · 1 site |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 71.9 hectares · 2 sites |
Does Boston have a lot of green space?
About average. Boston has 33 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 30 m² across Lincolnshire. More green space per resident than 55% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| BostonThis area | 33 m² per resident |
| Lincolnshire | 30 m² per resident |
| Typical area in England and Wales | 31 m² per resident |
A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 33 m² for every resident adds up to 4.7 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.
Which parts of Boston have the most green space?
Wyberton CP has the most green space per resident of the 21 areas of Boston, at about 118 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 |
|---|---|
| Wyberton CPVery High | 118 m² per resident |
| Fishtoft CPHigh | 56 m² per resident |
| Fosdyke CPHigh | 52 m² per resident |
| Freiston CPTypical | 34 m² per resident |
| Benington CPTypical | 31 m² per resident |
| Leverton CPTypical | 31 m² per resident |
| Wrangle CPTypical | 31 m² per resident |
| Amber Hill CPTypical | 30 m² per resident |
| Bicker CPTypical | 30 m² per resident |
| Old Leake CPTypical | 27 m² per resident |
| Wigtoft CPLow | 24 m² per resident |
| Algarkirk CPLow | 24 m² per resident |
| FensideLow | 23 m² per resident |
| Sutterton CPLow | 22 m² per resident |
| Kirton CPLow | 18 m² per resident |
| Swineshead CPVery Low | 14 m² per resident |
| Butterwick CPVery Low | 13 m² per resident |
| Holland Fen with BrothertoftVery Low | 11 m² per resident |
| Frampton CPVery Low | 8 m² per resident |
| StanilandVery Low | 6 m² per resident |
| StationVery Low | 0 m² per resident |
What else do people ask about Boston?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Boston.
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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 02:13 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Boston dataset covers 2,616 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.