How many parks and green spaces are in Liverpool City Region? 531 public parks
Liverpool City Region has 531 public parks among 2,534 green space sites. Green space covers 5.9% of the area: about 37 m² per resident, or 5.3 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 61% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 37 m²
- More green space than
- 61% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 5.3
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 Liverpool City RegionWhat are the largest parks in Liverpool City Region?
Croxteth Hall and Country Park is the largest public park in Liverpool City Region, at 224 hectares. These are the 25 largest of 239 named public parks.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Croxteth Hall and Country Park | 224 hectares |
| Rimrose Valley Country Park | 116 hectares |
| Town Park | 104 hectares |
| Lyme and Wood Pits Country Park | 99.7 hectares |
| Arrowe | 98.9 hectares |
| Sefton Park | 96 hectares |
| Stadt Moers Country Park | 86.5 hectares |
| Sankey Valley Park | 56.1 hectares |
| Birkenhead Park | 55.2 hectares |
| Bidston Hill | 49 hectares |
| Sherdley Park | 46.9 hectares |
| Eastham Country Park | 44.4 hectares |
| Newsham Park | 41 hectares |
| Calderstones Park | 38 hectares |
| Halewood 'Triangle' Country Park | 34.4 hectares |
| Stanley Park | 33.6 hectares |
| Otterspool Park | 31.9 hectares |
| Woolton Woods and Camp Hill | 28.9 hectares |
| Clarke Gardens | 28.8 hectares |
| Royden Park | 27.8 hectares |
| Childwall Woods | 27.3 hectares |
| River Park | 25.9 hectares |
| Town Lane | 22.2 hectares |
| Runcorn Hill | 22 hectares |
| Festival Gardens | 21.2 hectares |
What kinds of green space are there in Liverpool City Region?
Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Liverpool City Region: 31 km². Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 31 km² · 531 sites |
| Playing fields | 11 km² · 319 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 545 hectares · 316 sites |
| Cemeteries | 384 hectares · 54 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 186 hectares · 159 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 176 hectares · 373 sites |
| Bowling greens | 58.5 hectares · 187 sites |
| Play spaces | 51.1 hectares · 442 sites |
| Tennis courts | 25.4 hectares · 105 sites |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 23 km² · 48 sites |
Does Liverpool City Region have a lot of green space?
A bit more than most areas. Liverpool City Region has 37 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 38 m² across England. More green space per resident than 61% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| Liverpool City RegionThis area | 37 m² per resident |
| England | 38 m² per resident |
| Typical area in England and Wales | 31 m² per resident |
A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 37 m² for every resident adds up to 5.3 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.
What else do people ask about Liverpool City Region?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Liverpool City Region.
- What is the average house price in Liverpool City Region?
- When did average house prices in Liverpool City Region reach their peak?
- How many properties are being sold in Liverpool City Region?
- What type of properties are sold in Liverpool City Region?
- What price range do most homes sell for in Liverpool City Region?
- What is the most expensive (and cheapest) area of Liverpool City Region?
- How do Liverpool City Region 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 01:06 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Liverpool City Region dataset covers 59,368 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.