How many parks and green spaces are in Merseyside? 478 public parks
Merseyside has 478 public parks among 2,256 green space sites. Green space covers 5.9% of the area: about 34 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
- 34 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 MerseysideWhat are the largest parks in Merseyside?
Croxteth Hall and Country Park is the largest public park in Merseyside, at 224 hectares. These are the 25 largest of 217 named public parks.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Croxteth Hall and Country Park | 224 hectares |
| Rimrose Valley Country Park | 116 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 |
| Festival Gardens | 21.2 hectares |
| Ravenhead Nature Park | 20.9 hectares |
| Princes Park | 19.8 hectares |
What kinds of green space are there in Merseyside?
Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Merseyside: 27 km². Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 27 km² · 478 sites |
| Playing fields | 968 hectares · 281 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 536 hectares · 279 sites |
| Cemeteries | 358 hectares · 50 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 177 hectares · 139 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 163 hectares · 342 sites |
| Bowling greens | 53.1 hectares · 167 sites |
| Play spaces | 44.9 hectares · 374 sites |
| Tennis courts | 23.2 hectares · 100 sites |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 22 km² · 46 sites |
Does Merseyside have a lot of green space?
About average. Merseyside has 34 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 37 m² across Liverpool City Region. More green space per resident than 55% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| MerseysideThis area | 34 m² per resident |
| Liverpool City Region | 37 m² per resident |
| Typical area in England and Wales | 31 m² per resident |
A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 34 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 Merseyside have the most green space?
St Helens has the most green space per resident of the 5 areas of Merseyside, at about 44 m² per resident. The labels place each area among every area in England and Wales, in fifths from Very Low to Very High.
What else do people ask about Merseyside?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Merseyside.
- What is the average house price in Merseyside?
- When did average house prices in Merseyside reach their peak?
- How many properties are being sold in Merseyside?
- What type of properties are sold in Merseyside?
- What price range do most homes sell for in Merseyside?
- What is the most expensive (and cheapest) area of Merseyside?
- How do Merseyside 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 03:18 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Merseyside 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.