How many parks and green spaces are in Liverpool? 149 public parks
Liverpool has 149 public parks among 599 green space sites. Green space covers 12.3% of the area: about 34 m² per resident, or 4.7 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 56% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 34 m²
- More green space than
- 56% 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 LiverpoolWhat are the largest parks in Liverpool?
Croxteth Hall and Country Park is the largest public park in Liverpool, at 224 hectares. These are the 25 largest of 71 named public parks.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Croxteth Hall and Country Park | 224 hectares |
| Sefton Park | 96 hectares |
| Newsham Park | 41 hectares |
| Calderstones Park | 38 hectares |
| Stanley Park | 33.6 hectares |
| Otterspool Park | 31.9 hectares |
| Woolton Woods and Camp Hill | 28.9 hectares |
| Clarke Gardens | 28.8 hectares |
| Childwall Woods | 27.3 hectares |
| Festival Gardens | 21.2 hectares |
| Princes Park | 19.8 hectares |
| Wavertree Park | 18.1 hectares |
| Brow Side Gardens | 16.2 hectares |
| Mab Lane Community Woodland | 14 hectares |
| Harthill Estate | 11.5 hectares |
| Springfield Park | 9.8 hectares |
| Walton Park Cemetery | 9.2 hectares |
| Allerton Towers Park | 8.5 hectares |
| Whitley Gardens | 7.4 hectares |
| Greenbank Park | 7.2 hectares |
| Norris Green Park | 7 hectares |
| Black Wood | 6.5 hectares |
| Amenity and Open Space (Fazakerley Hall Recreation Ground) | 5.8 hectares |
| Belle Vale Park | 5.7 hectares |
| Reynolds Park | 5.5 hectares |
What kinds of green space are there in Liverpool?
Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Liverpool: 934 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 934 hectares · 149 sites |
| Playing fields | 257 hectares · 62 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 216 hectares · 89 sites |
| Cemeteries | 179 hectares · 15 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 63.2 hectares · 38 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 40.1 hectares · 102 sites |
| Bowling greens | 13.7 hectares · 41 sites |
| Play spaces | 9.8 hectares · 77 sites |
| Tennis courts | 5.6 hectares · 19 sites |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 220 hectares · 7 sites |
Does Liverpool have a lot of green space?
About average. Liverpool has 34 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 34 m² across Merseyside. More green space per resident than 56% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| LiverpoolThis area | 34 m² per resident |
| Merseyside | 34 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.
What else do people ask about Liverpool?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Liverpool.
- What is the average house price in Liverpool?
- When did average house prices in Liverpool reach their peak?
- How many properties are being sold in Liverpool?
- What type of properties are sold in Liverpool?
- What price range do most homes sell for in Liverpool?
- What is the most expensive (and cheapest) area of Liverpool?
- How do Liverpool 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 04:02 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Liverpool dataset covers 17,670 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.