How many parks and green spaces are in Sefton? 88 public parks
Sefton has 88 public parks among 483 green space sites. Green space covers 3.5% of the area: about 26 m² per resident, or 3.6 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 58% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 26 m²
- Less green space than
- 58% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 3.6
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 SeftonWhat are the largest parks in Sefton?
Rimrose Valley Country Park is the largest public park in Sefton, at 116 hectares. These are the 25 largest of 35 named public parks.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Rimrose Valley Country Park | 116 hectares |
| Town Lane | 22.2 hectares |
| Victoria Park | 16 hectares |
| Hesketh Park | 12.1 hectares |
| Derby Park | 8.8 hectares |
| Blundellsands Park | 8.3 hectares |
| Victoria Park | 7.4 hectares |
| Moorside Park | 6.6 hectares |
| Princes Park | 6.6 hectares |
| Bootle South Recreation Ground | 6.1 hectares |
| Marian Gardens | 5 hectares |
| Hatton Hill Park | 3.7 hectares |
| Glenn Park | 3.6 hectares |
| Coronation Park | 3 hectares |
| Rainbow Park | 2.4 hectares |
| South Marine Gardens | 2.1 hectares |
| Copy Farm Park | 2 hectares |
| King's Gardens | 1.9 hectares |
| Alexandra Park | 1.6 hectares |
| Marine Garden | 1.4 hectares |
| Potter's Barn Park | 1.4 hectares |
| Beach Lawn Garden | 1.2 hectares |
| Dodd's Park | 1.2 hectares |
| St Mary's Garden of Rest | 8,943 m² |
| Adelaide Garden | 8,522 m² |
What kinds of green space are there in Sefton?
Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Sefton: 343 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 343 hectares · 88 sites |
| Playing fields | 171 hectares · 51 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 80.2 hectares · 67 sites |
| Cemeteries | 55.7 hectares · 7 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 38 hectares · 83 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 30.1 hectares · 16 sites |
| Bowling greens | 15.2 hectares · 45 sites |
| Play spaces | 14.1 hectares · 86 sites |
| Tennis courts | 8 hectares · 27 sites |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 767 hectares · 13 sites |
Does Sefton have a lot of green space?
About average. Sefton has 26 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 34 m² across Merseyside. Less green space per resident than 58% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| SeftonThis area | 26 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. 26 m² for every resident adds up to 3.6 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 Sefton have the most green space?
Thornton has the most green space per resident of the 9 areas of Sefton, at about 59 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 |
|---|---|
| ThorntonHigh | 59 m² per resident |
| HightownHigh | 42 m² per resident |
| FormbyLow | 18 m² per resident |
| MaghullLow | 18 m² per resident |
| LydiateLow | 15 m² per resident |
| Ince BlundellVery Low | 14 m² per resident |
| MellingVery Low | 12 m² per resident |
| Aintree VillageVery Low | 10 m² per resident |
| Little AltcarVery Low | 9 m² per resident |
What else do people ask about Sefton?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Sefton.
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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 04:00 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Sefton dataset covers 9,653 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.