How many parks and green spaces are in Melling? 1 public park
Melling has 1 public park among 7 green space sites. Green space covers 0.5% of the area: about 12 m² per resident, or 1.7 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 84% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 12 m²
- Less green space than
- 84% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 1.7
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 MellingWhat are the largest parks in Melling?
Rainbow Park is the largest public park in Melling, at 2.4 hectares. 1 of the 1 public parks have a name.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Rainbow Park | 2.4 hectares |
What kinds of green space are there in Melling?
Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Melling: 2.6 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 2.6 hectares · 1 site |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 8,065 m² · 2 sites |
| Playing fields | 4,894 m² · 1 site |
| Bowling greens | 1,715 m² · 1 site |
| Play spaces | 1,143 m² · 2 sites |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 2.8 hectares · 0 sites |
Does Melling have a lot of green space?
No, less than most areas. Melling has 12 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 26 m² across Sefton. Less green space per resident than 84% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| MellingThis area | 12 m² per resident |
| Sefton | 26 m² per resident |
| Typical area in England and Wales | 31 m² per resident |
A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 12 m² for every resident adds up to 1.7 football pitches of parks, playing fields and other public green space for every 1,000 people.
Very Low means the bottom 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 Melling?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Melling.
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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 04:07 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Melling dataset covers 115 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.