How many parks and green spaces are in Rainhill? 5 public parks
Rainhill has 5 public parks among 18 green space sites. Green space covers 4.5% of the area: about 27 m² per resident, or 3.8 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 55% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 27 m²
- Less green space than
- 55% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 3.8
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 RainhillWhat are the largest parks in Rainhill?
Rainhill Eco is the largest public park in Rainhill, at 896 m². 1 of the 5 public parks have a name.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Rainhill Eco | 896 m² |
What kinds of green space are there in Rainhill?
Playing fields cover the most ground in Rainhill: 17.7 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Playing fields | 17.7 hectares · 4 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 8.3 hectares · 3 sites |
| Public parks and gardens | 3.9 hectares · 5 sites |
| Play spaces | 3,126 m² · 5 sites |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 49.9 hectares · 1 site |
Does Rainhill have a lot of green space?
About average. Rainhill has 27 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 44 m² across St Helens. Less green space per resident than 55% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| RainhillThis area | 27 m² per resident |
| St Helens | 44 m² per resident |
| Typical area in England and Wales | 31 m² per resident |
A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 27 m² for every resident adds up to 3.8 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 Rainhill?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Rainhill.
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- What price range do most homes sell for in Rainhill?
- What is the most expensive (and cheapest) area of Rainhill?
- How do Rainhill 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 04:07 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Rainhill dataset covers 310 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.