How many parks and green spaces are in Wirral? 101 public parks
Wirral has 101 public parks among 580 green space sites. Green space covers 4.4% of the area: about 34 m² per resident, or 4.8 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 57% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 34 m²
- More green space than
- 57% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 4.8
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 WirralWhat are the largest parks in Wirral?
Arrowe is the largest public park in Wirral, at 98.9 hectares. These are the 25 largest of 50 named public parks.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Arrowe | 98.9 hectares |
| Birkenhead Park | 55.2 hectares |
| Bidston Hill | 49 hectares |
| Eastham Country Park | 44.4 hectares |
| Royden Park | 27.8 hectares |
| River Park | 25.9 hectares |
| Central Park | 18.6 hectares |
| Brotherton Park | 18.2 hectares |
| Upton Meadow | 16.2 hectares |
| Cross Lane | 14.2 hectares |
| Upton Park | 12.7 hectares |
| Victoria Park | 11.4 hectares |
| Duck Pond Lake Park | 10.1 hectares |
| Harrison Park | 9.4 hectares |
| Mersey Park | 8.4 hectares |
| Whitfield Common | 7.1 hectares |
| Bidston Moss Local Nature Reserve | 6.8 hectares |
| Mayer Park | 6.7 hectares |
| Ridgewood Park | 6.6 hectares |
| Moreton Linear Park | 5.8 hectares |
| Walker Park | 5.6 hectares |
| Ashton Park | 5.1 hectares |
| New Ferry Park | 4.8 hectares |
| Vale Park | 4 hectares |
| Queens Park | 3 hectares |
What kinds of green space are there in Wirral?
Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Wirral: 583 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 583 hectares · 101 sites |
| Playing fields | 244 hectares · 87 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 129 hectares · 65 sites |
| Cemeteries | 75.5 hectares · 13 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 56.1 hectares · 51 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 40.6 hectares · 80 sites |
| Bowling greens | 12.2 hectares · 37 sites |
| Play spaces | 9.9 hectares · 92 sites |
| Tennis courts | 7.5 hectares · 39 sites |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 652 hectares · 15 sites |
Does Wirral have a lot of green space?
About average. Wirral 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 57% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| WirralThis 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 4.8 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 Wirral?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Wirral.
- What is the average house price in Wirral?
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- How many properties are being sold in Wirral?
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- What price range do most homes sell for in Wirral?
- What is the most expensive (and cheapest) area of Wirral?
- How do Wirral 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 03:59 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Wirral dataset covers 21,087 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.