How many parks and green spaces are in Blackbird Leys? 7 public parks
Blackbird Leys has 7 public parks among 28 green space sites. Green space covers 14.2% of the area: about 24 m² per resident, or 3.3 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 62% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 24 m²
- Less green space than
- 62% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 3.3
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 Blackbird LeysWhat are the largest parks in Blackbird Leys?
Gillians Park is the largest public park in Blackbird Leys, at 4.8 hectares. 5 of the 7 public parks have a name.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Gillians Park | 4.8 hectares |
| Spindleberry Nature Park | 3.5 hectares |
| Fry's Hill Park | 3.5 hectares |
| Balfour Road Garden | 5,485 m² |
| Overmead Green | 1,410 m² |
What kinds of green space are there in Blackbird Leys?
Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Blackbird Leys: 13 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 13 hectares · 7 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 10.3 hectares · 3 sites |
| Playing fields | 4 hectares · 1 site |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 4 hectares · 2 sites |
| Play spaces | 1.3 hectares · 13 sites |
| Bowling greens | 3,607 m² · 1 site |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 2,064 m² · 1 site |
Does Blackbird Leys have a lot of green space?
A bit less than most areas. Blackbird Leys has 24 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 42 m² across Oxford. Less green space per resident than 62% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| Blackbird LeysThis area | 24 m² per resident |
| Oxford | 42 m² per resident |
| Typical area in England and Wales | 31 m² per resident |
A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 24 m² for every resident adds up to 3.3 football pitches of parks, playing fields and other public green space for every 1,000 people.
Low means the second-lowest 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 Blackbird Leys?
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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 03:44 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Blackbird Leys dataset covers 683 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.