How many parks and green spaces are in Forest Hill with Shotover? 1 public park

Forest Hill with Shotover has 1 public park among 9 green space sites. Green space covers 7.7% of the area: about 580 m² per resident, or 81 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 98% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
580 m²
More green space than
98% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
81

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

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What are the largest parks in Forest Hill with Shotover?

Shotover Country Park is the largest public park in Forest Hill with Shotover, at 123 hectares. 1 of the 1 public parks have a name.

Largest public parks in Forest Hill with Shotover
ParkSize
Shotover Country Park123 hectares

What kinds of green space are there in Forest Hill with Shotover?

Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Forest Hill with Shotover: 51.2 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Forest Hill with Shotover by type
TypeArea
Public parks and gardens51.2 hectares · 1 site
Playing fields6.5 hectares · 2 sites
Allotments and community growing spaces3,623 m² · 2 sites
Cemeteries3,167 m² · 1 site
Play spaces1,896 m² · 2 sites
Churchyards and religious grounds952 m² · 1 site

Does Forest Hill with Shotover have a lot of green space?

Yes, more than most areas. Forest Hill with Shotover has 580 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 51 m² across South Oxfordshire. More green space per resident than 98% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Forest Hill with Shotover compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
Forest Hill with ShotoverThis area580 m² per resident
South Oxfordshire51 m² per resident
Typical area in England and Wales31 m² per resident

A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 580 m² for every resident adds up to 81 football pitches of parks, playing fields and other public green space for every 1,000 people.

Very High means the top 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.

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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 (July 2026). The Forest Hill with Shotover dataset covers 68 postcodes.

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